Who was the prime minister of Canada for the majority of Bill Clinton's time as U.S. President?

Joseph Jacques Jean Chretien  (born January 11, 1934), known commonly as Jean Chretien, is a Canadian politician and statesman who served as the 20th Prime Minister of Canada from November 4, 1993 to December 12, 2003. Bill Clinton served as US president from January 20, 1993 to January 20, 2001.

Chretien was born on January 11, 1934, in Shawinigan, Quebec, as the 18th of 19 children (10 of whom did not survive infancy), of Marie (née Boisvert, died 1954) and Wellie Chretien (died 1980). During the Second World War, the Canadian nationalist Wellie Chretien had attracted much public disapproval by being a staunch supporter of the war effort, and especially by being one of the few French-Canadians willing to publicly support sending the conscripts (known as "Zombies") to fight overseas. Under the 1940 National Resources Mobilization Act, the federal government could conscript Canadians only for the defense of Canada, and until late 1944, only volunteers went to fight overseas. In 1940's Quebec, where many French-Canadians were opposed to Canada fighting in the war, and especially to sending the "Zombies" overseas, this made Wellie Chretien and his family outcasts. As a young boy, Chretien had to read the dictionary (as per his father's orders).

On December 12, 2003, Chretien formally resigned as prime minister, handing power over to Martin. Chretien joined the law firm of Heenan Blaikie on January 5, 2004, as counsel.