After 18 years of marriage
Canada’s Prime Minister Trudeau announces separation
8/2/2023, 7:58 p.m
Justin Trudeau and his wife had known each other since they were children and had met at a charity ball in 2003. The wedding followed two years later. The couple had three children together. The Canadian Prime Minister is now announcing the marriage on Instagram.
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau have announced their separation. “After important and difficult conversations, we have decided to separate,” the two shared via Instagram. For the time being, his profile continued to read “Father, husband, party leader and 23rd Prime Minister of Canada”.
“As always, we remain a family with a deep love and respect for one another and for all that we have built and will continue to build together.” Mainly for the sake of their children, both asked that their privacy be respected. Trudeau’s office said the two had signed a separation agreement.
The couple married in 2005 and have three children together – Xavier, born 2007, Ella-Grace, born 2009, and Hadrien, born 2014. The two knew each other from childhood and met again in 2003 at a charity ball. Justin Trudeau is a member of the Liberal Party and has been Prime Minister of Canada since 2015. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau had long worked as a presenter on television and radio.