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The Honourable
Marc Garneau
PC CC CD
Garneau in 2000 as a mission specialist for STS-97
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
January 12 – October 26, 2021 (2021-01-12 – 2021-10-26)
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byFrançois-Philippe Champagne
Succeeded byMélanie Joly
Minister of Transport
In office
November 4, 2015 – January 12, 2021
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byLisa Raitt
Succeeded byOmar Alghabra
Member of Parliament
for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount
(Westmount–Ville-Marie; 2008–2015)
In office
October 14, 2008 – March 8, 2023
Preceded byLucienne Robillard
Succeeded byAnna Gainey
President of the Canadian Space Agency
In office
November 22, 2001 – November 28, 2005
Appointed byJean Chretien
Preceded byWilliam MacDonald Evans
Succeeded byLaurier J. Boisvert
Personal details
Born
Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau

(1949-02-23)February 23, 1949
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
DiedJune 4, 2025(2025-06-04) (aged 76)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada[1]
Political partyLiberal
Alma mater
Websitemarcgarneau.ca
Military service
Allegiance Canada
Branch Maritime Command
Service years1974–1989
RankCaptain
Space career
NRC/CSA astronaut
Time in space
29 days, 2 hours, 1 minute
Selection1983 NRC Group
NASA Group 14 (1992)
Missions
Mission insignia

Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau PC CC CD (French pronunciation: [maʁk ɡaʁno]; February 23, 1949 – June 4, 2025) was a Canadian Armed Forces officer, astronaut, and politician. Garneau served as a naval officer before being selected as an astronaut as part of the 1983 NRC Group. He became the first Canadian in space on October 5, 1984, and flew on three Space Shuttle missions. From 2001 to 2005, Garneau was president of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). Garneau entered politics and was elected to the House of Commons in 2008, serving as a Montreal-area member of Parliament (MP) until 2023. A member of the Liberal Party, Garneau served as minister of foreign affairs from January to October in 2021 and as minister of transport from 2015 to 2021.

Born in Quebec City, Garneau joined the Canadian Armed Forces, graduating with a bachelor's degree in engineering physics from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1970, and serving with Maritime Command (now known as the Royal Canadian Navy) as a combat systems engineer. He earned a PhD in electrical engineering from Imperial College of Science and Technology in 1973. In 1983, Garneau was selected to be an astronaut. In 1984, he became the first Canadian in space as part of STS-41-G and served on two subsequent missions: STS-77 and STS-97. He was appointed executive vice-president of the CSA in February 2001, before becoming the agency's president in November. Garneau resigned from the CSA in 2005, and was elected to Parliament in 2008. The Liberal Party formed government following the 2015 election and Garneau was appointed to Cabinet. After serving as transport minister and foreign affairs minister, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not appoint Garneau to another portfolio after a Cabinet shuffle following the 2021 election. In 2023, Garneau retired from politics.

Garneau died on June 4, 2025, at the age of 76, following a brief illness caused by cancer.

Early life

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Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau was born on February 23, 1949, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.[2] His father Andre Garneau, was a French Canadian from Quebec City, rose the rank General in the Canadian Armed Forces.[3][4] and his mother Jean Richardson was English Canadian from Sussex, New Brunswick.[4] He attended primary and secondary schools in Quebec City, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and London, England.[5] He had an older brother Braun, and two younger brothers: Charles and Philippe Garneau.[6][7]

Education and military career

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Garneau graduated from the Royal Military College of Canada in 1970 with a bachelor of science in engineering physics and began his career in the Canadian Forces Maritime Command.[8]

In 1973, he received a PhD in electrical engineering from the Imperial College of Science and Technology in London, England. His thesis was titled "The Perception of Facial Images". The Photofit analogue computer was used by him to discriminate facial features.[9] In 1974, Garneau served as a naval combat systems engineer aboard HMCS Algonquin.[8]

From 1982 to 1983, he attended the Canadian Forces Command and Staff College in Toronto. While there, he was promoted to the rank of commander and was transferred to Ottawa in 1983. In January 1986, he was promoted to captain(N). Garneau retired from the Canadian Forces in 1989.[8]

Space career

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On December 5, 1983, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) announced Canada's first group of astronauts that were to fly on NASA's Space Transportation System.[10] Garneau joined this first Canadian Astronaut Program (CAP) group, as one of six chosen from over 4,300 applicants.[11] Of these six original astronauts, he was the only military officer.[11] Garneau became the first Canadian to reach space on October 5, 1984, when Space Shuttle Challenger reached low-Earth orbit.[12]

