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Justin Trudeau
Serving as Canada’s prime minister from 2015 to 2025, with policies including the Canada Child Benefit and cannabis legalisation.
Canada Child Benefit · Cannabis legalisation
- Born
- 25 December 1971
- Birthplace
- Ottawa, Canada
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Justin Trudeau led Canada’s Liberal Party back to government in 2015. His premiership combined social-policy changes and climate measures with ethics controversies, pandemic-era decisions and a decline in political support before his departure in 2025.
Early life
Growing up in public
Born while his father, Pierre Trudeau, was prime minister, he spent part of his childhood at the official residence.
Teaching career
Studied literature at McGill and education at the University of British Columbia before teaching in Vancouver.
Career
- 2008
Entering Parliament
Won the Montreal riding of Papineau as a Liberal MP.
- 2013–2015
Party leader
Became Liberal leader and led the party to a majority government.
- 2015–2025
Prime minister
Served three terms after victories in 2015, 2019 and 2021; Mark Carney succeeded him in March 2025.
Policies & reforms
Canada Child Benefit
Introduced an income-tested benefit for families with children.
Cannabis legalisation
His government legalised recreational cannabis under a regulated national framework.
Federal carbon pricing
A federal pricing system began applying in jurisdictions without qualifying provincial systems.
Beyond politics
Ethics findings
Canada’s ethics commissioner found conflicts-of-interest violations involving the Aga Khan holiday and the SNC-Lavalin affair.
Family life
He and Sophie Grégoire married in 2005, have three children and announced their separation in 2023.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Institutional biography and research ↗Photo: Justin Trudeau – Prime Minister of Canada. CC BY 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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