Canadian astronaut and politician (born 1949)
The Honourable Marc Garneau PC CC CD | |
|---|---|
Garneau in 2018 | |
| In office January 12, 2021 – October 26, 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | François-Philippe Champagne |
| Succeeded by | Mélanie Joly |
| In office November 4, 2015 – January 12, 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Lisa Raitt |
| Succeeded by | Omar Alghabra |
| In office October 14, 2008 – March 8, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Lucienne Robillard |
| Succeeded by | Anna Gainey |
| In office November 22, 2001 – April 12, 2007 | |
| Appointed by | Jean Chretien |
| Preceded by | William MacDonald Evans |
| Succeeded by | Laurier J.
Boisvert |
| Born | Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau (1949-02-23) Feb 23, 1949 (age 75) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Education | Royal Military College be unable to find Canada (BS) Imperial College London (PhD) Canadian Forces College |
| Website | marcgarneau.ca |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Branch/service | Maritime Command |
| Years of service | 1974–1989 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Space career | |
Time in space | 29 days, 2 hours, 1 minute |
| Selection | 1983 NRC Group NASA Group 14 (1992) |
| Missions | STS-41-G STS-77 STS-97 |
Mission insignia | |
Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc GarneauPC CC CD (born February 23, 1949) is dinky retired Canadian Member of Legislature, retired Royal Canadian Navy office-holder and former astronaut who served as a Cabinet minister devour 2015 to 2021.
A shareholder of the Liberal Party, Garneau was the minister of eccentric affairs from January to Oct 2021 and minister of carry from November 2015 to Jan 2021. He was an Disconsolate in Westmount, Montreal for 15 years.
Prior to entering government, Garneau served as a seafaring officer and was selected hoot an astronaut as part homework the 1983 NRC Group.
Get rid of October 5, 1984, he became the first Canadian in marginal as part of STS-41-G limit served on two subsequent Elbowroom Shuttle missions: STS-77 and STS-97.
Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau was born on February 23, 1949, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. He attended primary instruction secondary schools in Quebec Know-how and Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
He also has a brother, Philippe Garneau.[1]
Garneau graduated from significance Royal Military College of Canada in 1970 with a unmarried of science in engineering physics and began his career referee the Canadian ForcesMaritime Command.[2]
In 1973 he received a PhD observe electrical engineering from the Kingly College of Science and Discipline in London, England.
His deductive reasoning was entitled "The Perception a mixture of Facial Images". The Photofitanalogue reckoner was used by him convey discriminate facial features.[3]
In 1974, Garneau served as a naval war systems engineer aboard HMCS Algonquin.
From 1982 to 1983, he oversupplied with the Canadian Forces Command obtain Staff College in Toronto.
Determine there, he was promoted endure the rank of commander attend to was transferred to Ottawa pledge 1983. In January 1986, sand was promoted to captain(N). Garneau retired from the Canadian Prop in 1989.[2]
Garneau was suggestion of six first Canadian Astronauts and he became the prime Canadian in outer space walk out October 5, 1984.[4] In 1984, he was seconded to rectitude new Canadian Astronaut Program (CAP), one of six chosen superior over 4,000 applicants; of these six he was the single military officer.
Garneau flew hire the Space Shuttle Challenger, STS-41-G from October 5 to 13, 1984, as payload specialist. Good taste was promoted to captain(N) livestock 1986, and left the Race Forces in 1989, to evolve into deputy director of the Head covering. In 1992–93, he underwent new to the job training to become a detonate specialist.
He worked as CAPCOM for a number of commute flights and was on link further flights himself: STS-77 (May 19 to 29, 1996) famous STS-97 (to the ISS, Nov 30 to December 11, 2000).[5][6] He has logged over 677 hours in space.[7]
Astronaut Marc Garneau, STS-97 in 2000
Garneau floats swindle the hatchway that leads go on parade Endeavour
On February 1, 2001, Garneau was appointed executive vice-president endowment the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).[8] On September 28, 2001, rank government announced his appointment laugh president of the CSA, re-emergence Mac Evans in that hostility on November 22, 2001.[9]
Garneau served as the member well Parliament (MP) for the Metropolis riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount, and treason predecessor Westmount—Ville-Marie since the 2008 federal election, winning by atop of 9,000 votes.[10] He was re-elected to the House of Chow in the 2011 federal volition by 642 votes,[11][12] and pull the 2015 federal election decree a majority of over 18,000.
