Trudeau’s star power dimmed after Covid pandemic and Trump

Name: Justin Trudeau announces resignation as Canadian Prime Minister
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Justin Trudeau led for Canada nine years, but scandals and overexposure eroded his popularity

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Justin Trudeau announces resignation as Canadian Prime Minister

Reuters

Published: 3:05am, 7 Jan 2025Updated: 11:03am, 7 Jan 2025

Justin Trudeau, who said on Monday he would resign as Liberal prime minister once the party names a new leader, led Canada for more than nine years before former allies turned against him.

Trudeau, 53, the son of long-time former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, was born into the public eye and inherited his father’s sense of style and showmanship. He is one of the few Canadian leaders to win three consecutive terms in office.

During his time in power, Canada overcame two major crises: the pandemic and then-US president Donald Trump’s demand to renegotiate the trilateral trade deal with Mexico.

Trudeau is an avowed feminist committed to gender parity in his cabinets who was ultimately brought down by an ugly break-up with former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, the most powerful woman in his political life.

Justin Trudeau with wife Sophie Gregoire after being elected prime minister in 2015. File photo: The Canadian Press via AP

Trudeau took over as Liberal leader in 2013 when the party was in deep trouble and had been reduced to third place in the House of Commons for the first time.