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Cauchon was born and raised in Quebec where he became a lawyer. He first entered politics when he ran against Prime Minister Brian Mulroney in the riding of Charlevoix in the 1988 Canadian election and was defeated. He first won a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1993 Canadian election in the riding of Outremont and was re-elected in 1997 and 2000. A member of the Liberal Party of CanadaLiberal Party of Canada Current Leader Paul Martin Founded July 1, 1867 (nation's founding) Headquarters Suite 40081 Metcalfe Street Ottawa, OntarioK1P 6M8 Colours Red Political ideology liberal International alignment Liberal International The Liberal Pa, Cauchon was appointed Secretary of StateFron 1993 to 2003, the title of Secretary of State was given to officials in the Government of Canada. Secretaries of State were MPs who were members of the Ministry and the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, assigned to assist Cabinet ministers, but not t for the Federal Office of Regional Development - QuebecThe title Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec was accorded to full members of the Cabinet of Canada from the Campbell Ministry through the first months of Paul Martin government. Prior to the agency by Jean Chretien in 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan. He became a full cabinet minister in 1999For the album by Prince, see 1999 (album 1999 is a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the UN. Events Kosovo War Former child star Gary Coleman files for bankruptcy Y2K prep when he was given the position of Minister of National RevenueThe Minister of National Revenue is the member of the Canadian Cabinet responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency and the administration of taxation law and collection. The Department of National Revenue was established in 1927 by expanding the former Depa. On January 12January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 353 days remaining (354 in leap years). Events 1528 Gustav I of Sweden crowned king of Sweden 1709 Little Ice Age: Two-month freezing period begins in France The coast of the Atla 2002 he became Minister of Justice and Minister with political responsibility for Quebec. As justice minister, Cauchon argued in cabinet in favour of same-sex marriage and the decriminalization of marijuana. Cauchon was a Chretien loyalist and opposed Paul Martin's attempt to force Chretien to retire. When Chretien did announce a date for his resignation, Cauchon was touted as a possible candidate to succeed him but did not end up running in the 2003 Liberal leadership convention. Cauchon refused to back Martin's leadership bid and was not included in Martin's first cabinet. Cauchon did not run in the 2004 Canadian election. There have been reports that he is either organizing an attempt to remove Martin as Liberal leader or a leadership campaign to succeed Martin when he retires.