Trudeau family

The Trudeau family is a Canadian family, originating from the French colonial period, in what is now Quebec. Members Joseph Trudeau (1848–1919), Canadian farm owner Charles-Émile Trudeau (1887–1935), Canadian businessman and father of Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau Pierre Trudeau (1919–2000), 15th Prime Minister of Canada (1968–1979 and 1980–1984) Margaret Trudeau (b. 1948), divorced wife of Pierre Trudeau Justin Trudeau (b. 1971), 23rd Prime Minister of Canada (2015–present), son of Pierre Trudeau and Margaret Trudeau Sophie Grégoire Trudeau (b. 1975), separated wife of Justin Trudeau Alexandre Trudeau (b. 1973), Canadian film-maker, son of Pierre and Margaret Michel Trudeau (1975–1998), son of Pierre and Margaret, who died in an avalanche Connected people James Sinclair (1908–1984), maternal grandfather of Justin Trudeau, father of Margaret Trudeau William Farquhar (1774–1839), first British resident of Singapore, 5th great-grandfather of Justin Trudeau Ancestry The Trudeau family's surname can be traced back to Marcillac-Lanville in France, in the 16th century, and to a Robert Truteau (1544–1589). The lineage in North America was established by Étienne Truteau (1641–1712), in what is now Longueuil (of the Canadian province of Quebec), who arrived in Canada in 1659.