Marc Garneau
Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau (February 23, 1949 – June 4, 2025) was a Canadian politician and astronaut. In 2021, he became Minister of Foreign Affairs.[1] He was a member of the Liberal Party. Garneau was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount from 2008 until his retirement in 2023.
Marc Garneau | |
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_(cropped).jpg) 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 the Canadian Parliament for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount (Westmount—Ville-Marie; 2008–2015) | |
| In office October 14, 2008 – March 8, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Lucienne Robillard |
| Succeeded by | Anna Gainey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau February 23, 1949 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | June 4, 2025 (aged 76) Montreal, 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 | |
| Allegiance |  Canada |
| Branch/service | Maritime Command |
| Years of service | 1974–1989 |
| Rank | .svg){kind=small} Captain(N) |
| 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 |
Mission insignia |    |
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]
Garneau died on June 4, 2025 from problems caused by cancer in Montreal, Quebec at the age of 76.[3][4]
Marc Garneau Media
Garneau and other members of Trudeau's cabinet welcoming U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly in March 2017
Garneau meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken in Reykjavík in May 2021.
CAN Canadian Forces Decoration ribbon
CAN Order of Canada Companion ribbon
CAN Order of Canada Officer ribbon
Ribbon bar of the en:125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal
UK Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon
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References
- ↑ "Trudeau to shuffle ministers as Navdeep Bains leaves cabinet". CBC News. January 11, 2021. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/trudeau-cabinet-shuffle-small-1.5869541. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ↑ "Marc Garneau (PH.D.) Astronaut, Canadian Space Agency (Former)". NASA. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ↑ Lofaro, Joe (June 4, 2025). "Marc Garneau, Canadian astronaut and former Liberal cabinet minister, dead at 76". CTV News (Montreal: Bell Media). https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/marc-garneau-dead-at-76/. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
- ↑ Olson, Isaac (June 4, 2025). "Marc Garneau, 1st Canadian astronaut in space, dead at age 76". CBC News (Toronto: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation). https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/marc-garneau-passes-away-1.7552640. Retrieved June 4, 2025.