Chretien, Jean
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 11 January 1934 at 02:45 (= 02:45 AM ) | ||
| Place | Shawinigan, Canada, 46n33, 72w45 | ||
| Timezone | EST h5w (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   20°25'   21°15 Asc. 17°16'
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Biography
Canadian politician, Prime Minister 1993. A liberal, he is regarded as one of the more popular Canadian P.M.'s.
Chretien studied law at Laval University and passed the Bar in j1958, joining a law firm in Shawinigan. He entered politics in 1963 when he was first elected to the House of Commons and in over 30 years took only one short leave (February 1986 to December 1990) when he lost a leadership convention to John Turner. In the Trudeau government he held several portfolios: Minister of State attached to the Minister of Finance, July 1965 and Minister of National Revenue, January 1968. He was returned to the House in the 6/25/1968 election, representing the new constituency of Saint-Maurice. On 7/06/1968, he was sworn in as Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and remained in that post until 8/08/1974, when he was appointed President of the Treasury Board subsequent to his re-election one month earlier.
He was appointed Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce on 9/14/1976 and one year later, on 9/16/1977, became Minister of Finance. He held that Cabinet post until 6/04/1979. Mr. Chrétien was returned to the House of Commons for a sixth consecutive term in the 5/22/1979 election.
Prime Minister Chretien's Liberal Party won a third straight majority in an early election of 11/27/2000. His poll numbers down, he announced in late 2002 that he would leave office in February 2004. He stepped down on December 12, 2003.
Events
- Work : Gain social status 1993 (Canadian P.M.)
- Work : New Job 1963 (Entered politics, elected to House)
- Work : Fired/Laid off/Quit February 1986 (Four year leave of absence)
- Work : Gain social status 27 November 2000 (P.M. for third term)
- Work : Retired 12 December 2003 (stepped down from Prime Minister's office)
Source Notes
John McKay-Clements quotes the median time, given in The Canadian Astrology Collection. James Elliot quoted his press secretary, who called the family for the time of 2:30 AM; Marc Beriault gave 3:00 AM; Anne Black "just before 3:00 AM" from his office.
Categories
- Vocation : Politics : Heads of state (Prime Minister)
- Vocation : Law : Attorney
- Vocation : Politics : Public office (A number of ministerial posts)
