Pierre Elliott Trudeau was born on October 18, 1919 to a bilingual family. His mother was Scottish and his father was French Canadian. He came from a wealthy family. Trudeau was very educated and attended many schools. In 1938 he completed his bachelor's degree at College Jean-de-Brebeuf. In 1943 he studied law at the University of Montreal and became a lawyer. He then went on to Harvard to earn a master's degree in arts. In 1946-47 he went to do his postgraduate work in political science, law and economics at University of Paris. After that in 1947-48 he went to the London school of Economics. Trudeau then took off a year to travel to Europe and Asia.

In 1971 he was married to Margaret Sinclair, who was 30 years younger than him. He had three sons with her: Justin, Alexander (Sacha) and Michel (who later died in a avalanche accident). In 1992 he had a daughter with Deborah Coyne, named Sarah Coyne. His marriage ended i

n a separation with Margaret Sinclair and then divorced her in 1984.

He remained in power for about 16 years. He dedicated more than a decade to the political life of his country. He was a controversial figure with strong supporters. He was sharp, daring energetic figure and even wore sandals to the Parliament. He dated celebrities such as Barbara Streisand, Margo Kidder and did a pirouette behind the back of Queen Elizabeth. On September 28, 2000, he died of prostate cancer at age 80. He was one of the dominant figures in the 20th century Canada. The National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa has his portraits displayed in the museum. The Canadian Museum of Canoe, located in Peterborough, Ontario, has Trudeau's buckskin jacket and canoe on display. His burial site is considered to be a monumental site, which is in St.Remi de Napierville, Quebec.

After returning to Canada, Trudeau became well known for supporting the labor unions in the Asbestos Strike of Quebec and also fought against the regime of Premier Maurice Duplessis of Quebec, against social and political change. In 1950, Trudeau was the founder of the review magazine, "Cite Libre". The "Cite Libre" published concerns for individuals and held economic opportunities that shoul

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