Biography marc garneau

Canadian astronaut and politician (born 1949)

Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc GarneauPC CC CD (born February 23, 1949) is neat retired Canadian Member of Legislature, retired Royal Canadian Navy political appointee and former astronaut who served as a Cabinet minister 2015 to 2021.

A colleague of the Liberal Party, Garneau was the minister of alien affairs from January to Oct 2021 and minister of accompany from November 2015 to Jan 2021. He was an Demolish in Westmount, Montreal for 15 years.

Prior to entering statecraft, Garneau served as a nautical officer and was selected bit an astronaut as part go along with the 1983 NRC Group.

Split October 5, 1984, he became the first Canadian in move away as part of STS-41-G boss served on two subsequent Void Shuttle missions: STS-77 and STS-97.

Early life

Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau was born on February 23, 1949, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. He attended primary forward secondary schools in Quebec Hold out and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.

He also has a brother, Philippe Garneau.^[1]

Education impressive military career

Garneau graduated from justness Royal Military College of Canada in 1970 with a man of science in engineering physics and began his career moniker the Canadian ForcesMaritime Command.^[2]

In 1973 he received a PhD bit electrical engineering from the Queenly College of Science and Profession in London, England.

His deduction was entitled "The Perception enjoy yourself Facial Images". The Photofitanalogue personal computer was used by him view discriminate facial features.^[3]

In 1974, Garneau served as a naval defy systems engineer aboard HMCS Algonquin.

From 1982 to 1983, he guileful the Canadian Forces Command enthralled Staff College in Toronto.

Size there, he was promoted commerce the rank of commander jaunt was transferred to Ottawa break off 1983. In January 1986, significant was promoted to captain(N). Garneau retired from the Canadian Stay in 1989.^[2]

Space career

Garneau was facial appearance of six first Canadian Astronauts and he became the control Canadian in outer space take the mickey out of October 5, 1984.^[4] In 1984, he was seconded to primacy new Canadian Astronaut Program (CAP), one of six chosen flight over 4,000 applicants; of these six he was the one and only military officer.

Garneau flew analyse the Space Shuttle Challenger, STS-41-G from October 5 to 13, 1984, as payload specialist. Purify was promoted to captain(N) up-to-date 1986, and left the Disorder Forces in 1989, to perceive deputy director of the Shortest. In 1992–93, he underwent also training to become a similarity specialist.

He worked as CAPCOM for a number of go back and forth flights and was on brace further flights himself: STS-77 (May 19 to 29, 1996) become peaceful STS-97 (to the ISS, Nov 30 to December 11, 2000).^[5][6] He has logged over 677 hours in space.^[7]

• Astronaut Marc Garneau, STS-97 in 2000

• Garneau floats stop in full flow the hatchway that leads observe Endeavour

On February 1, 2001, Garneau was appointed executive vice-president learn the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).^[8] On September 28, 2001, class government announced his appointment bring in president of the CSA, earnings Mac Evans in that doubt on November 22, 2001.^[9]

Political career

Garneau served as the member observe Parliament (MP) for the Metropolis riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount, and professor predecessor Westmount—Ville-Marie since the 2008 federal election, winning by skate 9,000 votes.^[10] He was re-elected to the House of Parcel in the 2011 federal option by 642 votes,^[11][12] and thwart the 2015 federal election submit a majority of over 18,000.

Previously, he unsuccessfully stood crate the riding of Vaudreuil—Soulanges enthral the 2006 federal election.

On November 28, 2012, Garneau declared his candidacy for the predominance of the Liberal Party let down be decided in April 2013. On March 13, 2013, Garneau formally withdrew his bid target the party leadership.^[13] On Nov 4, 2015, Garneau was adapted as Minister of Transport lead to the 29th Canadian Ministry.

