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Pierre Trudeau

Prime Minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984 (1919–2000)

  • Fame66.8
  • Momentum4.9
  • Canada rank#222
Source-basedStable
  • Fame66.8
  • Momentum4.9
  • Canada rank#222
  • Wikipedia89.9K
Lived 1919–2000, aged 81Canada
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  • Wikipedia
    82 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Rank in Canada
    #222
    Politicians
  • Era
    1919–2000
    Aged 81
  • Awards
    9
    recognised works
Summary
Updated 2026-08-17

He liberalized abortion and decriminalized homosexuality in the 1960s, then held power longer than almost any Canadian prime minister. Pierre Trudeau rewrote the country's constitution, sparked a mania with his charisma, and left a legacy so sharp it still cuts both ways.

Biography

About

Born in Outremont in 1919, Trudeau co-founded Cité Libre in 1950 and built his name fighting Quebec's conservative government as a labour activist and law professor. He joined the Liberals in 1965, became justice minister in 1967, and rode a wave called "Trudeaumania" into the prime minister's office in 1968. Over fifteen years and four election wins, he made Canada officially bilingual and multicultural, invoked the War Measures Act during the 1970 October Crisis, launched the National Energy Program that enraged the oil-rich West, and in 1982 patriated the constitution with the Charter of Ri…

Voice

In their own words

Sourced, dated quotes from Pierre Trudeau

Pierre Trudeau
said
I believe a constitution can permit the co-existence of several cultures and ethnic groups with a single state.
— As quoted in Prime Ministers (2000) by Rennay Craats
Pierre Trudeau
said
Well, I am trying to put Quebec in its place — and the place of Quebec is in Canada, nowhere else.
— Speech on the Quebec separatist movement (25 June 1968), exact quote take from footage as seen in "Pierre Elliott Trudeau Memoirs" (27 Jan
Pierre Trudeau
said
I'm not leaving! I must stay.
— On the reviewing stand of a St. Jean Baptiste Day parade in Montreal, after being subjected to objects being thrown by demonstrators. (24
Pierre Trudeau
said
A man who tries to please all men by weakening his position or compromising his beliefs, in the end has neither position nor beliefs.
— Statement during the 1968 election campaign, as quoted in party literature. "Pierre Elliott Trudeau for Canada", 1968 leaflet
Pierre Trudeau
said
There's no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation.
— L'État n'a pas d'affaires dans les chambres à coucher de la nation.
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
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Score breakdown

The six component signals behind the Fame score, and their ranks across the leaderboards.

Fame
Stable
66.8
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
Score components
Momentum4.9
Historical27.2
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
Global rank
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Country rank
#222
Category rank
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Receipts

Sources

  • Wikipedia
    wikipedia · en.wikipedia.org
    High confidence
  • Wikidata
    wikidata · wikidata.org
    High confidence
  • Pantheon 2.0
    database · pantheon.world
    High confidence