Marc Garneau
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Marc Garneau | |
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_(cropped).jpg?lang=simple) 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 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?lang=simple){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 |    |
Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau PC CC CD MP (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.
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]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Trudeau to shuffle ministers as Navdeep Bains leaves cabinet". CBC News. January 11, 2021. 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. Archived from the original on June 4, 2025. 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. Archived from the original on June 4, 2025. Retrieved June 4, 2025.
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