Trudeau family
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| Trudeau | |
|---|---|
| Political family | |
 Coat of Arms granted to Pierre Elliott Trudeau by the Canadian Heraldic Authority | |
| Current region | Central Canada (Montreal and Ottawa) |
| Place of origin | New France |
| Founder | Charles-Émile Trudeau |
| Titles | |
| Connected families | Sinclair |
| Distinctions | Trudeauism, Trudeaumania |
The Trudeau family is a Canadian political family, originating from the French colonial period, in what is now Quebec. Two members of the family, Pierre Trudeau and Justin Trudeau, have served as the prime minister of Canada.
Members
[edit]- Joseph Trudeau (1848–1919), Canadian farm owner
- Charles-Émile Trudeau (1887–1935), Canadian businessman and father of Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
- Pierre Trudeau (1919–2000), 15th Prime Minister of Canada (1968–1979 and 1980–1984)
- Margaret Trudeau (b. 1948), divorced wife of Pierre Trudeau
- Justin Trudeau (b. 1971), 23rd Prime Minister of Canada (2015–present), son of Pierre Trudeau and Margaret Trudeau
- Sophie Grégoire Trudeau (b. 1975), separated wife of Justin Trudeau
- Alexandre Trudeau (b. 1973), Canadian film-maker, son of Pierre and Margaret
- Michel Trudeau (1975–1998), son of Pierre and Margaret, who died in an avalanche
- Pierre Trudeau (1919–2000), 15th Prime Minister of Canada (1968–1979 and 1980–1984)
- Charles-Émile Trudeau (1887–1935), Canadian businessman and father of Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
Connected people
[edit]- James Sinclair (1908–1984), maternal grandfather of Justin Trudeau, father of Margaret Trudeau
- William Farquhar (1774–1839), first British resident of Singapore, 5th great-grandfather of Justin Trudeau
Ancestry
[edit]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).[1][2] 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.[3][4][5]
Offices held
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Pierre Trudeau served as prime minister twice between 1968 and 1984.
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Justin Trudeau has served as prime minister since 2015.
- Prime Minister of Canada
- April 20, 1968 – June 4, 1979
- March 3, 1980 – June 30, 1984
- November 4, 2015 – present
- Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
- April 6, 1968 – June 16, 1984
- April 14, 2013 – present
- Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
- April 4, 1967 – July 5, 1968
- President of the King's Privy Council for Canada
- March 11, 1968 – May 1, 1968
- Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Youth
- November 4, 2015 – July 18, 2018
- Member of the Canadian Parliament
- November 8, 1965 – June 30, 1984
- October 14, 2008 – present
References
[edit]- ^ Généalogie du Québec (2012).
- ^ "Robert Truteau". Ancestry.com. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ English, John (2009). Citizen of the World: The Life of Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Volume 1 (1919-1968). Canada: Knopf. ISBN 9780307373588. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "Ancêtre français, histoire et vie quotidienne". Association des Truteau D'Amérique. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ Godbout, Archange (1970). Émigration rochelaise en Nouvelle-France. Archives Nationales du Québec.
Sources
[edit]- "Généalogie Martial Trudeau". Généalogie du Québec et de l'Acadie (in French). 2012. Archived from the original on September 4, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2012.