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Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien PC OM CC KC AdE ( French: [ʒɑ̃ kʁetjɛ̃]; January 11, 1934) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 20th prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003. Born and raised in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, Chrétien is a law graduate from Université Laval.
Jean Chrétien, né le 11 janvier 1934 à Shawinigan ( Québec ), est un homme d'État canadien. Il est le 20e premier ministre du Canada, en fonction du 4 novembre 1993 au 12 décembre 2003, sous la bannière du Parti libéral du Canada .
Feb 2, 2012 · Lawyer and longtime parliamentarian Jean Chrétien was Canada’s 20th prime minister . Early in his political career, Chrétien helped negotiate the patriation of the Canadian constitution as well as the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms . As Prime Minister, he led the federal government to its first surplus in nearly 30 years.
Jean Chrétien (born January 11, 1934, Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian lawyer and Liberal Party politician, who served as prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003. The 18th of 19 children of a working-class family, Chrétien studied law at Laval University and was called to the bar in Quebec in 1958.
Apr 11, 2024 · Jean Chrétien served as Canada’s Prime Minister for 10 years, from 1993 to 2003. That alone would have been enough to earn him an enduring place in Canadian history. However, for Chrétien himself, the role of Prime Minister was simply the crowning moment in a long and eventful career. Aerial view of Shawinigan, Quebec — glass slide, around 1930.
Jan 11, 2024 · Nothing remarkable about that comment – if it hadn’t been coming from someone who turned 90 on Jan. 11. But then, Jean Chrétien is loping into his tenth decade much like he strode through the...
Jean Chrétien's tenure as prime minister of Canada occurred from November 4, 1993, to December 12, 2003. He was sworn in as prime minister after he led his Liberal Party to a majority government in the 1993 federal election. Chrétien led the Liberals to two additional majorities in 1997 and 2000.
