Justin Pierre James Trudeau PC MP ( / ˈ t r uː d oʊ , t r uː ˈ d oʊ / ( listen ) TROO -doh, troo- DOH , French: [ʒystɛ̃ pjɛʁ dʒɛms tʁydo] ; born December 25, 1971) is a Canadian politician serving as the 23rd and current prime minister of Canada since 2015 and leader of the Liberal Party since 2013. Trudeau is the second-youngest prime minister in Canadian history after Joe Clark ; he is also the first to be the child of a previous holder of the post, as the eldest son of Pierre Trudeau .
Trudeau was born in Ottawa and attended Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf . He graduated from McGill University in 1994 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in literature, then in 1998 acquired a Bachelor of Education degree from the University of British Columbia . After graduating he taught at the secondary school level in Vancouver , before relocating back to Montreal in 2002 to further his studies. He was chair for the youth charity Katimavik and director of the not-for-profit Canadian Avalanche Association . In 2006,
In the 2008 federal election , he was elected to represent the riding of Papineau in the House of Commons . He was the Liberal Party's Official Opposition critic for youth and multiculturalism in 2009, and the following year he became critic for citizenship and immigration. In 2011, he was appointed as a critic for secondary education and sport. Trudeau won the leadership of the Liberal Party in April 2013 and led his party to victory in the 2015 federal election , moving the third-placed Liberals from 36 s