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Recorded December 15, 1983. Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau PC CC CH QC FRSC ( / ˈtruːdoʊ, truːˈdoʊ / TROO-doh, troo-DOH, French: [pjɛʁ tʁydo]; October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 15th prime minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and from 1980 to 1984.
Jul 17, 2024 · Pierre Elliott Trudeau, Liberal politician and prime minister of Canada (1968–79; 1980–84). His accomplishments while in office included securing constitutional independence from the British Parliament and the formation of a new Canadian constitution.
Jul 11, 2013 · Pierre Trudeau was born into a wealthy family. He was the son of a successful French-Canadian businessman and a mother of Scottish ancestry. He was educated at the Jesuit Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf; Université de Montréal; Harvard University; and the London School of Economics.
Aug 2, 2023 · Pierre Trudeau was the prime minister of Canada from 1968 to 1984 and the father of Justin Trudeau. Read about his political career, wife, death, and more.
Pierre Trudeau, (born Oct. 18, 1919, Montreal, Que., Can.—died Sept. 28, 2000, Montreal), Prime minister of Canada (1968–79, 1980–84). He practiced law before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons (1966–84). He was minister of justice (1967–68) in Lester Pearson’s administration.
Jul 22, 2018 · Pierre Trudeau became the Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and later Justice Minister. As Justice Minister, his reform of divorce laws, and liberalization of laws on abortion, homosexuality and public lotteries, brought him national attention.
Feb 22, 2024 · Pierre Elliott Trudeau is arguably the best known of all of Canada’s prime ministers aside perhaps from its first, John A. Macdonald. To this day, Trudeau inspires both love and...
