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
(1949-02-23) February 23, 1949 (age 75) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Political party
Liberal
Education
Royal Military College of Canada (BS) Imperial College London (PhD) Canadian Forces College
Website
Official website
Military service
Allegiance
Canada
Branch/service
Maritime Command
Years of service
1974–1989
Rank
Captain(N)
Space career
National Research Council Canadian Space Agency NASA astronaut
Time in space
29d 2h 1min
Selection
NRC Group (1983) NASA Group 14 (1992)
Missions
STS-41-G STS-77 STS-97
Mission insignia
Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc GarneauPC CC CD (born February 23, 1949) is a retired Canadian Member of Parliament, retired Royal Canadian Navy officer and former astronaut who served as a Cabinet minister from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Liberal Party, Garneau was the minister of foreign affairs from January to October 2021 and minister of transport from November 2015 to January 2021. He was an MP in Westmount, Montreal for 15 years.
Prior to entering politics, Garneau served as a naval officer and was selected as an astronaut, part of the 1983 NRC Group. On October 5, 1984, he became the first Canadian in outer space as part of STS-41-G and served on two subsequent Space Shuttle missions—STS-77 and STS-97.
Joseph Jean-Pierre MarcGarneau PC CC CD (born February 23, 1949) is a retired Canadian Member of Parliament, retired Royal Canadian Navy officer and former...
met again on May 25 and voted to recommend Rae as interim leader over MarcGarneau; the Board subsequently confirmed the appointment. Rumoured candidates...
candidate MarcGarneau, seen as Trudeau's main challenger in the race, criticized Trudeau for not releasing enough substantial policy positions. Garneau called...
MarcGarneau Collegiate Institute, formerly known as Overlea Secondary School, is a high school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and part of the Toronto District...
1994 – 2001—William MacDonald Evans November 22, 2001 – November 28, 2005—MarcGarneau April 12, 2007 – December 31, 2007—Larry J. Boisvert January 1, 2008 -...
the level of 49% ownership. On November 3, 2016, Transport Minister MarcGarneau approved Jetlines' request for exemption from the current foreign ownership...
Bergen resigned as the member of Parliament for Portage—Lisgar. March 8 – MarcGarneau resigned as the member of Parliament for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount...
Headon. This was following the resignation of the riding's previous MP, MarcGarneau. In the subsequent by-election, Gainey was elected with 50.87% of the...
Garn after STS-51-D.: 40, 48, 50–52 All were international astronauts. MarcGarneau – mission specialist on STS-77, STS-97 Mamoru Mohri – mission specialist...
(born 1962), Scientist (2 flights) STS-70 Discovery STS-101 Atlantis MarcGarneau (born 1949), Royal Canadian Navy (3 flights) STS-41-G Challenger STS-77...
Canadian Space Agency when it was established in 1989. Since 1984, when MarcGarneau became the first Canadian in space, nine CSA astronauts have flown on...
of four Quebecers have been in space since the creation of the CSA: MarcGarneau, Julie Payette, and David Saint-Jacques as CSA astronauts, plus Guy Laliberté...
January 12, 2021, Alghabra became the transport minister, succeeding MarcGarneau. Following a motion condemning Islamophobia amidst death threats to Muslim...
Canadians, including those who felt defrauded, while Minister of Transport MarcGarneau noted that the "on-board spacing requirement is a recommendation only...
March 2023. Raycraft, Richard (8 March 2023). "Former cabinet minister MarcGarneau resigning from House of Commons". CBC News. Retrieved 8 March 2023. Tunney...
Industry Registrar General of Canada November 4, 2015 – January 12, 2021 MarcGarneau Minister of Transport November 4, 2015 – January 12, 2021 Minister of...
the verdict was still unknown to the Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister MarcGarneau. Their arrest became a subsequent point of contention for Canada–China...
Minister MarcGarneau both expressed sympathy for the victims. Champagne announced that he was in touch with the Ukrainian government, and Garneau announced...
viability analyses. In November 2015, federal Minister of Transport MarcGarneau announced he would not support the proposal and in December 2015, the...
became the first non-US citizen to fly in a US spacecraft. In 1984, MarcGarneau became the first of eight Canadian astronauts to fly in space (through...
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