♂ J.J. Jean Chrétien

Roman Catholic   
Record
11019 · 238
Type of record
Elected candidate
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate
Not in office Performance: 100%
 
Canada 12 12 0
Birth Death Age Died in office
11 January 1934 0 0000 90 years 3 months No
Service in elected office
Legislature Total Government Opposition
Canada
Days years months days
13,299 36 4 28
Days years months days
11,438 31 3 24
Days years months days
1,861 5 1 4
The calculations in years, months and days are approximate and might be off by a few days due to the base date used for these calculations.
Leadership roles
  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 27 LIB 1 Minister 33–34 04 Apr 1967 — 17 Jan 1968 0 9 13
2. CA 27 LIB 1 Minister 34 18 Jan 1968 — 05 Jul 1968 0 5 17
3. CA 28–29 LIB 1 Minister 34–40 06 Jul 1968 — 07 Aug 1974 6 1 1
4. CA 30 LIB 1 Minister 40–42 08 Aug 1974 — 13 Sep 1976 2 1 5
5. CA 30 LIB 1 Minister 42–43 14 Sep 1976 — 15 Sep 1977 1 0 1
6. CA 30 LIB 1 Minister 43–45 16 Sep 1977 — 03 Jun 1979 1 8 18
7. CA 32 LIB 1 Minister 46–48 03 Mar 1980 — 09 Sep 1982 2 6 6
8. CA 32 LIB 1 Minister of State/responsible 46–48 03 Mar 1980 — 09 Sep 1982 2 6 6
9. CA 32 LIB 1 Minister 48–50 10 Sep 1982 — 29 Jun 1984 1 9 19
10. CA 32 LIB 1 Minister 50 30 Jun 1984 — 03 Sep 1984 0 2 4
11. CA 32 LIB 1 Minister of State/responsible 50 30 Jun 1984 — 16 Sep 1984 0 2 17
12. CA 32 LIB 1 Minister of State/responsible 50 30 Jun 1984 — 16 Sep 1984 0 2 17
13. CA 34–37 LIB 1 Party leader 56–69 23 Jun 1990 — 13 Nov 2003 13 4 21
14. CA 34 LIB 1 Opposition Leader 56–59 21 Dec 1990 — 03 Nov 1993 2 10 13
15. CA 35–37 LIB 1 Prime Minister 59–69 04 Nov 1993 — 11 Dec 2003 10 1 7
 1. Without portfolio
 2. National Revenue
 3. Indian Affairs and Northern Development
 4. President [Treasury Board]
 5. Industry, Trade and Commerce
 6. Finance
 7. Justice and Attorney General
 8. Social Development
 9. Energy, Mines and Resources
10. Deputy Prime Minister [Privy Council]
11. External Affairs
12. Francophonie [External Affairs]
Electoral history
→ 12 recorded electoral participations
→ 14 electoral path points
 
→ 4 documented challengers:
 
Robert Deschamps  m  (2 runoffs)
Yves Duhaime  m 
Gérard Lamy  m 
Jean-Guy Mercier  m 
 
