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Paul Martin

prime minister of Canada
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Also known as: Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, Jr.
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Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, Jr.
Born:
August 28, 1938, Windsor, Ontario, Canada (age 86)
Title / Office:
prime minister (2003-2006), Canada
Political Affiliation:
Liberal Party of Canada
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Paul Martin (born August 28, 1938, Windsor, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian businessman and politician who served as prime minister of Canada (2003–06). Martin’s father, Paul Joseph Martin, served as a minister in four Liberal governments and was a leading architect of Canada’s post-World War II social policy. The younger Martin attended the University of Toronto, graduating from its law school in 1964, and was called to the bar in 1966. He did not practice law, however, and instead joined Canada Steamship Lines, a Montreal firm. He built the domestic-freight carrier into a strong multinational company and in 1981 purchased ...(100 of 522 words)

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