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CHRÉTIEN, The Right Hon. Joseph Jacques Jean, P.C., C.C., O.M., Q.C., B.A., LL.L., LL.D

Source: Office of the Prime Minister

Date of Birth (yyyy.mm.dd): 1934.01.11

Place of Birth: Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada

Occupation: Lawyer

Political Affiliation:

Liberal Party of Canada
(1963.04.08 - )

Party Leader:

Liberal Party of Canada
(1990.06.23 - 2003.11.13)

Selected Links:

Order of Canada

Federal Political Experience

Years of Service: 13113 Days (35 years, 10 months, 25 days)

^ House of Commons

Constituency	Date of Election (yyyy.mm.dd)	Result
Saint-Maurice, Quebec Resignation.	2000.11.27	Elected
Saint-Maurice, Quebec	1997.06.02	Elected
Saint-Maurice, Quebec	1993.10.25	Elected
Beauséjour, New Brunswick	1990.12.10	Elected
Saint-Maurice, Quebec Resignation. To spend more time with his family.	1984.09.04	Elected
Saint-Maurice, Quebec	1980.02.18	Elected
Saint-Maurice, Quebec	1979.05.22	Elected
Saint-Maurice, Quebec	1974.07.08	Elected
Saint-Maurice, Quebec	1972.10.30	Elected
Saint-Maurice, Quebec	1968.06.25	Elected
Saint-Maurice--Laflèche, Quebec	1965.11.08	Elected
Saint-Maurice--Laflèche, Quebec	1963.04.08	Elected

^ Caucus

Party	Term (yyyy.mm.dd)
Liberal Party of Canada	1990.12.21 - 2003.12.12
Liberal Party of Canada	1963.05.16 - 1986.02.27

^ Parliamentary Functions

Prime Minister of Canada

Portfolio	Term (yyyy.mm.dd)
Prime Minister	1993.11.04 - 2003.12.11

Deputy Prime Minister

Portfolio	Term (yyyy.mm.dd)
Deputy Prime Minister	1984.06.30 - 1984.09.16

Minister

Portfolio	Term (yyyy.mm.dd)
Minister responsible for La Francophonie	1984.06.30 - 1984.09.16
Secretary of State for External Affairs	1984.06.30 - 1984.09.16
Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources	1982.09.10 - 1984.06.29
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada	1980.03.03 - 1982.09.09
Minister of Finance	1977.09.16 - 1979.06.03
Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce	1976.09.14 - 1977.09.15
President of the Treasury Board	1974.08.08 - 1976.09.13
Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development	1968.07.06 - 1974.08.07
Minister of National Revenue	1968.04.20 - 1968.07.05
Minister of National Revenue	1968.01.18 - 1968.04.19
Minister Without Portfolio	1967.04.04 - 1968.01.17

Minister / Secretary of State

Portfolio	Term (yyyy.mm.dd)
Minister of State for Social Development	1980.03.03 - 1982.09.09

Leader of the Official Opposition

Portfolio	Term (yyyy.mm.dd)
Leader of the Official Opposition	1990.12.21 - 1993.10.24

Parliamentary Secretary

Portfolio	Term (yyyy.mm.dd)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance	1966.01.07 - 1967.04.03
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister	1965.07.16 - 1965.09.08

Critic

Area of Responsibility	Term (yyyy.mm.dd)
External Affairs	1984.10.11 - 1985

^ Committees - House of Commons

Member

Committee	Session
Standing Committee on External Affairs and National Defence	33rd Parl., 1st Session (1984.11.05 - 1986.08.28)
Standing Committee on Finance, Trade and Economic Affairs	31st Parl., 1st Session (1979.10.09 - 1979.12.14)
Standing Committee on Indian Affairs and Northern Development	31st Parl., 1st Session (1979.10.09 - 1979.12.14)
Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs	31st Parl., 1st Session (1979.10.09 - 1979.12.14)
Standing Committee on Miscellaneous Estimates	31st Parl., 1st Session (1979.10.09 - 1979.12.14)
Standing Committee on Northern Pipelines	31st Parl., 1st Session (1979.10.09 - 1979.12.14)

^ Committees - Joint

Member

Committee	Session
Special Joint Committee on Canada's International Relations	33rd Parl., 1st Session (1984.11.05 - 1986.08.28)
Special Joint Committee on Divorce	27th Parl., 1st Session (1966.01.18 - 1967.05.08)