Jean Chretien

  • Jean Chetien Born January 11th, 1934

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    Jean Chretien

  • Suffers a Bells Palsy attack leaving half his face paralyzed

  • Married Aline Chaine

  • Graduated from Laval University

  • Elected to the House of Commons

  • Appointed Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister

  • Appointed Minister of National Revenue

  • Became President of the Treasury Board

  • Became Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce

  • Appointed Minister of Finance.

  • Appointed Minister of Justice and Attorney General

  • Appointed Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources

  • Appointed Bertha Wilson as the first woman justice of the Supreme Court of Canada

  • Became Deputy Prime Minister

  • Resigned from the House of Commons, to persue law

  • Came back and was elected Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada

  • Elected to the House of Commons again

  • Became Prime Minister

  • Started implementing the Child benefit system

  • Gave Canada its first economic surplus in over 20 years

  • Signed Kyoto Protocol

  • Ensisted on a placement of international criminal court

  • Retired