Pierre-Elliott Trudeau
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The Right Honourable Pierre Trudeau PC CC CH QC FRSC |
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Trudeau in 1975
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| 15th Prime Minister of Canada | |
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In office March 3, 1980 – June 30, 1984 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | |
| Deputy | Allan MacEachen |
| Preceded by | Joe Clark |
| Succeeded by | John Turner |
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In office April 20, 1968 – June 4, 1979 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General |
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| Deputy | Allan MacEachen (1977–79) |
| Preceded by | Lester B. Pearson |
| Succeeded by | Joe Clark |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office June 4, 1979 – March 3, 1980 |
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| Prime Minister | Joe Clark |
| Preceded by | Joe Clark |
| Succeeded by | Joe Clark |
| Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada | |
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In office April 6, 1968 – June 16, 1984 |
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| Preceded by | Lester B. Pearson |
| Succeeded by | John Turner |
| Minister of Justice Attorney General of Canada |
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In office April 4, 1967 – July 5, 1968 |
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| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Louis Cardin |
| Succeeded by | John Turner |
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President of the Privy Council Acting |
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In office March 11, 1968 – May 1, 1968 |
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| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Walter L. Gordon |
| Succeeded by | Allan MacEachen |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Mount Royal |
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In office November 8, 1965 – June 30, 1984 |
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| Preceded by | Alan Macnaughton |
| Succeeded by | Sheila Finestone |
| Personal details | |
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Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau October 18, 1919 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died |
September 28, 2000 (aged 80) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Resting place | Saint-Rémi Cemetery, Saint-Rémi, Quebec |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Sinclair (1971–1984, separated in 1977) |
| Children | 4, including |
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| Education | |
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| Allegiance |
 Canada
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| Service/branch | Canadian Army |
| Years of service | 1943–1945 |
| Rank |
 Officer Cadet
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Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, PC CC CH QC FRSC (/truːˈdoʊ/; French pronunciation: [tʁydo]; October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was a Canadian politician who served as the 15th Prime Minister of Canada (1968–1979 and 1980–1984). He is the 3rd longest-serving Prime Minister in Canadian history (behind William Lyon Mackenzie King and John A. Macdonald), having served for 15 years, 164 days.
Trudeau rose to prominence as a lawyer, intellectual, and activist in Quebec politics. In the 1960s he entered federal politics by joining the Liberal Party of Canada. He was appointed as Lester B. Pearson's Parliamentary Secretary and later became his Minister of Justice. Trudeau became a media sensation, inspiring "Trudeaumania", and took charge of the Liberals in 1968. From the late 1960s until the mid-1980s, his personality dominated the political scene to an extent never before seen in Canadian political life. Despite his personal motto, "Reason before passion", his personality and political career aroused polarizing reactions throughout Canada.
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