The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien was born in Shawinigan, Québec on
January 11, 1934, the son of Wellie Chrétien and Marie
Boisvert-Chrétien. After attending schools in Shawinigan, Joliette and
Trois-Rivières, he studied law at Laval University. He was called to
the Bar in 1958, and joined the law firm of Chrétien, Landry,
Deschênes, Trudel and Normand, in Shawinigan. He served as Director of
the Bar of Trois-Rivières in 1962-63.
Mr. Chrétien was first elected to the House of Commons on April 8,
1963 representing the constituency of Saint-Maurice--Laflèche. He was
re-elected in 1965. In July 1965, he was appointed Parliamentary
Secretary to Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson and in January 1966, to
the Minister of Finance. On A
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