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.