Paul Martin

Paul Martin        ( politician)
Born	Paul Edgar Philippe Martin August 28, 1938  Windsor,  Ontario,  Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Alma mater	•  University of St. Michael's College •  University of Toronto Faculty of Law
Parents	•  Paul Joseph James Martin •  Eleanor Alice Adams
Children	3
Spouse	Sheila Cowan
Member of	21st Century Council, British-North American Committee, Power Corporation of Canada, Psi Upsilon, Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies/Fellows
Party	Liberal Party of Canada
Second generation Bilderberg. Prime Minister of Canada  Prime Minister of Canada  In office December 12, 2003 - February 6, 2006 Preceded by Jean Chrétien Succeeded by Stephen Harper  Leader of the Liberal Party In office November 14, 2003 - March 19, 2006  Canada/Minister/Finance  In office November 4, 1993 - June 2, 2002  Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec In office November 4, 1993 - January 24, 1996  Member of the Canadian Parliament for LaSalle—Émard In office November 21, 1988 - October 14, 2008 Preceded by Lloyd Axworthy Succeeded by Justin Trudeau

Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian lawyer and politician who was prime minister of Canada and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006. He attended the 1996 Bilderberg meeting while Minister of Finance.

Background

Martin was born in Windsor, Ontario, and grew up in Windsor and Ottawa. His father, Paul Martin Sr., was a member of the House of Commons of Canada for 33 years, and was a Cabinet minister in the Liberal governments of Prime Ministers W. L. Mackenzie King, Louis St. Laurent, Lester B. Pearson, and Pierre E. Trudeau. Martin was diagnoses with polio in 1946 at the age of eight (like his father, who got it in 1907). To give him the opportunity to improve his French, his parents enrolled him in a private French-language middle school, École Garneau, in Ottawa.

Education

Martin then briefly attended the University of Ottawa before transferring and graduating from St. Michael's College at the University of Toronto with a B.A. in history and philosophy in 1961. He was a member of the U of T Young Liberals during his time at the University of Toronto. He then attended the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, where he received an LL.B. in 1964. He was called to the Ontario bar in 1966.

Power Corporation

In 1969, Power Corporation took a controlling share in Canada Steamship Lines. On December 2, 1970, Paul Martin, the 32-year-old executive assistant to Power Corporation Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Maurice Strong, was appointed to the CSL board of directors. In 1971, CSL minority shareholders sold outstanding shares to Power Corporation, making CSL a Power Corporation subsidiary.

 

Events Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/1996	30 May 1996	2 June 1996	Canada Toronto	The 44th Bilderberg, held in Canada
Herzliya Conference/2009	2 February 2009	4 February 2009	Israel Tel Aviv Reichman University	Spooky 3 day get together in Tel Aviv
WEF/Annual Meeting/2004	21 January 2004	25 January 2004	Switzerland WEF	2068 billionaires, CEOs and their politicians and "civil society" leaders met under the slogan Partnering for Prosperity and Security. "We have the people who matter," said World Economic Forum Co-Chief Executive Officer José María Figueres.

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