Pietro Rizzuto (March 18, 1934 – August 3, 1997) (; was a Canadian politician. Born in Cattolica Eraclea, Italy, he came to Canada at the age of 20. In 1963, he founded Inter State Paving Inc., a construction company. In 1976, he was appointed to the

Senate of Canada The Senate of Canada (french: region=CA, Sénat du Canada) is the upper house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the House of Commons, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The Senate is modelled after the B ...

Pierre Trudeau Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau ( , ; October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000), also referred to by his initials PET, was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 15th prime minister of Canada The prime mini ...

representing the senatorial division of Repentigny, Quebec. He was the first Canadian of Italian origin to be appointed to the Senate. He was an "old and dear friend" of

Jean Chrétien Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien (; born January 11, 1934) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 20th prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003. Born and raised in Shawinigan Falls, Quebec, Chrétien is a law graduate from Uni ...

. He was made a Grande Ufficiale of Italy's Order of Merit of the Republic. He was married to Pina and had three children: Melina, Alfonso, and Maria Christina. He died in Montreal in 1997.

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* * 1934 births 1997 deaths Canadian senators from Quebec Italian emigrants to Canada Liberal Party of Canada senators Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery {{Quebec-senator-stub