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Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien
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20th Prime Minister of Canada
November 4, 1993 - Present
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Born
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- January 11, 1934 in Shawinigan, Quebec
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Education
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- St. Joseph Seminary, Trois-Rivieres, B.A 1955
- Laval University, LL.L 1958
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Personal Status
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- Married 1957, Aline Chaine (b. 1936)
- One daughter, two sons
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Professional Life
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- Lawyer (called to the Quebec Bar in 1958)
- 1962-1963 Director, Bar of Trois-Rivieres
- 1986-1990 Lawyer
- Author
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Party
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- Liberal
- 1990 - Present Party Leader
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Constituencies
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- 1963-1968 St-Maurice-Lafleche, Quebec
- 1968-1986 St-Maurice, Quebec
- 1990-1993 Beausejour, New Brunswick
- 1993-Present St-Maurice, Quebec
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Other Ministries
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- 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
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Political Record
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- 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 Opposition 1990-1993
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Source: Government of Canada |
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