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Quick Facts
1934 -
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November 4, 1993 - December 12, 2003 |
Born
- January 11, 1934, Shawinigan, Quebec
Education
- St. Joseph Seminary, Trois-Rivières, B.A. 1955
- Laval University, LL.L. 1958
Personal Life
- Married 1957, Aline Chainé (b. 1936)
- One daughter, two sons
Occupations
- Lawyer (called to the Quebec Bar in 1958)
- 1962 - 1963 Director, Bar of Trois-Rivières
- 1986 - 1990 Lawyer
- Author
Political Party
- Liberal
- 1990 - 2003 Party Leader
Constituencies
- 1963 - 1968 St-Maurice-Laflèche, Quebec
- 1968 - 1986 St-Maurice, Quebec
- 1990 - 1993 Beauséjour, New Brunswick
- 1993 - 2003, St-Maurice, Quebec
Other Ministries
- 1967 - 1968 Minister Without Portfolio
- 1968 National Revenue
- 1968 - 1974 Indian Affairs and Northern Development
- 1974 - 1976 President of the Treasury Board
- 1976 - 1977 Industry, Trade and Commerce
- 1977 - 1979 Finance
- 1980 - 1982 Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Minister of State (Social Development) and Minister responsible for constitutional negotiations
- 1982 - 1984 Energy, Mines and Resources
- 1984 Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for External Affairs
Political Record
- Creation of ten national parks 1968 - 1972
- White Paper on Indian policy 1969
- Berger Commission 1972
- Entrenched the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms into the Constitution Act 1982
- Appointed Bertha Wilson first woman justice of the Supreme Court of Canada 1982
- Leader of the Opposition 1990 - 1993
Source: Canada's Prime Ministers, 1867 - 1994. [Ottawa]: National Archives of Canada, c1994. 20 p.
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