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This article is the Electoral history of Paul Martin, the twenty-first prime minister of Canada. A liberal , Martin served one term as prime minister (2003 to 2006), succeeding Jean Chrétien . Martin led the Liberal Party of Canada in two general elections ( 2004 and 2006 ).
The son of former secretary of state for external affairs Paul Martin Sr., Martin was a lawyer from Ontario before he became president and the chief executive officer of Canada Steamship Lines in 1973. He held that position until his election as a member of Parliament for the Montreal riding of LaSalle—Émard in 1988.
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- Paul Martin Sr. (father), Eleanor Alice Adams (mother)
- Jean Chrétien
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Apr 26, 2024 · Paul Martin, Canadian businessman and politician who was prime minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006. During that time he also headed the Liberal Party. Martin previously served as minister of finance (1993–2002). Learn more about his life and work, including his business career.
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Canada's 2006 federal election results. Martin’s Liberal minority government struggled to maintain power, but it nevertheless pursued major reforms of health care policy and legalized same-sex marriage. Hanging over the government, however, was the financial scandal in Quebec.
Nov 4, 2003 · Paul Martin's Accomplishments. THERE'S A PARADOX about the way Paul MARTIN appears at this triumphal moment in his political career. He has laboured tirelessly to position himself as a future prime minister, at least since he jumped into politics in 1988, and perhaps going back to his childhood as the son of a leading Liberal of the forties, fifties and sixties.
May 27, 2007 · Paul Martin had a successful career in business as CEO and then owner of Canada Steamship Lines (renamed CSL Group), before entering politics. He was elected as a Liberal Member of Parliament in 1988, and served as Minister of Finance (1993–2002) under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien.
Paul Martin will be remembered as one of the shortest serving Prime Ministers in Canadian history, but he was able as Finance Minister to display a level of economic prowess not seen before or since.
