Pierre Elliott Trudeau was one of the greatest and most important prime ministers in Canada's history. He made a great contribution to Canada by : 1) Creating the Official Languages Act which recognized both French and English as Canada's official languages. 2) Defeating the Quebec referendum on independence in 1980. 3) Making the Constitution Act which guaranteed full political independence for Canada from Britain.

Here is a chronological biography of Pierre Trudeau.

Pierre Elliott Trudeau was born in Montreal in 1919. His father was a Quebecer and his mother was of Scottish descent. In spite of the Great Depression in the 1930s, his father was still very wealthy . When Trudeau was young, he traveled between Canada and Europe with his parents frequently.

In 1940,Trudeau went to the University of Montreal to study law. As a student, Trudeau was required to join the Canadian Officers Training Corps during World War II. The...