Garneau's first spaceflight was aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, on the STS-41-G mission, from October 5 to 13, 1984.[13] He was a payload specialist.[14] He was promoted to the rank of Navy Captain in 1986, and left the Canadian Forces in 1989, to become deputy director of the CAP.[8] In 1992–93, he underwent further training to become a mission specialist.[15] He worked as CAPCOM for a number of shuttle flights and was on two further flights himself: STS-77 (May 19 to 29, 1996) and STS-97 (to the ISS, November 30 to December 11, 2000).[15][16] He logged 677 hours in space.[17]

On February 1, 2001, Garneau was appointed executive vice-president of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA).[18] On September 28, 2001, the government announced his appointment as president of the CSA, replacing Mac Evans in that position on November 22, 2001.[19] Garneau resigned from the Canadian Space Agency on November 28, 2005.[20]

  • Crew members of STS-41-G in 1984
    Crew members of STS-41-G in 1984
  • Garneau in 1992, while training with NASA as a mission specialist
    Garneau in 1992, while training with NASA as a mission specialist
  • Crew members of STS-77 in 1996
    Crew members of STS-77 in 1996
  • Crew members of STS-97 in 1999
    Crew members of STS-97 in 1999
  • Garneau floats in the hatchway that leads to Endeavour
    Garneau floats in the hatchway that leads to Endeavour

Political career

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Garneau in 2018 whilst serving as a Cabinet Minister

Garneau served as the member of Parliament (MP) for the Montreal riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount, and its predecessor Westmount—Ville-Marie beginning with the 2008 federal election, winning by over 9,000 votes.[21] He was re-elected to the House of Commons in the 2011 federal election by 642 votes,[22][23] and in the 2015 federal election with a majority of over 18,000. Previously, he had unsuccessfully stood in the riding of Vaudreuil—Soulanges at the 2006 federal election.[24]

On November 28, 2012, Garneau announced his candidacy for the leadership of the Liberal Party to be decided in April 2013. On March 13, 2013, Garneau formally withdrew his bid for the party leadership.[25] On November 4, 2015, Garneau was appointed Minister of Transport in the 29th Canadian Ministry of Prime Ninister Justin Trudeau. He became Minister of Foreign Affairs on January 12, 2021 after a cabinet reshuffle.[26]

Initial steps (2006–2008)

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Garneau resigned as the president of the Canadian Space Agency to run for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 2006 federal election in the riding of Vaudreuil—Soulanges, which was then held by Meili Faille of the Bloc Québécois.[27] The Liberal Party's support dropped off considerably in Quebec after the Sponsorship scandal and though considered a star candidate, Garneau lost to Faille by over 9,000 votes.[28][29]

In the 2006 Liberal Party leadership election Garneau announced his support for perceived front-runner Michael Ignatieff, who lost to Stéphane Dion on the final ballot.[30] With the resignation of Liberal MP Jean Lapierre in 2007, Garneau expressed interest in being the party's candidate in Lapierre's former riding of Outremont.[31] Dion instead appointed Jocelyn Coulon as the party's candidate, who went on to be defeated by the New Democratic Party's Thomas Mulcair in the by-election.[32]

In May 2007, Garneau filed nomination papers to be the party's candidate in Westmount—Ville-Marie, after former Liberal Party deputy leader Lucienne Robillard announced she would not be seeking re-election. However, a week after filing his nomination papers Dion announced that he had hand-picked a candidate for the riding. Garneau later withdrew his nomination papers and announced he no longer had an interest in politics. In October 2007, Garneau and Dion held a joint news conference where they announced that Garneau would be the Liberal Party candidate in Westmount—Ville-Marie.[31] Robillard announced her resignation as Member of Parliament in January and a by-election was later scheduled for September 8, 2008.[33][34] However, the by-election was cancelled during the campaign when Prime Minister Stephen Harper called a general election for October 14, 2008. Though some pundits predicted a close race between Garneau and NDP candidate Anne Lagacé-Dowson, Garneau went on to win the riding by over 9,000 votes.[21][35]

Member of 40th Parliament

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Garneau was a member of the Industry, Science and Technology committee of the 40th Parliament. He also served on the Canada-Japan interparliamentary group.[36]

