Marc Lalonde

Marc Lalonde
Minister of Finance
In office
September 10, 1982 – September 16, 1984
Prime Minister
Preceded byAllan MacEachen
Succeeded byMichael Wilson
Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources
In office
March 3, 1980 – September 9, 1982
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byRay Hnatyshyn
Succeeded byJean Chrétien
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
In office
November 24, 1978 – June 3, 1979
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byOtto Lang
Succeeded byJacques Flynn
Minister of State (Federal-Provincial Relations)
In office
September 16, 1977 – November 23, 1978
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byNew office
Succeeded byJohn Mercer Reid
Minister of National Health and Welfare
In office
November 27, 1972 – September 15, 1977
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byJohn Munro
Succeeded byMonique Bégin
Member of Parliament
for Outremont
In office
October 30, 1972 – September 3, 1984
Preceded byAurélien Noël
Succeeded byLucie Pépin
Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister
In office
1968–1972
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byJohn Hodgson
Succeeded byMartin O'Connell
Personal details
Born(1929-07-26)July 26, 1929
L'Île-Perrot, Quebec, Canada
DiedMay 6, 2023(2023-05-06) (aged 93)
Montreal
Political partyLiberal
SpouseClaire Tétreau
Children4
Alma mater
ProfessionLawyer

Marc Lalonde PC OC KC (French pronunciation: [maʁk lalɔ̃d]; July 26, 1929 – May 6, 2023) was a Canadian politician who served as a cabinet minister, political staffer and lawyer. A lifelong member of the Liberal Party, he is best known for having served in various positions of government from the late 1960s to the mid-1980s, including serving as the Minister of Finance.