Stéphane Dion

**Stéphane Maurice Dion** (born 28 September 1955) is a Canadian diplomat and former politician. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet headed by Justin Trudeau from 2015 to 2017.

He was a Member of Parliament of Canada for the riding of Saint-Laurent—Cartierville in Montreal since 1996. He was the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and the Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons of Canada from 2006 to 2008.

Since 2017 he has been ambassador to the European Union and Germany.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: His Excellency The Honourable
- **name**: Stéphane Dion
- **image**: File:Canadian Foreign Minister Stéphane Dion - 2016 (28405975206) (cropped).jpg
- **office**: List of Canadian ambassadors to Germany, Canadian Ambassador to Germany
- **primeminister**: Justin Trudeau
- **term start**: 1 May 2017
- **predecessor**: Marie Gervais-Vidricaire
- **office1**: Special Envoy of Canada to the European Union and Europe
- **primeminister1**: Justin Trudeau
- **term start1**: 1 May 2017
- **predecessor1**: _Position established_
- **office2**: 12th Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada), Minister of Foreign Affairs
- **primeminister2**: Justin Trudeau
- **term start2**: 4 November 2015
- **term end2**: 10 January 2017
- **predecessor2**: Rob Nicholson
- **successor2**: Chrystia Freeland
- **office3**: Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada), Leader of the Opposition
- **primeminister3**: Stephen Harper
- **term start3**: 2 December 2006
- **term end3**: 10 December 2008
- **predecessor3**: Bill Graham (Canadian politician), Bill Graham
- **successor3**: Michael Ignatieff
- **office4**: Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal Party
- **deputy4**: Michael Ignatieff
- **term start4**: 2 December 2006
- **term end4**: 10 December 2008
- **predecessor4**: Bill Graham (Canadian politician), Bill Graham
- **successor4**: Michael Ignatieff
- **office5**: Minister of the Environment and Climate Change (Canada), Minister of the Environment
- **primeminister5**: Paul Martin
- **term start5**: 20 July 2004
- **term end5**: 6 February 2006
- **predecessor5**: David Anderson (British Columbia politician), David Anderson
- **successor5**: Rona Ambrose
- **office6**: Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Youth (Canada), Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
- **primeminister6**: Jean Chrétien
- **term start6**: 25 January 1996
- **term end6**: 11 December 2003
- **predecessor6**: Marcel Massé
- **successor6**: Pierre Pettigrew
- **office7**: President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, President of the Privy Council
- **primeminister7**: Jean Chrétien
- **term start7**: 25 January 1996
- **term end7**: 11 December 2003
- **predecessor7**: Marcel Massé
- **successor7**: Denis Coderre
- **riding8**: Saint-Laurent (electoral district), Saint-Laurent

- **parliament8**: Canadian
- **term start8**: 25 March 1996
- **term end8**: 6 February 2017
- **predecessor8**: Shirley Maheu
- **successor8**: Emmanuella Lambropoulos
- **birth name**: Stéphane Maurice Dion
- **birth place**: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
- **party**: Liberal Party of Canada, Liberal
- **spouse**: Janine Krieber
- **children**: 1 daughter
- **education**: Université Laval, Laval University
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- **signature**: Stéphane Dion Signature.svg