Premiership of Justin Trudeau

This article is about Justin Trudeau's time as prime minister and his policies. For the membership of the ministry and cabinet, see 29th Canadian Ministry.
The Right Honourable
Justin Trudeau
PC MP

Trudeau at the 2015 APEC Summit, Nov. 18
23rd Prime Minister of Canada
Assumed office
November 4, 2015
Monarch Elizabeth II
Governor General David Johnston
Preceded by Stephen Harper
Minister of Intergovernmental
Affairs and Youth
Assumed office
November 4, 2015
Preceded by Denis Lebel
Leader of the Liberal Party
Assumed office
April 14, 2013
Preceded by Bob Rae (interim)
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Papineau
Assumed office
October 14, 2008
Preceded by Vivian Barbot
Personal details
Born Justin Pierre James Trudeau
(1971-12-25) December 25, 1971
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Sophie Grégoire (m. 2005)
Relations Alexandre Trudeau (brother)
Michel Trudeau (brother)
James Sinclair (grandfather)
Charles Trudeau (grandfather)
Children Xavier
Ella-Grace Margaret
Hadrien
Parents Pierre Trudeau (father)
Margaret Sinclair (mother)
Residence Rideau Cottage
24 Sussex Drive
Alma mater McGill University (B.A.)
University of British Columbia (B.Ed.)
University of Montreal (attended)
Religion Roman Catholicism
Website Prime Minister's official website

Justin Trudeau's tenure as prime minister began on November 4, 2015, when the first Cabinet headed by him was sworn in by Governor General David Johnston.[1] Trudeau was invited to form the 29th Canadian Ministry and become Prime Minister of Canada following the 2015 election, where Trudeau's Liberal Party won a majority of the seats in the Canadian House of Commons, leading to the resignation of Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

Since the day of him assuming the office, Trudeau has attempted to distance his governing style from that of his predecessor. One of his first acts was proclaiming that "government by cabinet is back",[2] a signal of an attempt to decentralize power from the Prime Minister's Office and give Cabinet a larger role in governing.

References

  1. ↑ Justin Trudeau and his cabinet sworn in at Rideau Hall Nov 04, 2015
  2. ↑ Justin Trudeau begins his bold experiment in 'government by cabinet'

See also

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