He was born in Quebec City. He was educated in Quebec and in London , England. He gained a degree in engineering physics at the Royal Military College of Canada in and a doctorate from Imperial College , London in He joined the Canadian Navy in to work as an engineer. He worked with the Naval Engineering Unit and in he was promoted to commander. Suggest an Edit. Enter your suggested edit s to this article in the form field below.
Accessed 14 November In The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Article published October 16, ; Last Edited February 16, The Canadian Encyclopedia , s. Thank you for your submission Our team will be reviewing your submission and get back to you with any further questions. Thanks for contributing to The Canadian Encyclopedia. Previous Next. He attended primary and secondary schools in Quebec City and Saint-Jean. From to , he attended the Canadian Forces College in Toronto. He was promoted to Commander in while at Staff College and was transferred to Ottawa in In January , he was promoted to Naval Captain and retired from the Navy in Garneau was one of the first Canadian Astronauts and he became the first Canadian in outer space in October In , he underwent further training to become a mission specialist.
He has logged over hours in space. In February , he was appointed executive vice-president of the Canadian Space Agency , and became its president on November 22, In May , Garneau filed nomination papers to be the party's candidate in Westmount—Ville-Marie, after former Liberal Party Deputy Leader Lucienne Robillard announced she would not be seeking re-election.
However, a week after filing his nomination papers Dion announced that he had hand-picked a candidate for the riding. Garneau later withdrew his nomination papers and announced he no longer had an interest in politics. Garneau stated he changed his mind about running for politics after meeting with Dion. Garneau was narrowly reelected in the election where he beat New Democratic Party candidate Joanne Corbeil. He now serves as Liberal Party House Leader.
He was a candidate for interim leadership of the Liberal Party, but was ultimately defeated by Bob Rae. On November 21, , Garneau was named his party's Natural Resources critic after David McGuinty resigned the post after saying that Conservative members of Parliament from Alberta "really should go back to Alberta" and run for the Alberta legislature or municipal office if they were not willing to adopt a national outlook with regards to energy.
Garneau had been serving in the position on an interim basis [25]. On November 28, , Garneau announced his bid for the leadership of the Liberal Party, placing a heavy focus on the economy.
Garneau took an aggressive stand against perceived frontrunner Justin Trudeau , arguing that Trudeau had not released enough substantial positions to be elected leader and suggesting unnamed previous Liberal Leaders had similarly not been vetted, and that the results had been disastrous. On 13 March Garneau announced his withdrawal from the race, and threw his support to front-runner Justin Trudeau. Garneau was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in in recognition of his role as the first Canadian astronaut.
However, in he choose to withdraw his bid and showed support for front-runner Justin Trudeau. On September 18, he was named co-chair of the Liberal International Affairs Council of Advisors, providing advice on critical issues to Liberal Party of Canada leader, Justin Trudeau, as well as a Natural Resources critic on an interim basis. Garneau was recognized as an Officer of the Order of Canada in , for his role and services as the first Canadian astronaut and was subsequently promoted to Companion in the order in for his contributions to the national space program.
He has also been awarded the Canadian Forces Decoration in recognition of 12 years of honorable service with the Canadian Armed Forces. Marc-Garneau, in Toronto and Trenton, Ontario respectively. In addition, the no. Home Blog Contact.
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