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Pierre Trudeau

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Also known as Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau

Prime Minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984 (1919–2000)

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Pierre Trudeau (1919–2000) was a Canadian politician, lawyer, journalist, and judge. Born Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau in Montreal, he served as Prime Minister of Canada and Leader of the Official Opposition. He was a member of the House of Commons and the Liberal Party of Canada. Trudeau was also educated at the London School of Economics and Political Science, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Sciences Po, and Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf.

He received the Albert Einstein Peace Prize and the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal. Trudeau was a member of the Royal Society of Canada and the Club of Rome. He was married to Margaret Trudeau and had three children: Justin, Alexandre, and Michel Trudeau. He died of prostate cancer in Montreal. He is buried in Saint-Rémi.

Trudeau authored works including *Our Last Farewell*, *Bible et migrations*, *Memoirs*, and *Histoire de l'action sociale à Pantin*. He was a Catholic. He suffered from Parkinson's disease. His death was attributed to natural causes.

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  • Our last farewell
  • Bible et migrations
  • Memoirs
  • Histoire de l'action sociale à Pantin

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Montreal, Canada

Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1919 – 2000) was a Canadian politician who served as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1968 to 1984 and as the 15th prime minister of Canada (1968–1979 and 1980–1984). His political longevity and the fundamental changes he initiated in Canadian politics and society at large make him arguably the most important Canadian figure of the latter half of the 20th century.

Known for

  • Inbound — Prime Minister (footage)2025
  • Gai(e), tu ne seras point — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2024
  • Il était une fois... les Contes pour tous — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2023
  • Les Rose — Self (archive footage)2020
  • The Devil's Share — Self (archive footage)2018
  • Welcome to My Castle! — Self2007
  • Les Feux de la Saint-Jean — Self2005
  • Trudeau — Self (archive footage)2002
  • John & Yoko's Year of Peace — Self2000
  • Just Watch Me: Trudeau and the 70's Generation — Self1999

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Family name
Trudeau
Gender
male
Citizenship
Canada
Place of birth
Montreal
Place of death
Montreal
Spouse
Margaret Trudeau
Occupation
writer
Position held
member of the House of Commons of Canada
Educated at
Sciences Po
Political party
Liberal Party of Canada
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
French
Religion
Catholicism
Military rank
officer cadet
Image
Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau 1975 (UPI press photo) (cropped).jpg
Height
1.72
Work location
Ottawa
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place of burial
Saint-Rémi
Commons category
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
date of birth
1919-10-18
date of death
2000-09-28
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medical condition
Parkinson's disease
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disease
birth name
Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau
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natural causes
member of
Club of Rome
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Pierre Elliott Trudeau
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1980 Canadian federal election
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Encyclopedic overview

Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was a Canadian politician, lawyer, jurist, academic, author, and journalist who served as the 15th prime minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and from 1980 to 1984. Between his non-consecutive terms as prime minister from 1979 to 1980, he served as the Leader of the Opposition.

Trudeau was born and raised in Outremont, Quebec, and studied politics and law. In 1950, he co-founded Cité Libre and rose to prominence as a labour activist in Quebec politics by opposing the conservative Union Nationale government. Trudeau was then an associate professor of law at the Université de Montréal. He was originally part of the social democratic New Democratic Party (NDP), but then joined the Liberal Party in 1965 on the belief that the NDP could not achieve power. In the election that year, he was elected to the House of Commons, and was quickly appointed as prime minister Lester B. Pearson's parliamentary secretary. Trudeau was minister of justice and attorney general from 1967 to 1968, during which time he liberalized divorce and abortion laws and decriminalized homosexuality. His outgoing personality and charisma caused a sensation, termed "Trudeaumania", which helped him win the leadership of the Liberal Party in 1968. He then succeeded Pearson and became prime minister of Canada.

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