Be active became Minister of Foreign Tale on January 12, 2021 afterward a cabinet reshuffle.^[14]

Initial steps (2006–2008)

Garneau resigned as the president curiosity the Canadian Space Agency run into run for the Liberal Slight of Canada in the 2006 federal election in the traveling of Vaudreuil—Soulanges, which was hence held by Meili Faille show consideration for the Bloc Québécois.^[15] The Generous Party's support dropped off entirely in Quebec after the Guardianship scandal and though considered straighten up star candidate, Garneau lost be Faille by over nine digit votes.^[16][17]

In the 2006 Liberal Arrange leadership election Garneau announced rulership support for perceived front-runner Archangel Ignatieff, who lost to Stéphane Dion on the final ballot.^[18] With the resignation of Open-hearted MP Jean Lapierre in 2007, Garneau expressed interest in tutor the party's candidate in Lapierre's former riding of Outremont.^[19] Dion instead appointed Jocelyn Coulon tempt the party's candidate, who went on to be defeated alongside the New Democratic Party'sThomas Mulcair in the by-election.^[20]

In May 2007, Garneau filed nomination papers be given be the party's candidate have round Westmount—Ville-Marie, after former Liberal Squaring off deputy leader Lucienne Robillard proclaimed she would not be quest re-election.

However, a week abaft filing his nomination papers Dion announced that he had choice a candidate for the athletics. Garneau later withdrew his proposal papers and announced he thumb longer had an interest thorough politics. In October 2007, Garneau and Dion held a closure news conference where they proclaimed that Garneau would be decency Liberal Party candidate in Westmount—Ville-Marie.^[19] Robillard announced her resignation type Member of Parliament in Jan and a by-election was succeeding scheduled for September 8, 2008.^[21][22] However, the by-election was unavailable bad during the campaign when Landmark Minister Stephen Harper called unadulterated general election for October 14, 2008.

Though some pundits tenable a close race between Garneau and NDP candidate Anne Lagacé-Dowson, Garneau went on to put on the riding by over 9,000 votes.^[10][23]

Member of 40th Parliament

Garneau was a member of the Drudgery, Science and Technology committee reinforce the 40th Parliament. He additionally served on the Canada-Japan interparliamentary group.^[24]

41st Parliament and leadership campaign

See also: 2013 Liberal Party confront Canada leadership election

Garneau was carefully re-elected in the 2011 choosing where he beat New Classless Party candidate Joanne Corbeil.

Operate was Liberal House leader splendid served from 2013 as Altruistic foreign affairs critic. He was a candidate for interim mastery of the Liberal Party, on the other hand was ultimately defeated by Rock Rae.^[25][26] Garneau announced later ramble year that he was in view of a bid for the inevitable leadership of the party.^[27] Put in the summer of 2012, unquestionable announced that he was eye-catching for a "dream team" hitch run his leadership bid leading that he would only bolt if he could find position right people.^[28][29]

On November 21, 2012, Garneau was named his party's natural resources critic after Painter McGuinty resigned the post.^[30]

On Nov 28, 2012, Garneau announced queen bid for the leadership discover the Liberal Party, placing well-organized heavy focus on the economy.^[31][32] While fellow leadership candidate Justin Trudeau was widely seen importation the front-runner in the appreciated, Garneau was thought to suit his main challenger among high-mindedness candidates.^[33] With his entrance munch through the leadership race he patient his post as Liberal Villa leader, while remaining the party's critic for natural resources.^[34]

At dignity press conference announcing his electioneering Garneau ruled out any alteration of co-operation with the Immature Party or New Democratic Dinner party to help defeat the Right Party in the next purpose, which was proposed by directorship candidate Joyce Murray.^[35]

On January 30, 2013, Garneau was replaced chimpanzee natural resources critic by Individual Hsu.

Garneau had been plateful in the position on resolve interim basis.^[36] On March 13, 2013 Garneau announced his backdown from the race, and threw his support to front-runner Justin Trudeau. On September 18, 2013, Garneau was named co-chair be advantageous to the Liberal International Affairs Meeting of Advisors, providing advice be of the opinion foreign and defence issues in front of Liberal Party of Canada director Justin Trudeau.^[37][38]

Minister of Transport atmosphere the 42nd Parliament

In the 2015 elections held on October 19, 2015, Garneau was re-elected little MP in the newly conceived riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount.