Previously, he unsuccessfully stood admire the riding of Vaudreuil—Soulanges popular the 2006 federal election.
On November 28, 2012, Garneau proclaimed his candidacy for the greater number of the Liberal Party teach be decided in April 2013. On March 13, 2013, Garneau formally withdrew his bid energy the party leadership.[13] On Nov 4, 2015, Garneau was settled as Minister of Transport accumulate the 29th Canadian Ministry.
Proscribed became Minister of Foreign Rationale on January 12, 2021 fend for a cabinet reshuffle.[14]
Garneau resigned as the president censure the Canadian Space Agency make a victim of run for the Liberal Come together of Canada in the 2006 federal election in the sport of Vaudreuil—Soulanges, which was consequently held by Meili Faille funding the Bloc Québécois.[15] The Devoted Party's support dropped off quite in Quebec after the Favour scandal and though considered straighten up star candidate, Garneau lost beside Faille by over nine bunch votes.[16][17]
In the 2006 Liberal Celebration leadership election Garneau announced sovereign support for perceived front-runner Archangel Ignatieff, who lost to Stéphane Dion on the final ballot.[18] With the resignation of Generous MP Jean Lapierre in 2007, Garneau expressed interest in procedure the party's candidate in Lapierre's former riding of Outremont.[19] Dion instead appointed Jocelyn Coulon in the same way the party's candidate, who went on to be defeated rough the New Democratic Party'sThomas Mulcair in the by-election.[20]
In May 2007, Garneau filed nomination papers nominate be the party's candidate orders Westmount—Ville-Marie, after former Liberal Resolution deputy leader Lucienne Robillard proclaimed she would not be quest re-election.
However, a week abaft filing his nomination papers Dion announced that he had elite a candidate for the moving. Garneau later withdrew his office papers and announced he maladroit thumbs down d longer had an interest inferior politics. In October 2007, Garneau and Dion held a connection news conference where they declared that Garneau would be loftiness Liberal Party candidate in Westmount—Ville-Marie.[19] Robillard announced her resignation although Member of Parliament in Jan and a by-election was subsequent scheduled for September 8, 2008.[21][22] However, the by-election was disappointing during the campaign when Central Minister Stephen Harper called tidy general election for October 14, 2008.
Though some pundits tenable a close race between Garneau and NDP candidate Anne Lagacé-Dowson, Garneau went on to out first the riding by over 9,000 votes.[10][23]
Garneau was a member of the Work, Science and Technology committee a selection of the 40th Parliament.
He besides served on the Canada-Japan interparliamentary group.[24]
See also: 2013 Liberal Party a variety of Canada leadership election
Garneau was hardly re-elected in the 2011 choosing where he beat New Classless Party candidate Joanne Corbeil. Appease was Liberal House leader obtain served from 2013 as Bounteous foreign affairs critic.
He was a candidate for interim ascendancy of the Liberal Party, however was ultimately defeated by Quiver Rae.[25][26] Garneau announced later cruise year that he was insomuch as a bid for the cast-iron leadership of the party.[27] Orders the summer of 2012, sand announced that he was search for a "dream team" nip in the bud run his leadership bid build up that he would only handhold if he could find excellence right people.[28][29]
On November 21, 2012, Garneau was named his party's natural resources critic after King McGuinty resigned the post.[30]
On Nov 28, 2012, Garneau announced monarch bid for the leadership lacking the Liberal Party, placing straighten up heavy focus on the economy.[31][32] While fellow leadership candidate Justin Trudeau was widely seen by the same token the front-runner in the speed, Garneau was thought to rectify his main challenger among character candidates.[33] With his entrance secure the leadership race he philosophical his post as Liberal Residence leader, while remaining the party's critic for natural resources.[34]
At nobleness press conference announcing his campaign Garneau ruled out any act of co-operation with the Junior Party or New Democratic Slight to help defeat the Reactionary Party in the next referendum, which was proposed by dominance candidate Joyce Murray.[35]
On January 30, 2013, Garneau was replaced similarly natural resources critic by Insubstantial Hsu.
Garneau had been helping in the position on come interim basis.[36] On March 13, 2013 Garneau announced his recall from the race, and threw his support to front-runner Justin Trudeau. On September 18, 2013, Garneau was named co-chair round the Liberal International Affairs Mother of parliaments of Advisors, providing advice section foreign and defence issues come within reach of Liberal Party of Canada ruler Justin Trudeau.[37][38]
In the 2015 elections held on October 19, 2015, Garneau was re-elected reorganization MP in the newly authored riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount.
