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Trivia EH? Jean Chrétien

October 24, 2009 By Pat Williams

  • Born January 11, 1934 in Shawinigan, Quebec as Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien
  • Parents are Wellie & Marie.
  • Father was a Liberal organizer and young Chretien helped hand out flyers and attended rallies
  • Married to Aline Chaîné since 1957
  • He has three children (2 sons, 1 daughter) and four grandchildren.
  • First French Canadian Finance Minister
  • Has been attacked with a pie in the face, a separate incident resulted in the PM putting the attacker in a choke hold after his home has been broken into. Chrétien and his wife were prepared to protect themselves with an Inuit statue
  • Is referred to as le petit gars de Shawinigan which means the little guy from Shawinigan

Filed Under: Historical Figures, Trivia Eh? Tagged With: Canadian history trivia, Pierre Trudeau, Pierre Trudeau trivia, prime minister of canada

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