Jean Lapierre

The Honourable Jean Lapierre PC
Minister of Transport
In office July 20, 2004 – February 5, 2006
Prime Minister	Paul Martin
Preceded by	Tony Valeri
Succeeded by	Lawrence Cannon
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Shefford
In office 1979–1993
Preceded by	Gilbert Rondeau
Succeeded by	Jean H. Leroux
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Outremont
In office June 28, 2004 – January 28, 2007
Preceded by	Martin Cauchon
Succeeded by	Thomas Mulcair
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Born	Jean-Charles Lapierre (1956-05-07)May 7, 1956 Bassin[broken anchor], Quebec, Canada
Died	March 29, 2016(2016-03-29) (aged 59) Iles de la Madeleine, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Liberal Bloc Québécois
Spouse	Nicole Beaulieu ​ (m. 1989)​
Residence(s)	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Profession	Broadcaster

Jean-Charles Lapierre PC (May 7, 1956 – March 29, 2016) was a Canadian politician and television and radio broadcaster. After retiring from the government in 2007, he served as a political analyst in a variety of venues.

He was Paul Martin's Quebec lieutenant during the period of the Martin government. He was first elected to the House of Commons in 1978, serving from 1979 to 1993, and representing the riding of Shefford. He sat as a Liberal from 1979 to 1990, and later as an independent. He returned after an eleven-year absence when he won a seat in the 2004 federal election for the Montreal riding of Outremont. On July 20, 2004, he was appointed to the Canadian Cabinet as Minister of Transport, serving until the 2006 election. Lapierre resigned as the MP for Outremont on January 28, 2007.

In 2016, Lapierre died on a private plane that crashed on approach to Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport. Seven people died in the crash, including four of his family members; they were travelling to his father Raymond's funeral. Both pilots died.^[1][2]