Pierre Elliott Trudeau
18 October 1919- September 27, 2000

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The government has no business in the bedrooms of the nation.
-- Pierre Trudeau
My admiration for Trudeau is based on what he did as federal justice minister before he became the fifteenth Prime Minister of Canada. Long before gay people had even poked their noses above ground to protest, he made sexual acts between consenting adults in private legal. It was an extremely bold move for 1969. He was charismatic, funny, brilliant and thoughtful and he ruled Canada as if it was his own beloved kingdom.

I hope to be lucky enough to see another leader like him.

See his biography.