Born 23 February 1949 in Quebec City, Canada. Received a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Physics from the Royal Military College of Kingston in 1970, and a Doctorate in Electrical Engineering from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, England, in 1973.

Naval career

Marc Garneau served as a Combat Systems Engineer in the Royal Canadian Navy from 1973 until 1984.

Astronaut career

He was one of six Canadians selected for astronaut training in December 1983. He became the first Canadian to fly in Space on Shuttle Mission STS 41-G in October 1984.

He flew on two more missions: STS-77 in 1996 and STS-97 in 2000, logging over 677 hours in space. In November 2001, he was appointed President of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), a post he held until December 2005.

Political career

Marc Garneau was elected as a Liberal Member of Parliament in October 2008. He became minister of Transport in November 2015, a post he held for 5 years until January 2021 when he was named Foreign Affairs minister, a post he occupied until October 2021. He retired from politics in March 2023.

During his political career, he visited Korea on three occasions. He is a Companion of the Order of Canada (2003). He served as Chancellor of Carleton University from 2003 to 2008. He is a Recipient of the NASA Exceptional Service Medal (1997), three NASA Space Flight Medals (1984, 1996, 2000), and eleven Honorary Doctorates.