Trudeau, 53, the son of long-time former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, was born into the public eye and inherited his father’s sense of style and showmanship. He is one of the few Canadian leaders to win three consecutive terms in office.
Trudeau took over as Liberal leader in 2013 when the party was in deep trouble and had been reduced to third place in the House of Commons for the first time.
Yet by pushing an upbeat message of “sunny ways”, and taking advantage of voter fatigue with the Conservative government, Trudeau propelled his party into power in the 2015 election.
Trudeau was a media sensation and found his face – not to mention his sharp suits and colourful socks – splashed across magazines around the world. On his first foreign trip in November 2015, he was mobbed in a Manila conference centre and had to be whisked away by his security team.
