Marc Garneau
Canadian astronaut and politician
Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau PC CC CD MP (born February 23, 1949) is a Canadian politician and former astronaut. In 2021, he became Minister of Foreign Affairs.[1] He is a member of the Liberal Party. Garneau is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount.
Marc Garneau | |
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![]() Garneau in 2018 | |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office January 12, 2021 – October 26, 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | François-Philippe Champagne |
Succeeded by | Mélanie Joly |
Minister of Transport | |
In office November 4, 2015 – January 12, 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Lisa Raitt |
Succeeded by | Omar Alghabra |
Member of Parliament for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount (Westmount—Ville-Marie; 2008–2015) | |
Assumed office October 14, 2008 | |
Preceded by | Lucienne Robillard |
Personal details | |
Born | Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau February 23, 1949 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
Political party | Liberal |
Residence | Westmount, Quebec, Canada |
Alma mater | Royal Military College of Canada (B.S., 1970) Imperial College London (Ph.D., 1973) Canadian Forces College |
Website | Official website |
Military service | |
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Years of service | 1974–1989 |
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Space career | |
National Research Council Canadian Space Agency Astronaut | |
Rank | Captain(N) |
Time in space | 29d 02h 01min |
Selection | 1983 NRC Group |
Missions | STS-41-G, STS-77, STS-97 |
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On October 5, 1984, he became the first Canadian in outer space as part of STS-41-G and won two Space Shuttle missions—STS-77 and STS-97.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Trudeau to shuffle ministers as Navdeep Bains leaves cabinet". CBC News. January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ↑ "Marc Garneau (PH.D.) Astronaut, Canadian Space Agency (Former)". NASA. Retrieved December 12, 2011.