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Who is Justin Trudeau?

Justin Trudeau

About Justin Trudeau

Who is Justin Trudeau?

Justin Pierre James Trudeau is Canada's 23rd Prime Minister. In September 2021, Trudeau led his party into a third term in office. When Justin Trudeau was just four months old, then-US President Richard Nixon predicted the infant would one day follow in his father's footsteps.

 

Justin Trudeau's early life

Justin Pierre James Trudeau was born in Ottawa on December 25, 1971 to Margaret Sinclair and Pierre Elliott Trudeau, who was, at the time, the 15th Prime Minister of Canada.
 
Predominantly, Justin Trudeau is of French Canadian and Scottish descent and has family roots in both Western and Eastern Canada. Justin Trudeau is married
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Updated On : 04 Dec 2025 | 11:35 AM IST

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Updated On : 18 Jun 2025 | 11:46 PM IST

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Updated On : 06 Jun 2025 | 8:42 PM IST

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Updated On : 05 Jun 2025 | 1:59 PM IST

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Updated On : 29 Apr 2025 | 3:53 PM IST

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Updated On : 29 Apr 2025 | 3:15 PM IST

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Updated On : 29 Apr 2025 | 1:49 PM IST

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Updated On : 29 Apr 2025 | 11:02 AM IST

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Updated On : 29 Apr 2025 | 10:20 AM IST

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Updated On : 28 Apr 2025 | 1:55 PM IST

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Updated On : 20 Apr 2025 | 11:48 PM IST

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Updated On : 22 Mar 2025 | 1:28 PM IST

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Updated On : 19 Mar 2025 | 3:00 PM IST

'Will always be unapologetically Canadian': Trudeau's last message as PM

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Updated On : 14 Mar 2025 | 6:22 AM IST

Mark Carney to take oath as Canada's 24th Prime Minister on Friday

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Updated On : 13 Mar 2025 | 7:31 AM IST

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Updated On : 12 Mar 2025 | 12:06 PM IST

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Updated On : 12 Mar 2025 | 7:19 AM IST

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Updated On : 10 Mar 2025 | 10:45 PM IST

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Updated On : 10 Mar 2025 | 3:29 PM IST

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Updated On : 10 Mar 2025 | 2:27 PM IST