Marc Garneau

The Honourable Marc Garneau PC CC CD MP
Garneau in 2018
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office January 12, 2021 – October 26, 2021
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	François-Philippe Champagne
Succeeded by	Mélanie Joly
Minister of Transport
In office November 4, 2015 – January 12, 2021
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Lisa Raitt
Succeeded by	Omar Alghabra
Member of Parliament for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount (Westmount—Ville-Marie; 2008–2015)
Incumbent
Assumed office October 14, 2008
Preceded by	Lucienne Robillard
Personal details
Born	Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau (1949-02-23) February 23, 1949 (age 75) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Residence	Westmount, Quebec, Canada
Alma mater	Royal Military College of Canada (B.S., 1970) Imperial College London (Ph.D., 1973) Canadian Forces College
Website	Official website
Military service
Allegiance	Canada
Branch/service	Maritime Command
Years of service	1974–1989
Rank	Captain(N)
Space career
National Research Council Canadian Space Agency Astronaut
Rank	Captain(N)
Time in space	29d 02h 01min
Selection	1983 NRC Group
Missions	STS-41-G, STS-77, STS-97
Mission insignia

Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau PC CC CD MP (born February 23, 1949) is a Canadian politician and former astronaut. In 2021, he became Minister of Foreign Affairs.^[1] He is a member of the Liberal Party. Garneau is the Member of Parliament (MP) for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount.

On October 5, 1984, he became the first Canadian in outer space as part of STS-41-G and won two Space Shuttle missions—STS-77 and STS-97.^[2]

1. ↑ "Trudeau to shuffle ministers as Navdeep Bains leaves cabinet". CBC News. January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
2. ↑ "Marc Garneau (PH.D.) Astronaut, Canadian Space Agency (Former)". NASA. Retrieved December 12, 2011.