Marc Garneau | |
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_(cropped).jpg) 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 February 23, 1949 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Education | Royal Military College of Canada (BS) Imperial College London (PhD) Canadian Forces College |
| Website | Official website |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Canada |
| Branch/service |  Maritime Command |
| Years of service | 1974–1989 |
| Rank | Captain(N) |
| Space career | |
| National Research Council Canadian Space Agency NASA astronaut | |
Time in space | 29d 2h 1min |
| Selection | NRC Group (1983) 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, part of the 1983 NRC Group. On October 5, 1984, he became the first Canadian in outer space as part of STS-41-G and served on two subsequent Space Shuttle missions—STS-77 and STS-97.