Federal
Ass.: 26
Québec Saint-Maurice--Laflèche
8 April 1963 Age:
29
→ New to Parliament
General 1/4 LIB 45.73% 16,358 of 35,773 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Loser > SC 40.29% 14,414 (-1,944) Gérard Lamy  m  ( 43 )
ID: 24995(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:28 ET Service: 2 years 6 months 30 days (Gov't)
Federal
Ass.: 27
Québec Saint-Maurice--Laflèche
8 November 1965 Age:
31
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/4 LIB 44.15% 14,395 of 32,608 Elig.: 44,121 Parti.: 74.73%
Loser > RC 22.78% 7,429 (-6,966) Alphonse Poulin  m 
ID: 25264(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET Service: 2 years 7 months 16 days (Gov't)
Federal
Ass.: 28
Québec Saint-Maurice
25 June 1968 Age:
34
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/4 LIB 44.52% 13,895 of 31,213 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Loser > RC 39.08% 12,198 (-1,697) Alphonse Poulin  m 
ID: 10116(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET Service: 4 years 4 months 4 days (Gov't)
Federal
Ass.: 29
Québec Saint-Maurice
30 October 1972 Age:
38
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/5 LIB 56.66% 19,840 of 35,014 Elig.: 45,471 Parti.: 77.00%
Loser > SC 32.45% 11,363 (-8,477) Guy Germain  m 
ID: 10365(F) — 26 Feb 2023 17:18 ET Service: 1 year 8 months 7 days (Gov't)
Federal
Ass.: 30
Québec Saint-Maurice
8 July 1974 Age:
40
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/5 LIB 65.26% 20,465 of 31,361 Elig.: 47,117 Parti.: 70.06%
Loser > SC 17.45% 5,471 (-14,994) Antonio Genest  m 
ID: 10630(F) — 26 Feb 2023 17:52 ET Service: 4 years 10 months 13 days (Gov't)
Federal
Ass.: 31
Québec Saint-Maurice
22 May 1979 Age:
45
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/6 LIB 71.06% 27,243 of 38,338 Elig.: 51,669 Parti.: 74.20%
Loser > SC 17.83% 6,837 (-20,406) Pierre-André Hamel  m 
ID: 4576(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET Service: 0 year 8 months 26 days (Oppo.)
Federal
Ass.: 32
Québec Saint-Maurice
18 February 1980 Age:
46
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/7 LIB 76.70% 27,356 of 35,666 Elig.: 51,669 Parti.: 69.85%
Loser > PC 7.05% 2,516 (-24,840) R. Armand Charbonneau  m 
ID: 4294(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET Service: 4 years 6 months 16 days (Gov't)
Federal
Ass.: 33
Québec Saint-Maurice
4 September 1984 Age:
50
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/4 LIB 58.88% 24,050 of 40,843 Elig.: 52,622 Parti.: 78.70%
Loser > PC 35.42% 14,468 (-9,582) R. Armand Charbonneau  m 
  Post-Election...
27 February 1986 > ?? LIB Vac. Resigned: Left politics
ID: 4013(F) — 30 Jan 2022 15:08 ET Service: 1 year 5 months 23 days (Oppo.) Exit from legislature →
Federal
Ass.: 33
Québec Saint-Maurice
29 September 1986 Age:
52
Incumbent did not run in this election Exit from legislature →
By-Election  
Successor > LIB 58.90% 19,608 of 33,290 Gilles Grondin  m  ( 43 )
ID: 10862(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
Federal
Ass.: 34
New Brunswick Beauséjour
10 December 1990 Age:
56
→ Returned to Parliament after hiatus
By-Election 1/6 LIB 51.45% 17,332 of 33,684 Elig.: inc. Parti.: inc.
Loser > NDP 37.37% 12,587 (-4,745) Guy Cormier  m 
ID: 10859(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET Service: 2 years 10 months 14 days (Oppo.)
Federal
Ass.: 35
Québec Saint-Maurice
25 October 1993 Age:
59
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/5 LIB 54.06% 25,200 of 46,613 Elig.: 57,307 Parti.: 83.10%
Loser > BQ 40.54% 18,896 (-6,304) Claude Rompré  m 
ID: 3422(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET Service: 3 years 7 months 7 days (Gov't)
Federal
Ass.: 36
Québec Saint-Maurice
2 June 1997 Age:
63
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/4 LIB 47.30% 22,266 of 47,076 Elig.: 61,134 Parti.: 80.30%
Loser > BQ 43.89% 20,664 (-1,602) Yves Duhaime  m  ( 58 )
ID: 3121(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET Service: 3 years 5 months 24 days (Gov't)
Federal
Ass.: 37
Québec Saint-Maurice
27 November 2000 Age:
66
Re-elected incumbent
General 1/6 LIB 54.07% 23,345 of 43,175 Elig.: 61,810 Parti.: 72.50%
Loser > BQ 38.96% 16,821 (-6,524) François Marchand  m 
ID: 2790(F) — 1 Feb 2022 20:53 ET Service: 3 years 7 months (Gov't)
Federal
Ass.: 38
Québec Saint-Maurice--Champlain
28 June 2004 Age:
70
Incumbent did not run in this election Exit from legislature →
General  
Successor > BQ 55.29% 25,918 of 46,873 Marcel Gagnon  m  ( 68 )
ID: 1241(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
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EN Canadian Encyclopedia: Jean Chrétien 10 Apr 2024
FR Encyclopédie canadienne: Jean Chrétien 10 Apr 2024
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo): The Right Hon. Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien, P.C., Q.C., C.C., O.M., M.P. 10 Apr 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo): Le très hon. Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien, C.P., c.r., C.C., O.M., député 10 Apr 2024
EN Wikipedia: Jean Chrétien 10 Apr 2024
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Rev.: 10 Apr 2024 @ 08:06 ET
Gen.: 19 Apr 2024 @ 12:53 ET