Marcel Prud'homme

Marcel Prud'homme, (November 30, 1934 – January 25, 2017) was a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Senate and the House of Commons of Canada.

Early life Prud'homme was born in Montreal the youngest of Dr. Hector Prud'homme and the former Lucia Paquette's 12 children. Dr. Prud'homme also served as a city councillor which gave the younger Prud'homme exposure to politics. In 1989, while in Opposition, he became the Liberal Party's Critic for Arms Control and Disarmament. In 1992, he became Chair of the Quebec Liberal Caucus. On July 1, 1992, Prud'homme was appointed to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada in honour of his longstanding personal friendship with then-Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.

Honours In 2007, he was awarded the Order of Friendship of Russia. Prud'homme was also awarded honours by Morocco, Cuba and Hungary and was granted an honorary doctorate by the University of Algiers as well as five Canadian commemorative medals.