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Jean Chrétien

1934 - Today

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Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien (Canadian French: [ʒɑ̃ kʁetsjẽɪ̯̃]; born January 11, 1934) is a retired Canadian politician, statesman, and lawyer who served as the 20th prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003. He served as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1990 to 2003 and as leader of the Opposition from 1990 to 1993. Born and raised in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, Chrétien is a law graduate from Université Laval. A Liberal, he was first elected to the House of Commons in 1963. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Chrétien is the 6,988th most popular politician (down from 6,970th in 2019), the 118th most popular biography from Canada (down from 108th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Canadian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jean Chrétien ranks 6,988 out of 19,576. Before him are Nicéphore Soglo, Virgilio Barco Vargas, Ebroin, Ivan Stambolić, Vlad Călugărul, and Prince Adalbert of Prussia. After him are King Ping of Zhou, Olaf Guthfrithson, Kurt Huber, Stanisław Wojciechowski, Nicole Fontaine, and Princess Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Jean Chrétien ranks 121. Before him are Tony Hoare, James Sikking, Robert Moog, Julius Darmaatmadja, Gregory Peter XX Ghabroyan, and Nicéphore Soglo. After him are Werner Leimgruber, Ken Rosewall, Jean Sorel, Kira Muratova, Glenn Davis, and Omar Karami.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Jean Chrétien ranks 118 out of 1,622. Before him are Graham Greene (1952), Justin Bieber (1994), Norma Shearer (1902), Mark Carney (1965), Denny Doherty (1940), and Norman Jewison (1926). After him are Thomas Christopher Collins (1947), Donna Strickland (1959), Eric McCormack (1963), Joe Weider (1919), William H. McNeill (1917), and Margot Kidder (1948).

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Among POLITICIANS In Canada

Among politicians born in Canada, Jean Chrétien ranks 11. Before him are John Sparrow David Thompson (1845), Charles Tupper (1821), Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook (1879), Lester B. Pearson (1897), Marie-Louise Meilleur (1880), and Mark Carney (1965). After him are Bonar Law (1858), Tommy Burns (1881), Louis Riel (1844), Stephen Harper (1959), Paul Martin (1938), and William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874).

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