Stéphane Dion

Birth Name: Stéphane Maurice Dion

Place of Birth: Québec City, Québec, Canada

Date of Birth: 28 September, 1955

Ethnicity: French-Canadian, French, German

Stéphane Dion is a Canadian diplomat, academic, political scientist, and politician. He has been Canadian Ambassador to Germany, and Special Envoy to the European Union and Europe, both since May 1, 2017. He was previously Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, and, as such, Leader of the Opposition in the Canadian parliament, from December 2, 2006 to December 10, 2008. He was also Minister of the Environment, from July 20, 2004 to February 6, 2006, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, from November 4, 2015 to January 10, 2017, among other duties.

Stéphane’s mother, Denyse (Kormann), was a French-born real estate agent, who likely had German ancestry. Stéphane’s father, Léon Dion, was a Canadian political scientist, of French-Canadian descent. He is married to political scientist Janine Krieber, with whom he has a daughter.

Stéphane’s paternal grandfather was Thomas Dion (the son of Candide Dion and Louise Dubé). Thomas was born in Saint-Arsène, Québec, Canada. Candide was the son of François Dion and Mathilde Bérubé.

Stéphane’s paternal grandmother was Alice-Eugénie Dancause (the daughter of Prudent Dancause and Octavie Paradis). Alice-Eugénie was born in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada.

Stéphane’s maternal grandfather was named Emile Kormann.

Sources: Genealogies of Stéphane Dion (focusing on his father’s side) – http://www.geni.com
http://bowergenealogy.ca

Obituary of Stéphane’s mother – http://www.federationgenealogie.qc.ca

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