Justin Trudeau
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Justin Trudeau (born December 25, 1971, Ottawa, Ontario) is the eldest son of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Margaret Trudeau.
Born while his father was in office, and a Christmas baby to boot, Trudeau immediately became a media sensation. This attention only became greater when Pierre and Margaret Trudeau divorced in 1977, making Pierre Trudeau the nation's most famous single father, and continued until Pierre retired as Prime Minister in 1984. He continued to raise his children in relative privacy in Montreal, and Justin pursued studies in Education, eventually becoming a teacher in British Columbia.
When Pierre Trudeau passed away in 2000, Justin almost instantly became a media sensation once again when he delivered the eulogy at his father's funeral. [1] (http://archives.cbc.ca/IDC-1-69-307-1620-21/unforgettable_moments/life_society/justin_trudeau_eulogy) Canadians were impressed by his good looks and his eloquence, and immediately began to speculate that a career in politics might soon be ahead of him. However, Trudeau insisted that he had chosen education because he was passionate about teaching and being a positive role model for youth, and that the political life was not his goal. There was no doubt that the most famous part of the entire funeral was his eulogy.
However, he remained a public figure, both as a campaigner for winter safety after his brother Michel died in an avalanche on a ski trip, and as a panelist on CBC Radio's "Canada Reads" series in 2003.
He was one of several children of former Prime Ministers who became Canadian media personalities between 1998 and 2001. The others were Catherine Clark, Ben Mulroney and Justin's brother Sacha.
On May 28, 2005, Justin married Sophie Gregoire, a former model and Quebec television host. They met at a ball during Montreal's Grand Prix in 2003. They were married at Saint-Madelaine d'Outremont church in Montreal, with about 170 guests in attendance.