- Born January 11, 1934 in Shawinigan, Quebec as Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien
- Parents are Wellie & Marie.
- Father was a Liberal organizer and young Chretien helped hand out flyers and attended rallies
- Married to Aline Chaîné since 1957
- He has three children (2 sons, 1 daughter) and four grandchildren.
- First French Canadian Finance Minister
- Has been attacked with a pie in the face, a separate incident resulted in the PM putting the attacker in a choke hold after his home has been broken into. Chrétien and his wife were prepared to protect themselves with an Inuit statue
- Is referred to as le petit gars de Shawinigan which means the little guy from Shawinigan