Trudeau family

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Trudeau
Political family
Blason de Pierre Elliot Trudeau.svg
Coat of arms granted to Pierre Trudeau by the Canadian Heraldic Authority
Current region Central Canada (Montreal and Ottawa)
Place of origin New France
Founder Charles-Émile Trudeau
Titles
Connected families Sinclair
Distinctions Trudeauism, Trudeaumania

The Trudeau family is a Canadian political family, originating from the French colonial period, in what is now Quebec. Two members of the family, Pierre Trudeau and Justin Trudeau, have served as the prime minister of Canada.

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Ancestry

The Trudeau family's surname can be traced back to Marcillac-Lanville in France, in the 16th century, and to a Robert Truteau (1544–1589). [1] [2] The lineage in North America was established by Étienne Truteau (1641–1712), in what is now Longueuil (of the Canadian province of Quebec), who arrived in Canada in 1659. [3] [4] [5]

Offices held

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Pierre Trudeau served as prime minister twice between 1968 and 1984.
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Justin Trudeau has served as prime minister since 2015.

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References

  1. Généalogie du Québec (2012).
  2. "Robert Truteau". Ancestry.com. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
  3. English, John (2009). Citizen of the World: The Life of Pierre Elliot Trudeau, Volume 1 (1919-1968). Canada: Knopf. ISBN   9780307373588 . Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  4. "Ancêtre français, histoire et vie quotidienne". Association des Truteau D'Amérique. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  5. Godbout, Archange (1970). Émigration rochelaise en Nouvelle-France. Archives Nationales du Québec.

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