Marc Garneau
Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau (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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_(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) | |
| 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 | |
| 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]
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 Reykjavik in May 2021.
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
QEII Golden Jubilee Medal ribbon
QEII Diamond 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.