Justin Trudeau | |
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23rd Prime Minister of Canada | |
Assumed office November 4, 2015 | |
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Governors General | |
Deputy | Chrystia Freeland (2019–present) |
Preceded by | Stephen Harper |
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Youth | |
In office November 4, 2015 – July 18, 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | Denis Lebel[a] |
Succeeded by | Dominic LeBlanc[b] |
Leader of the Liberal Party | |
Assumed office April 14, 2013 | |
Deputy | Ralph Goodale (2013–2015) |
Preceded by | Bob Rae (interim) |
Member of Parliament for Papineau | |
Assumed office October 14, 2008 | |
Preceded by | Vivian Barbot |
Personal details | |
Born | Justin Pierre James Trudeau December 25, 1971 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
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Relatives | Trudeau family |
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Salary | CA$406,200 (2024)[1] |
Signature | ![]() |
Website | |
Justin Pierre James Trudeau PC MP (/ˈtruːdoʊ, truːˈdoʊ/ TROO-doh, troo-DOH, French: [ʒystɛ̃ pjɛʁ dʒɛms tʁydo]; born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician who has been serving as the 23rd prime minister of Canada since 2015 and the leader of the Liberal Party since 2013.
Trudeau was born in Ottawa, Ontario, and attended Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf. He graduated from McGill University in 1994 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in literature, then in 1998 acquired a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of British Columbia. After graduating, he taught at the secondary school level in Vancouver, before relocating back to Montreal in 2002 to further his studies. He was chair for the youth charity Katimavik and director of the not-for-profit Canadian Avalanche Association. In 2006, he was appointed as chair of the Liberal Party's Task Force on Youth Renewal. In the 2008 federal election, he was elected to represent the riding of Papineau in the House of Commons. He was the Liberal Party's Official Opposition critic for youth and multiculturalism in 2009; the following year, he became critic for citizenship and immigration. In 2011, he was appointed as a critic for secondary education and sport.
Trudeau prevailed in the leadership of the Liberal Party in April 2013 and led his party to a majority victory in the 2015 federal election. Trudeau was the second-youngest prime minister in Canadian history when he took office and the first to be the child of a previous holder of the post, as the eldest son of Pierre Trudeau. Major government initiatives he undertook after his election included establishing the Canada Child Benefit, legalizing recreational marijuana through the Cannabis Act; attempting Senate appointment reform by establishing the Independent Advisory Board for Senate Appointments and establishing the federal carbon tax. In foreign policy, Trudeau's government negotiated trade deals such as the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) and the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, and signed the Paris Agreement on climate change. He was sanctioned by Canada's ethics commissioner for violating conflict of interest rules regarding the Aga Khan affair, and later again with the SNC-Lavalin affair.
Trudeau guided the Liberals to a minority government victory in the 2019 federal election. In 2020, his government responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, announced an "assault-style" weapons ban in response to the 2020 Nova Scotia attacks, and launched a national 10$-a-day child care program.[2] He was investigated for a third time by the ethics commissioner for his part in the WE Charity scandal, but was cleared of wrongdoing. In the 2021 federal election, he led the Liberals to another minority government.
In 2022, following his third election, Trudeau invoked the Emergencies Act in response to the Freedom Convoy protests (the first time the act was brought into force since it was enacted in 1988) and responded to the Russian invasion of Ukraine by imposing sanctions on Russia and authorizing military aid to Ukraine.[3] His government also entered into a confidence and supply agreement with the New Democratic Party (NDP), which resulted in the Canadian Dental Care Plan for residents that meet a certain income threshold and a framework for national pharmacare.
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