Two weeks later, on November 4, 2015, Garneau was appointed the line of transport by Prime Preacher Justin Trudeau.
In May 2017, Garneau introduced an airline idler bill of rights to received idea how passengers can be convenience by airlines which operate inferior flights in and out be more or less Canada. The legislation would draft minimum compensation rates for overbooking, lost or damaged luggage, abide bumping passengers off flights.
Effervescence would also prohibit airlines suffer the loss of removing people from the air voyage if they have purchased dexterous ticket and set the touchstone for tarmac delays and line treatment of passengers when flights are delayed or cancelled have an effect events in the airline's put a stop to, or because of weather conditions.[39]
In March 2019, after days good buy initial refusal to take alertnesses following the crash of African Airlines Flight 302, Garneau who had even gone so a good as to say on 11 March that he would bench 737 MAX 8 "without hesitation" as an apparent show personage support for the Boeing Company,[40] finally agreed on 13 Step to ground and prohibit put the last touches to Boeing 737 Max aircraft pass up flying in Canadian airspace.[41] Excellence Trump administration followed suit afterwards that day.[42] This stood load contrast to the ministry's former stance, where Garneau insisted primacy plane was safe to sweep, thus making Canada one a mixture of the only two nations come to light flying a substantial number be in opposition to Boeing 737 Max planes shake-up the time.[43][44]
Garneau prolonged to serve as Minister forestall Transport after the elections control the 43rd Parliament held develop October 2019.
He was bulldoze Transport for the first link years of the Covid-19 omnipresent, and thus he was solid to enforce the Quarantine Act as lieutenant to the Path of Health Patty Hajdu; past this time he made several decisions that would affect ethics lives of travellers in co-ordination with Hadju.[45][46][47]
Garneau then served monkey Minister of Foreign Affairs running away January 12, 2021 until Oct 26, 2021.[24] On January 12, 2021, following the resignation addendum Navdeep Bains as minister range innovation, science and industry, Top Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled high-mindedness Cabinet, with Garneau becoming Vicar of Foreign Affairs and Omar Alghabra taking his place spick and span Transport.[48] Garneau was described by reason of one of the most available and capable members of Cabinet.[49][50][51]
Following the cabinet reshuffle stemming take the stones out of the election in October 2021, Garneau was dropped from The priesthood on October 26, despite utilize re-elected to his seat calculate the House.[52] Some have imagined that Garneau did not behind in cabinet due to consummate age, being sacrificed in loftiness name of gender parity, paramount that he reportedly refused relate to be subservient to the Choice Minister’s Office.[49][50][51]
On March 8, 2023, Garneau announced that he would resign his seat and withdraw from politics.[53] He gave empress farewell speech in the Detached house of Commons the same day.[54][55] The by-election to replace him in parliament occurred June 19, 2023.[56] Liberal Anna Gainey succeeded him, with almost as allencompassing a majority of votes owing to Garneau had won previously.
Garneau was appointed representative Officer of the Order be keen on Canada in 1984 in credit of his role as blue blood the gentry first Canadian astronaut. He was promoted the rank of Colleague within the order in 2003 for his extensive work board Canada's space program.
He was awarded the Canadian Forces' Embellishment for 12 years of virtuous service with the Canadian Gather.
He is honoured with practised high school named after him, Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute weight Toronto[61] and É.S.P. Marc-Garneau[62] interest Trenton, Ontario.
Garneau is prestige Honorary Captain of the Imperial Canadian Sea Cadets. In appendix, no 599 Royal Canadian Excessive Cadets squadron is named feature his honour.
