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The
Honourable Gérard Pelletier PC, CC |
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In office 1965 – 1975 |
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| Preceded by | Raymond Eudes |
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| Succeeded by | Jacques Lavoie |
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| Born | June 21, 1919 Montreal, Quebec |
| Died | June 22, 1997 |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Occupation | Journalist, Politician |
Gérard Pelletier, PC, CC (June 21,
1919 – June 22, 1997) worked as a journalist for Le Devoir, a
French-language newspaper in Montreal, Quebec. In 1961 he became editor-in-chief of the
Montreal daily and North America's largest French circulating
newspaper, La Presse. Pelletier, with other
French-Canadian intellectuals, Pierre Elliott Trudeau included,
founded the journal Cité Libre. First elected to
Parliament in 1965, he served as a member of the cabinet of Pierre Elliott Trudeau.
Pelletier met Trudeau while studying in France and worked with him and Jean Marchand during the Asbestos Strike of 1949 in Quebec. Dubbed the "Three Wise Men" in English and Les trois colombes (The three doves) in French, they entered politics at the same time in the federal election of 1965. The trio was recruited by Liberal prime minister Lester Pearson to help derail the rising Quebec separatist movement.
He served in various cabinet posts in the Trudeau government until 1975 (Secretary of State: 1968-1973, Minister of Communications: 1973-5), when he left the Liberal caucus and became ambassador to France and then ambassador to the United Nations (1981-1984). In 1978 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.
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| Preceded by Raymond Eudes |
Member of
Parliament for Hochelaga 1965–1975 |
Succeeded by Jacques Lavoie |
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| Preceded by Joseph Alphonse Léo Cadieux |
Canadian Ambassador
to France 1975-1981 |
Succeeded by Michel Dupuy |
| Preceded by Michel Dupuy |
Canadian Ambassador to the United
Nations 1981-1984 |
Succeeded by Stephen Lewis |
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