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Pages in category "Families of prime ministers of Canada" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Trudeau family's surname can be traced back to Marcillac-Lanville in France, in the 16th century, and to a Robert Truteau (1544–1589). [3] [4] The lineage in North America was established by Étienne Truteau (1641–1712), in what is now Longueuil (of the Canadian province of Quebec), who arrived in Canada in 1659.
The prime minister is not the head of state; thus, their spouse does not officially play as active a role in Canadian affairs as do the royal and viceregal consorts. [6] The prime minister's spouse, however, is still generally regarded as a public or semi-public figure, frequently accompanying the prime minister on campaign and other public appearances, and often hosting dignitaries at the ...
Canada's prime ministers during its first century. The prime minister of Canada is an official who serves as the primary minister of the Crown, chair of the Cabinet, and thus head of government of Canada. Twenty-three people (twenty-two men and one woman) have served as prime ministers.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 January 2025. Ex-wife of the late Canadian prime minister Pierre Trudeau (born 1948) Margaret Trudeau Trudeau in 2014 Born Margaret Joan Sinclair (1948-09-10) September 10, 1948 (age 76) West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Nationality Canadian Known for Spouse of the Prime Minister of Canada ...
The prime minister of Canada (French: premier ministre du Canada) [note 3] is the head of government of Canada.Under the Westminster system, the prime minister governs with the confidence of a majority of the elected House of Commons; as such, the prime minister typically sits as a member of Parliament (MP) and leads the largest party or a coalition of parties.
Jacques Parizeau (great-grandson of Damase), Deputy Minister, MNA, Minister of Finance of Quebec, Premier of Quebec (1994–1996) Alice Parizeau (Alicja Poznańska) (1st wife of Jacques), writer, journalist, criminologist, Croix de Guerre (WW2 French decoration) Lisette Lapointe (or Lizette) (2nd wife of Jacques), MNA, mayor of Saint-Adolphe-d ...
On June 23, 1971, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) announced that Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's wife of four months, Margaret Trudeau (née Sinclair), [3] was pregnant and due in December. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Justin Trudeau was born on December 25, 1971, at 9:27 pm EST at the Ottawa Civic Hospital . [ 6 ]