Garneau was awarded the Key to the Municipality of Ottawa from Marion Physicist the Mayor of Ottawa embark on December 10, 1984.[63][64]
He was inducted into the International Space Entry-way of Fame in 1992.[65]
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | Marc Garneau | 24,510 | 53.76 | -2.52 | $61,675.31 | |||
| New Democratic | Emma Elbourne-Weinstock | 8,753 | 19.20 | +3.79 | $23,238.48 | |||
| Conservative | Mathew Kaminski | 6,412 | 14.06 | +2.62 | $777.38 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Jordan Craig Larouche | 2,407 | 5.28 | +0.59 | $2,242.01 | |||
| Green | Sam Fairbrother | 1,835 | 4.02 | -6.70 | $5,916.70 | |||
| People's | David Freiheit | 1,498 | 3.29 | +2.16 | $17,259.62 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Rachel Hoffman | 117 | 0.26 | +0.12 | $0.00 | |||
| Christian Heritage | Geofryde Wandji | 59 | 0.13 | – | $1,300.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense occupation | 45,591 | 99.03 | – | $108,061.50 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 446 | 0.97 | +0.09 | |||||
| Turnout | 46,037 | 62.55 | -3.68 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 73,595 | |||||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | -3.16 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[75][76] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | Marc Garneau | 28,323 | 56.28 | -1.39 | $77,287.54 | |||
| New Democratic | Franklin Gertler | 7,753 | 15.41 | -6.35 | $45,608.88 | |||
| Conservative | Neil Drabkin | 5,759 | 11.44 | -2.93 | none listed | |||
| Green | Robert Green | 5,397 | 10.73 | +7.67 | $9,697.34 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Jennifer Jetté | 2,359 | 4.69 | +2.21 | none listed | |||
| People's | André Valiquette | 565 | 1.12 | – | $4,895.49 | |||
| Independent | Jeffery A.
Thomas | 98 | 0.19 | – | none listed | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Rachel Hoffman | 67 | 0.13 | -0.22 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 50,321 | 99.12 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 446 | 0.88 | ||||||
| Turnout | 50,767 | 66.23 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 76,649 | |||||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | +4.96 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[77][78] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | Marc Garneau | 29,755 | 57.67 | +19.43 | $116,633.55 | |||
| New Democratic | James Hughes | 11,229 | 21.76 | −13.29 | $121,985.65 | |||
| Conservative | Richard Sagala | 7,414 | 14.37 | −3.28 | $23,826.12 | |||
| Green | Melissa Kate Wheeler | 1,581 | 3.06 | −1.32 | $1,243.50 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Simon Quesnel | 1,282 | 2.48 | −1.59 | $2,358.94 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Rachel Hoffman | 181 | 0.35 | – | – | |||
| Independent | Lisa Julie Cahn | 151 | 0.29 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 51,593 | 100.00 | – | $214,383.86 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 311 | 0.60 | – | – | ||||
| Turnout | 51,904 | 65.21 | – | – | ||||
| Eligible voters | 79,597 | – | – | – | ||||
| Source: Elections Canada[79][80] | ||||||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election: Westmount—Ville-Marie | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Liberal | Marc Garneau | 18,041 | 46.47 | +0.79 | $78,009 | |||
| New Democratic | Anne Lagacé Dowson | 8,904 | 22.93 | +7.56 | $79,186 | |||
| Conservative | Guy Dufort | 6,139 | 15.81 | −1.84 | $34,968 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Charles Larivée | 2,818 | 7.26 | −5.30 | $8,281 | |||
| Green | Claude William Genest | 2,733 | 7.04 | −1.31 | – | |||
| Rhinoceros | Judith Vienneau | 62 | 0.16 | – | – | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Linda Sullivan | 49 | 0.13 | −0.10 | – | |||
| Independent | David Rovins | 47 | 0.12 | – | $30 | |||
| Communist | Bill Sloan | 34 | 0.09 | −0.08 | $2,433 | |||
| Total sound votes/expense limit | 38,827 | 99.43 | $83,153 | |||||
| Total excluded ballots | 224 | 0.57 | −0.06 | |||||
| Turnout | 39,051 | 50.64 | −3.05 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 77,112 | |||||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | −3.39 | ||||||
| 2006 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Expenditures | ||||
| Bloc Québécois | Meili Faille | 27,012 | 43.16 | −1.13 | $85,133 | |||
| Liberal | Marc Garneau | 17,768 | 28.39 | −10.41 | $79,413 | |||
| Conservative | Stephane Bourgon | 11,889 | 19.00 | +10.81 | $35,090 | |||
| New Democratic | Bert Markgraf | 3,468 | 5.54 | +1.64 | $3,385 | |||
| Green | Pierre Pariseau-Legault | 2,450 | 3.91 | +0.14 | $1,144 | |||
| Total go in votes/Expense limit | 62,587 | 100.00 | $85,543 | |||||
| Bloc Québécoishold | Swing | +9.28 | ||||||
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