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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 28. Chapters: Mayors of Shawinigan, Jean Chretien, Jacques Plante, Martin Gelinas, Peter Blaikie, Camil Samson, Jean Pronovost, Jocelyne Bourassa, Michel Chretien, Lise Landry, Gerard Dufresne, Allyn Ann McLerie, Louise Forestier, Jacques Lacoursiere, List of mayors of Shawinigan, Michel Angers, Joseph-Auguste Frigon, Russ Blinco, J.A. Bilodeau, Marcel Pronovost, Gilles Bellemare, Jean-Yves Laforest, Andre Pronovost, Bryan Perro, Joseph-Alexis Dufresne, Alexandre Gelinas, Allan Moyle, Marcel Paille, Roger Blais, Claude Pronovost, Edmond Thibaudeau, Jean-Guy Allard, Albert Gigaire, Vivian Burrill, Dominique Grenier, Armand Foucher, Francois Roy, Maurice Bruneau, Madeleine Plamondon, Gaston Hardy, Fern Rivard, Marie Plourde, Roland Desaulniers, Napoleon Desaulniers, Arthur Dufresne, Beaudry Leman, Lucien Bourassa, Jean Lamirande, Mike Neville, Jonathan Desbiens, Andre Corriveau, Gerry Desaulniers, Gino Rozzini. Excerpt: Joseph Jacques Jean Chretien (born January 11, 1934), known commonly as Jean Chretien (French pronunciation: ) is a former Canadian politician who was the 20th Prime Minister of Canada. He served in the position for over ten years, from November 4, 1993 to December 12, 2003. Born and raised in Shawinigan, Quebec, Chretien is a law graduate from Universite Laval. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1963. He served in various cabinet posts under prime minister Pierre Trudeau, most prominently as Minister of Justice, Minister of Finance, and Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. He also served as deputy prime minister in John Turner's short-lived government. He became leader of the Liberal Party of Canada in 1990, and led the party to a majority government in the 1993 federal election. He was re-elected with further majorities in 1997 and 2000. Chretien was strongly opposed to the Qu...
