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Birth
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January 11, 1934
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Place of Birth
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Shawinigan, Québec
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Constituencies
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St. Maurice, Québec (1963-1986)
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Beauséjour, New Brunswick (1990-1993)
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St. Maurice, Québec (1993-2003)
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Political Party
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Liberal
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Term
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1993-2003
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Significant Acts
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Created ten new national parks
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Opposed the 1980 Québec sovereignty referendum
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Incorporated the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms into the Canadian Constitution after gaining full control of the constitution from Britain in 1982
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Became, in 1998, the first Canadian prime minister to meet with Cuban president Fidel Castro in 22 years
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Career
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1963-1986; 1990-2003 Served as a member of the House of Commons
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1968-1974 Served as minister of Indian affairs and northern development
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1974-1976 Served as president of the treasury board of Canada
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1976-1977 Served as minister of industry, trade, and commerce
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1977-1979 Served as the first French-Canadian minister of finance
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1980-1982 Served as minister of justice, attorney general, and minister responsible for constitutional negotiations
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1982-1984 Served as minister of energy, mines, and resources
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1984 Served as secretary of state for external affairs
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1990-2003 Led the Liberal Party
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1993 Became prime minister after a Liberal Party victory in the elections
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1997 Reelected prime minister
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2000 Reelected prime minister
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2003 Resigned as Liberal Party leader and retired from the House of Commons
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Did You Know
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Chrétien was born 18th in a family of 19 children, not all of whom survived infancy.
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Infantile paralysis left Chrétien deaf in one ear and paralyzed on one side of his face.
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Chrétien has the same birthday as Canada's first prime minister, John Macdonald.
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