Marc Garneau

The Honourable Marc Garneau PC CC CD
Garneau in 2018
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office January 12, 2021 – October 26, 2021
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	François-Philippe Champagne
Succeeded by	Mélanie Joly
Minister of Transport
In office November 4, 2015 – January 12, 2021
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Lisa Raitt
Succeeded by	Omar Alghabra
Member of Parliament for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount (Westmount—Ville-Marie; 2008–2015)
In office October 14, 2008 – March 8, 2023
Preceded by	Lucienne Robillard
Succeeded by	Anna Gainey
President of the Canadian Space Agency
In office November 22, 2001 – April 12, 2007
Appointed by	Jean Chretien
Preceded by	William MacDonald Evans
Succeeded by	Laurier J. Boisvert
Personal details
Born	Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau (1949-02-23) February 23, 1949 (age 75) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Education	Royal Military College of Canada (BS) Imperial College London (PhD) Canadian Forces College
Website	marcgarneau.ca
Military service
Allegiance	Canada
Branch/service	Maritime Command
Years of service	1974–1989
Rank	Captain
Space career
NRC/CSA astronaut
Time in space	29 days, 2 hours, 1 minute
Selection	1983 NRC Group NASA Group 14 (1992)
Missions	STS-41-G STS-77 STS-97
Mission insignia

Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau PC CC CD (born February 23, 1949) is a retired Canadian Member of Parliament, retired Royal Canadian Navy officer and former astronaut who served as a Cabinet minister from 2015 to 2021. A member of the Liberal Party, Garneau was the minister of foreign affairs from January to October 2021 and minister of transport from November 2015 to January 2021. He was an MP in Westmount, Montreal for 15 years.

Prior to entering politics, Garneau served as a naval officer and was selected as an astronaut as part of the 1983 NRC Group. On October 5, 1984, he became the first Canadian in space as part of STS-41-G and served on two subsequent Space Shuttle missions: STS-77 and STS-97.