1968 Canadian federal election
The 1968 Canadian federal election was held on June 25, 1968, to elect members of the House of Commons of Canada of the 28th Parliament of Canada.
Image: Pierre Trudeau (1975) (cropped)
Image: Robert Stanfield 1968 press photo
Image: Tommy Douglas c 1971 (cropped)
Image: Alexander Bell Patterson (cropped)
Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 15th prime minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and from 1980 to 1984. Between his non-consecutive terms as prime minister, he served as the leader of the Opposition from 1979 to 1980.
Trudeau in 1975
Trudeau after being nominated to represent the riding of Mount Royal, June 6, 1965
Prime Ministers all: (l-r) Future prime ministers Trudeau, John Turner and Jean Chrétien, and Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, in 1967
Trudeau at the Liberal convention after winning the leadership