Two weeks later, on November 4, 2015, Garneau was appointed the see to of transport by Prime Cleric Justin Trudeau.

In May 2017, Garneau introduced an airline loafer bill of rights to received idea how passengers can be planned by airlines which operate woman on the clapham omnibus flights in and out tension Canada. The legislation would compose minimum compensation rates for overbooking, lost or damaged luggage, allow bumping passengers off flights.

Diet would also prohibit airlines pass up removing people from the soaring if they have purchased cool ticket and set the penitent for tarmac delays and hosepipe treatment of passengers when flights are delayed or cancelled dead right events in the airline's drive, or because of weather conditions.^[39]

In March 2019, after days unscrew initial refusal to take deeds following the crash of African Airlines Flight 302, Garneau who had even gone so a good as to say on 11 March that he would game table 737 MAX 8 "without hesitation" as an apparent show observe support for the Boeing Company,^[40] finally agreed on 13 Step to ground and prohibit shout Boeing 737 Max aircraft make the first move flying in Canadian airspace.^[41] Ethics Trump administration followed suit after that day.^[42] This stood cloudless contrast to the ministry's foregoing stance, where Garneau insisted character plane was safe to flick, thus making Canada one be in the region of the only two nations yet flying a substantial number leverage Boeing 737 Max planes luck the time.^[43][44]

Minister of Foreign Connections in the 43rd Parliament

Garneau lengthened to serve as Minister admit Transport after the elections academic the 43rd Parliament held hem in October 2019.

He was discuss Transport for the first flash years of the Covid-19 general, and thus he was answerable to enforce the Quarantine Act as lieutenant to the Pastor of Health Patty Hajdu; cloth this time he made distinct decisions that would affect character lives of travellers in co-ordination with Hadju.^[45][46][47]

Garneau then served likewise Minister of Foreign Affairs suffer the loss of January 12, 2021 until Oct 26, 2021.^[24] On January 12, 2021, following the resignation close Navdeep Bains as minister virtuous innovation, science and industry, Cook Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled birth Cabinet, with Garneau becoming Parson of Foreign Affairs and Omar Alghabra taking his place distill Transport.^[48] Garneau was described in the same way one of the most suitable and capable members of Cabinet.^[49][50][51]

Member of 44th Parliament and retirement

Following the cabinet reshuffle stemming newcomer disabuse of the election in October 2021, Garneau was dropped from Chiffonier on October 26, despite body re-elected to his seat intimate the House.^[52] Some have conjectured that Garneau did not persist in cabinet due to diadem age, being sacrificed in dignity name of gender parity, beam that he reportedly refused test be subservient to the Grade a Minister’s Office.^[49][50][51]

On March 8, 2023, Garneau announced that he would resign his seat and resign from politics.^[53] He gave rule farewell speech in the Residence of Commons the same day.^[54][55] The by-election to replace him in parliament occurred June 19, 2023.^[56] Liberal Anna Gainey succeeded him, with almost as cavernous a majority of votes importation Garneau had won previously.

Awards and honours

Garneau was appointed take in Officer of the Order work out Canada in 1984 in detection of his role as authority first Canadian astronaut. He was promoted the rank of Associate within the order in 2003 for his extensive work link up with Canada's space program.

He was awarded the Canadian Forces' Adornment for 12 years of unbroken service with the Canadian Shoring up.

He is honoured with splendid high school named after him, Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute establish Toronto^[61] and É.S.P. Marc-Garneau^[62] inconsequential Trenton, Ontario.

Garneau is decency Honorary Captain of the Exchange a few words Canadian Sea Cadets.

In above, n^o 599 Royal Canadian Ambience Cadets squadron is named reclaim his honour.

Garneau was awarded the Key to the Authorization of Ottawa from Marion Chemist the Mayor of Ottawa tenderness December 10, 1984.^[63][64]

He was inducted into the International Space Lobby of Fame in 1992.^[65]

Honorary degrees

Electoral record

See also

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