Gérard Pelletier
Gérard Pelletier | |
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| Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations | |
| In office August 1981 – July 1984 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau John Turner |
| Preceded by | Michel Dupuy |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Lewis |
| Canadian Ambassador to France | |
| In office September 4, 1975 – July 17, 1981 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau Joe Clark |
| Preceded by | Léo Cadieux |
| Succeeded by | Michel Dupuy |
| Minister of Communications | |
| In office November 27, 1972 – August 28, 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Robert Stanbury |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Juneau |
| Acting May 11, 1971 – August 11, 1971 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Côté (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Robert Stanbury |
| Secretary of State for Canada | |
| In office July 6, 1968 – November 26, 1972 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Jean Marchand |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Faulkner |
| Minister without portfolio | |
| In office April 20, 1968 – July 5, 1968 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Member of Parliament for Hochelaga | |
| In office November 8, 1965 – August 29, 1975 | |
| Preceded by | Raymond Eudes |
| Succeeded by | Jacques Lavoie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 21, 1919 Victoriaville, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | June 22, 1997 (aged 78) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Alexandrine ”Alec” Leduc
(m. 1943) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | |
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Gérard Pelletier PC (French: [pɛltje]; June 21, 1919 – June 22, 1997) was a Canadian politician, dipolmat and journalist from Quebec best known for his association with Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau that started decades before their entries to the political arena. A long time personal confidant of Trudeau, Pelletier served in Trudeau's cabinet and then in two key diplomatic postings.