Trudeau, [Joseph Philippe] Pierre [Ives] Elliott

Canadian lawyer and Liberal politician

Canadian attorney general and justice minister 1967-1968

leader of Liberal Party 1968-1984

prime minister of Canada 1968-1979, 1980-1984

declared state of emergency 1970 in response to October Crisis

established diplomatic relations with China 1970

secured passage of constitutional reforms (passed by House of Commons 1981) resulting in Canada's legislative independence from British Parliament 1982