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Justin Trudeau
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attending a meeting of the G7 in Italy, 2024.
Before entering politics, Justin Trudeau held several diverse positions. His professional background includes:
- Educator: He worked as a snowboard instructor and taught high-school French and elementary-school math in Vancouver.1
- Media and Communications: He worked at a Montreal radio station, where he covered the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, and he appeared as an actor in the television miniseries The Great War (2007).1
- Non-profit Leadership: He served as the chairman of the board of directors for Katimavik, a national youth volunteer organization, from 2002 to 2006, and acted as an unpaid spokesman for the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society.1