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Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, Jr.

1938-

Time as Prime Minister

December 12, 2003 - February 6, 2006

Born

• August 28, 1938, Windsor, Ontario

Education

• University of Toronto, B.A. Philosophy & History 1962
• University of Toronto, LL.B 1965

Personal Life

• Married 1965, Sheila Ann Cowan
• Three sons

Occupations

• Former President, CEO and Director, The CSL Group Inc.
• Former Chairman and CEO, Canada Steamship Lines Inc.
• Former Corporate Director, C.B. Pak Inc.; Redpath Industries Ltd.; Fednav Ltd.; The Manufacturers Life Insurance Co.; Canadian Shipbuilding & Engineering Ltd.; Imasco Corp.
• Read law with Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt, Toronto
• Lawyer (called to the bar in Ontario in 1966)
• Former Vice-President, Power Corp. of Canada; Consolidated Bathurst Ltd.
• 1991 to 1993, associate finance critic and critic for the environment for the Liberal opposition in the House of Commons

Political Party

• Liberal
• November 14, 2003 - present, Party Leader

Constituency

• 1988 - present, LaSalle-Émard

Other Ministries

• 1993-1996 Minister Responsible for the Federal Office of Regional Development - Quebec
• 1993-2002 Minister of Finance

Political Record

• Co-authored the 1993 Liberal "Red Book"
• While Martin was serving as Minister of Finance, Canada recorded five consecutive budget surpluses
• 1999-2001 Inaugural Chair, Group of Twenty (G-20)

Sources:
The Canadian who's who. Toronto: Who's Who Canadian Publications. V. 1- (1910-)

Ottawa citizen [online]. [Cited Thursday, Nov. 13, 2003]. Access: www.canada.com/ottawa/ottawacitizen/features/martin/
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