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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.
Apr 21, 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. Learn more about Pierre Trudeau here.
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 15 th prime minister of Canada, famous for his youthful energy, his charismatic and controversial personality, and his commitment to Canadian unity.
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 hatred in...
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.
Sep 27, 2013 · Pierre Elliott Trudeau: Introduction and Guide to The Canadian Encyclopedia. Pierre Trudeau's death on 28 September 2000, brought about a spontaneous outpouring of national pride and mourning perhaps unprecedented for any political leader in our history. To many Canadians, he was the very embodiment of the nation.
Recruited as a Liberal “star candidate” for Parliament in the 1965 general election, Trudeau served as attorney general in the cabinet of Prime Minister Lester Pearson (1897-1972), where he relaxed Canada’s laws governing divorce, abortion, and homosexuality.
Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau was a Canadian lawyer and politician 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, he served as the leader of the Opposition from 1979 to 1980.
