Pierre Juneau | |
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Minister of Communications | |
In office August 29, 1975 – October 24, 1975 | |
Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
Preceded by | Gérard Pelletier |
Succeeded by | Otto Lang |
Chairman of the CRTC | |
In office 1968–1975 | |
Succeeded by | Harry J. Boyle |
Personal details | |
Born | Verdun, Quebec, Canada | October 17, 1922
Died | February 21, 2012 Montreal, Quebec, Canada | (aged 89)
Political party | Liberal Party of Canada |
Alma mater | Université de Montréal University of Paris |
Occupation | broadcast executive |
Pierre Juneau PC OC MSRC (October 17, 1922 – February 21, 2012) was a Canadian film and broadcast executive, a one-time member of the Canadian Cabinet, the first chairman of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and subsequently president of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. He is credited with the creation, promotion, and championing of Canadian content requirements for radio and television. Juneau is the namesake of the Juno Awards.[1][2]