41st Parliament and leadership campaign

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See also: 2013 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election

Garneau was narrowly re-elected in the 2011 election where he beat New Democratic Party candidate Joanne Corbeil. He was Liberal House leader and served from 2013 as Liberal foreign affairs critic. He was a candidate for interim leadership of the Liberal Party, but was ultimately defeated by Bob Rae.[37][38] Garneau announced later that year that he was considering a bid for the permanent leadership of the party.[39] In the summer of 2012, he announced that he was looking for a "dream team" to run his leadership bid and that he would only run if he could find the right people.[40][41]

On November 21, 2012, Garneau was named his party's natural resources critic after David McGuinty resigned the post.[42]

On November 28, 2012, Garneau announced his bid for the leadership of the Liberal Party, placing a heavy focus on the economy.[43][44] While fellow leadership candidate Justin Trudeau was widely seen as the front-runner in the race, Garneau was thought to be his main challenger among the candidates.[45] With his entrance into the leadership race he resigned his post as Liberal House leader, while remaining the party's critic for natural resources.[46]

At the press conference announcing his candidacy Garneau ruled out any form of co-operation with the Green Party or New Democratic Party to help defeat the Conservative Party in the next election, which was proposed by leadership candidate Joyce Murray.[47]

Garneau and other members of Trudeau's cabinet welcoming U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly in March 2017

On January 30, 2013, Garneau was replaced as natural resources critic by Ted Hsu. Garneau had been serving in the position on an interim basis.[48] On March 13, 2013 Garneau announced his withdrawal from the race, and threw his support to front-runner Justin Trudeau. On September 18, 2013, Garneau was named co-chair of the Liberal International Affairs Council of Advisors, providing advice on foreign and defence issues to Liberal Party of Canada leader Justin Trudeau.[49][50]

Minister of Transport in the 42nd Parliament

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In the 2015 elections held on October 19, 2015, Garneau was re-elected as MP in the newly created riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount. Two weeks later, on November 4, 2015, Garneau was appointed the minister of transport by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.[51] In May 2017, Garneau introduced an airline passenger bill of rights to standardize how passengers can be treated by airlines which operate any flights in and out of Canada. The legislation would create minimum compensation rates for overbooking, lost or damaged luggage, and bumping passengers off flights. It would also prohibit airlines from removing people from the flight if they have purchased a ticket and set the standard for tarmac delays and airline treatment of passengers when flights are delayed or cancelled over events in the airline's control, or because of weather conditions.[52]

Garneau meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken in Reykjavík in May 2021.

In March 2019, after days of initial refusal to take actions following the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302, Garneau who had even gone so far as to say on 11 March that he would board 737 MAX 8 "without hesitation" as an apparent show of support for the Boeing Company,[53] finally agreed on 13 March to ground and prohibit all Boeing 737 Max aircraft from flying in Canadian airspace.[54] The Trump administration followed suit later that day.[55] This stood in contrast to the ministry's previous stance, where Garneau insisted the plane was safe to fly, thus making Canada one of the only two nations still flying a substantial number of Boeing 737 Max planes at the time.[56][57]

Minister of Foreign Affairs in the 43rd Parliament

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Garneau continued to serve as Minister of Transport after the elections to the 43rd Parliament held in October 2019. He was at Transport for the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, and thus he was responsible to enforce the Quarantine Act as lieutenant to the Minister of Health Patty Hajdu; during this time he made many decisions that would affect the lives of travellers in co-ordination with Hadju.[58][59][60]

Garneau then served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from January 12, 2021 until October 26, 2021.[36] On January 12, 2021, following the resignation of Navdeep Bains as minister of innovation, science and industry, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled the Cabinet, with Garneau becoming Minister of Foreign Affairs and Omar Alghabra taking his place at Transport.[61] Garneau was described as one of the most qualified and capable members of Cabinet.[62][63][64]

44th Parliament

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Following the cabinet shuffle stemming from the election in October 2021, Garneau was dropped from Cabinet on October 26, despite being re-elected to his seat in the House.[65] Some have speculated that Garneau did not remain in cabinet due to his age, being sacrificed in the name of gender parity, and that he reportedly refused to be subservient to the Prime Minister’s Office.[62][63][64]

