Born
18 October 1919, Montreal, Quebec
The Right Honourable
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Biographical Information
Born
18 October 1919, Montreal, Quebec
Education
University of Montreal (Law)
Harvard University (Master's Program)
Postgraduate studies at École des sciences politiques in Paris and the London School of Economics
Personal Status
Married 1971, Margaret Sinclair (b. 1948)
Three sons (one died accidentally in 1998)
Divorced 1984
One daughter
Occupation
Lawyer (called to the Quebec Bar in 1943, to the Ontario Bar in 1967)
1950-1951 Advisor to the Privy Council
1950 Co-founder and director, Cité libre
1961-1965 Associate Professor of Law, University of Montreal
1961-1965 Researcher, Institut de recherches en droit public
Author
Party
Liberal
1968-1984 Party Leader
Constituencies
1965-1984 Mount Royal, Quebec
Other Ministries
1967-1968 Justice
Political Record
Official Languages Act 1969
October Crisis (implementation of War Measures Act) 1970
Appointed Muriel McQueen Fergusson first woman Speaker of the Senate 1972
Wage and Price Controls 1975
Significant role in the victory of the "No" forces in the Quebec Referendum on Sovereignty-Association 1980
Appointed Jeanne Sauvé first woman Speaker of the House of Commons 1980
Canadian Charter of Human Rights 1982
Constitution Act (gave Canada full legal independence from Great Britain) 1982
Appointed Jeanne Sauvé Canada's first woman Governor General 1984
Died
28 September 2000, Montreal, Quebec
