Margaret Joan Trudeau is a Canadian activist. She married Pierre Trudeau, the 15th prime minister of Canada, in 1971, three years after he became prime minister. They divorced in 1984, during his final months in office. She is the mother of Justin Trudeau, the 23rd and current prime minister of Canada, of the journalist and author Alexandre "Sacha" Trudeau, and of Michel Trudeau. She is the first woman in Canadian history to have been both the wife and the mother of prime ministers. Trudeau is an advocate for people with bipolar disorder, with which she has been diagnosed.
Trudeau in 2014
Margaret Trudeau with Pat Nixon holding Justin Trudeau at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on April 14, 1972.
Pierre Trudeau, Jimmy Carter, Margaret Trudeau and Rosalynn Carter at a state visit arrival ceremony at the White House on February 21, 1977.
Trudeau speaks at the University of the Fraser Valley in 2017.
Justin Pierre James Trudeau is a Canadian politician who has served as the 23rd prime minister of Canada since 2015 and the leader of the Liberal Party since 2013.
Trudeau in 2023
Margaret Trudeau with Pat Nixon holding Justin at Rideau Hall in Ottawa in 1972.
10-year-old Justin touring the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille in France with his father in 1982
Trudeau (middle) in 2007 with "Maison des Grands-Parents" cofounders Lucille Girard and Jacqueline Desjardins, during the 15th anniversary of the non-profit seniors organization.
