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Who is Justin Trudeau?

Justin Pierre James Trudeau is Canada's 23rd Prime Minister. In September 2021, Trudeau led his party into a third term in office. When Justin Trudeau was just four months old, then-US President Richard Nixon predicted the infant would one day follow in his father's footsteps.
 

Justin Trudeau's early life

Justin Pierre James Trudeau was born in Ottawa on December 25, 1971 to Margaret Sinclair and Pierre Elliott Trudeau, who was, at the time, the 15th Prime Minister of Canada.
 
Predominantly, Justin Trudeau is of French Canadian and Scottish descent and has family roots in both Western and Eastern Canada. Justin Trudeau is married to Sophie Grégoire and they have three children.
 
Trudeau studied Bachelor of Arts in literature at McGill University in 1994 and then acquired a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of British Columbia in 1998. After graduation, Trudeau spent several years teaching Mathematics, French, humanities, drama and other subjects in Vancouver.
 
In 1998, his youngest brother died in an avalanche in British Columbia, this incident urged him to become a spokesman for avalanche safety.
 
The politician has always been an advocate on several social issues. He has also raised a strong voice for resource development and responsible environmental management in Canada.
 
The son of a long-time politician came into the national spotlight at the age of 28 when he delivered a moving eulogy at his father’s funeral.
 
Between 2002 and 2005, he served as the chairman of Katimavik, a national volunteer service program for Canadians.
 

Politics

In 2006, Justin Trudeau was appointed as chair of the Liberal Party's 'Task Force on Youth Renewal'. A year later, he entered the field of politics by winning a nomination for the Liberal Party in a by-election in Quebec's Papineau. He became a member of Parliament (MP) in 2008.
 
He won the leadership of the Liberal Party in 2013 and the party witnessed victory in the 2015 federal election. Trudeau was sworn in as the PM of Canada on November 4, 2015. On October 21, 2019, Liberal Party successfully led the re-election and earned a second mandate from the Canadians.
 

2021 victory

Justin Trudeau secured victory in the 2021 parliamentary elections but failed to get the majority. However, he leads a strong minority government that won't be toppled by the opposition anytime soon.

Latest Updates on Justin Trudeau

A lawmaker said late Wednesday that he is stepping down from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal party after a media report raised questions about his dealings with China

Updated On: 23 Mar 2023 | 10:58 AM IST

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly have announced new support for Ukraine to help address its critical energy and security needs

Updated On: 08 Mar 2023 | 7:12 AM IST

Justin Trudeau, the Canadian prime minister, said there may or may not be further steps

Updated On: 28 Feb 2023 | 11:49 PM IST

The drama began earlier this month when a balloon traversed North America, gripping global attention and sparking a diplomatic standoff between the US and China

Updated On: 12 Feb 2023 | 8:57 AM IST

Trudeau said wait times in emergency departments have become dangerously long, people are waiting too long for essential surgeries and millions of Canadians are without a family doctor

Updated On: 08 Feb 2023 | 6:49 AM IST

Liberal MP Sameer Zuberi called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet to support a motion to make room in its refugee intake for 10,000 Uyghur and other Turkic groups who fled China

Updated On: 31 Jan 2023 | 10:39 AM IST

"May the Lord inspire us to offer concrete gestures of solidarity to assist all those who are suffering, and may he enlighten the minds of those who have the power to silence the thunder of weapons"

Updated On: 26 Dec 2022 | 6:51 AM IST

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the James Smith Cree Nation indigenous community where 11 people were killed in a stabbing spree in September

Updated On: 29 Nov 2022 | 11:02 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping's conversation with Canadian PM Justin Trudeau went viral and his meeting with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was cancelled

Updated On: 21 Nov 2022 | 11:44 AM IST

The two had a brief encounter at an event in Indonesia that news outlets were able to record

Updated On: 17 Nov 2022 | 12:40 PM IST

Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly also confirmed that she discussed the same topics with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi

Updated On: 16 Nov 2022 | 11:18 PM IST

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has greeted the Sikh community on the occasion of Bandi Chhor Divas.

Updated On: 25 Oct 2022 | 10:43 AM IST

Helena Jaczek, minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, becomes minister of public services and procurement

Updated On: 01 Sep 2022 | 2:01 PM IST

Trudeau said that Canada is imposing new measures on 62 close associates of the Russian government and a defence sector entity

Updated On: 24 Aug 2022 | 7:56 AM IST

Germany and Canada have signed a cooperation agreement for the production and transport of hydrogen on the second day of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's inaugural trip to Canada

Updated On: 24 Aug 2022 | 7:21 AM IST

Scholz, who took over from Angela Merkel late last year, is in Canada this week and will sign a deal with Trudeau to supply clean hydrogen to Germany.

Updated On: 22 Aug 2022 | 11:42 PM IST

Monkeypox is a sylvatic zoonosis that may cause infections in humans and the disease usually occurs in forested parts of Central and West Africa

Updated On: 28 Jun 2022 | 11:25 AM IST

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned that the US Supreme Court decision to overturn a constitutional right to abortion could lead to the loss of other rights

Updated On: 26 Jun 2022 | 7:44 AM IST

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has denied meddling in an investigation into the 2020 mass shooting, the worst in the country's history

Updated On: 24 Jun 2022 | 9:42 AM IST

Canada is investing $4.9 billion Canadian (US$3.8 billion) over the next six years to modernise North America's aging defensive systems

Updated On: 21 Jun 2022 | 6:50 AM IST