Paul Martin
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| Born | Paul Edgar Philippe Martin August 28, 1938 Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of St. Michael's College, University of Toronto Faculty of Law |
| Parents | Paul Joseph James Martin, Eleanor Alice Adams |
| Children | 3 |
| Spouse | Sheila Cowan |
| Party | Liberal Party of Canada |
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Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian lawyer and politician who was prime minister of Canada and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006. He attended the 1996 Bilderberg meeting while Minister of Finance.
Background
Martin was born in Windsor, Ontario,[1] and grew up in Windsor and Ottawa. His father, Paul Martin Sr., was a member of the House of Commons of Canada for 33 years, and was a Cabinet minister in the Liberal governments of Prime Ministers W. L. Mackenzie King, Louis St. Laurent, Lester B. Pearson, and Pierre E. Trudeau.[2] Martin was diagnoses with polio in 1946 at the age of eight (like his father, who got it in 1907).[3] To give him the opportunity to improve his French, his parents enrolled him in a private French-language middle school, École Garneau, in Ottawa.
Education
Martin then briefly attended the University of Ottawa before transferring and graduating from St. Michael's College at the University of Toronto with a B.A. in history and philosophy in 1961.[4][5] He was a member of the U of T Young Liberals[6] during his time at the University of Toronto. He then attended the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, where he received an LL.B. in 1964. He was called to the Ontario bar in 1966.[1]
Power Corporation
In 1969, Power Corporation took a controlling share in Canada Steamship Lines. On December 2, 1970, Paul Martin, the 32-year-old executive assistant[7] to Power Corporation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Maurice Strong, was appointed to the CSL board of directors. In 1971, CSL minority shareholders sold outstanding shares to Power Corporation, making CSL a Power Corporation subsidiary.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20031214135323/http://canadaonline.about.com/cs/primeminister/p/pmmartin.htm
- ↑ http://www.cbc.ca/archives/entry/paul-martin-like-father-like-son
- ↑ https://www.theglobeandmail.com/commentary/we-are-on-the-cusp-of-ending-polio/article558805%7C
- ↑ http://archives.concordia.ca/martin
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160527021724/http://themedium.ca/news/u-of-t-alumnus-paul-martin-receives-order-of-canada/
- ↑ http://www.themontrealeronline.com/2009/08/paul-martin-life-after-politics/
- ↑ http://www.themontrealeronline.com/2009/08/paul-martin-life-after-politics/