Retirement and death

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On March 8, 2023, Garneau announced that he would resign his seat and retire from politics.[66] He gave his farewell speech in the House of Commons the same day.[67][68] The by-election to replace him in parliament occurred June 19, 2023.[69] Liberal Anna Gainey succeeded him, with almost as big a majority of votes as Garneau had won previously.[70]

In retirement, he continued to advocate for the advantages of human spaceflight in building space infrastructure for monitoring the planet and for communications.[71] In autumn 2024, Garneau's autobiography, A Most Extraordinary Ride: Space, Politics and the pursuit of a Canadian Dream was published in Canada.[72]

Following a brief illness caused by cancer, Garneau died at the Glen Site, part of the McGill University Health Centre, in Montreal, on June 4, 2025.[1] His death was announced by his family that evening, he was 76-years-old.[73][2] After the announcement, members of the Canadian House of Commons stood for a moment of silence to remember their recent colleague.[74] His first wife and mother to two of his children, Jacqueline Brown predeceased him. He is survived by his second wife, Pam Garneau, and four children Yves, Simone, George, and Adrien.[75]

Awards and honours

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Ribbon Description Notes
Canadian Forces Decoration (CD)
Companion of the Order of Canada (C.C.)
  • Awarded on: May 8, 2003
  • Invested on: December 12, 2003[76]
Officer of the Order of Canada (O.C.)
  • Awarded on: December 17, 1984
  • Invested on: April 10, 1985[76]
125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal
  • 1993
  • As an officer of the Order of Canada, he also received the 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal.[77]
Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal for Canada
  • 2002
  • As an officer of the Order of Canada, he also received the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal of Canada Medal.[77][78]
  • Canadian version
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for Canada
  • 2012
  • * As a Companion of the Order of Canada, and an elected Member of Parliament he also received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.[77][79]
  • Canadian version

Garneau was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1984 in recognition of his role as the first Canadian astronaut.[76] He was promoted the rank of Companion within the order in 2003 for his extensive work with Canada's space program.[80]

He is honoured with a high school named after him, Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute in Toronto[81] and É.S.P. Marc-Garneau[82] in Trenton, Ontario.

Garneau was the Honorary Captain of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets. In addition, no 599 Royal Canadian Air Cadets squadron is named in his honour.[83]

Garneau was awarded the Key to the City of Ottawa from Marion Dewar the Mayor of Ottawa on December 10, 1984.[84][85]

He was inducted into the International Space Hall of Fame in 1992.[86]

Honorary degrees

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Location Date School Degree
 Ontario May 17, 1985 Royal Military College of Canada Doctor of Military Science (DMSc)[87]
 Nova Scotia 1985 Technical University of Nova Scotia Doctor of Engineering (D.Eng)[88]
 Quebec 1985 Laval University
 Quebec 1990 Royal Military College Saint-Jean
 Ontario 1997 University of Ottawa Doctor of the University (D.Univ)[89]
 Alberta Spring 2001 University of Lethbridge Doctor of Science (D.Sc)[90]
 Ontario Spring 2002 York University Doctor of Science (D.Sc)[91]
 Quebec December 2004 Concordia University Doctor of Laws (LL.D)[92]
 Ontario November 2005 McMaster University Doctor of Science (D.Sc)[93]
 Alberta 2006 Athabasca University Doctor of Science (D.Sc)[94]
 British Columbia 2006 British Columbia Institute of Technology Doctor of Technology (D.Tech)[95]

Electoral record

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2021 Canadian federal election: Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Marc Garneau 24,510 53.76 -2.52 $61,675.31
New Democratic Emma Elbourne-Weinstock 8,753 19.20 +3.79 $23,238.48
Conservative Mathew Kaminski 6,412 14.06 +2.62 $777.38
Bloc Québécois Jordan Craig Larouche 2,407 5.28 +0.59 $2,242.01
Green Sam Fairbrother 1,835 4.02 -6.70 $5,916.70
People's David Freiheit 1,498 3.29 +2.16 $17,259.62
Marxist–Leninist Rachel Hoffman 117 0.26 +0.12 $0.00
Christian Heritage Geofryde Wandji 59 0.13 – $1,300.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 45,591 99.03 – $108,061.50
Total rejected ballots 446 0.97 +0.09
Turnout 46,037 62.55 -3.68
Eligible voters 73,595
Liberal hold Swing -3.16
Source: Elections Canada[96][97]
2019 Canadian federal election: Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Marc Garneau 28,323 56.28 -1.39 $77,287.54
New Democratic Franklin Gertler 7,753 15.41 -6.35 $45,608.88
Conservative Neil Drabkin 5,759 11.44 -2.93 none listed
Green Robert Green 5,397 10.73 +7.67 $9,697.34
Bloc Québécois Jennifer Jetté 2,359 4.69 +2.21 none listed
People's André Valiquette 565 1.12 – $4,895.49
Independent Jeffery A. Thomas 98 0.19 – none listed
Marxist–Leninist Rachel Hoffman 67 0.13 -0.22 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 50,321 99.12
Total rejected ballots 446 0.88
Turnout 50,767 66.23
Eligible voters 76,649
Liberal hold Swing +4.96
Source: Elections Canada[98][99]
2015 Canadian federal election: Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Marc Garneau 29,755 57.67 +19.43 $116,633.55
New Democratic James Hughes 11,229 21.76 −13.29 $121,985.65
Conservative Richard Sagala 7,414 14.37 −3.28 $23,826.12
Green Melissa Kate Wheeler 1,581 3.06 −1.32 $1,243.50
Bloc Québécois Simon Quesnel 1,282 2.48 −1.59 $2,358.94
Marxist–Leninist Rachel Hoffman 181 0.35 – –
Independent Lisa Julie Cahn 151 0.29 – –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 51,593 100.00 – $214,383.86
Total rejected ballots 311 0.60 – –
Turnout 51,904 65.21 – –
Eligible voters 79,597 – – –
Source: Elections Canada[100][101]


2011 Canadian federal election: Westmount—Ville-Marie
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Marc Garneau 15,346 37.18 −9.29 –
New Democratic Joanne Corbeil 14,704 35.62 +12.69 –
Conservative Neil Drabkin 7,218 17.49 +1.68 –
Bloc Québécois Véronique Roy 2,278 5.52 −1.74 –
Green Andrew Carkner 1,516 3.67 −3.37 –
Rhinoceros Victoria Haliburton 140 0.34 +0.18 –
Communist Bill Sloan 73 0.18 +0.09 –
Total valid votes/expense limit 41,275 99.60   –
Total rejected ballots 165 0.40 −0.18
Turnout 41,440 53.36 +2.72
Electors on the lists 77,656
Liberal hold Swing −10.99
2008 Canadian federal election: Westmount—Ville-Marie
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Marc Garneau 18,041 46.47 +0.79 $78,009
New Democratic Anne Lagacé Dowson 8,904 22.93 +7.56 $79,186
Conservative Guy Dufort 6,139 15.81 −1.84 $34,968
Bloc Québécois Charles Larivée 2,818 7.26 −5.30 $8,281
Green Claude William Genest 2,733 7.04 −1.31 –
Rhinoceros Judith Vienneau 62 0.16 – –
Marxist–Leninist Linda Sullivan 49 0.13 −0.10 –
Independent David Rovins 47 0.12 – $30
Communist Bill Sloan 34 0.09 −0.08 $2,433
Total valid votes/expense limit 38,827 99.43   $83,153
Total rejected ballots 224 0.57 −0.06
Turnout 39,051 50.64 −3.05
Eligible voters 77,112
Liberal hold Swing −3.39
2006 Canadian federal election: Vaudreuil—Soulanges
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Bloc Québécois Meili Faille 27,012 43.16 −1.13 $85,133
Liberal Marc Garneau 17,768 28.39 −10.41 $79,413
Conservative Stephane Bourgon 11,889 19.00 +10.81 $35,090
New Democratic Bert Markgraf 3,468 5.54 +1.64 $3,385
Green Pierre Pariseau-Legault 2,450 3.91 +0.14 $1,144
Total valid votes/Expense limit 62,587 100.00 $85,543
Bloc Québécois hold Swing +9.28

See also

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Sources

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  • Garneau, Marc (2024a). A Most Extraordinary Ride: Space, Politics and the pursuit of a Canadian Dream. Toronto: Signal/McClelland & Stewart. ISBN 9780771016219.

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Preceded by Chancellor of Carleton University
2003–2008 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by
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 Caucus Chair of the Liberal Party in Quebec
2008 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Quebec Lieutenant of the Liberal Party
2008–2011 		Succeeded by
Vacant, then Pablo Rodriguez
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