Former prime minister Jean Chrétien returned to Parliament Hill on May 25, 2010 -- this time to stay. His portrait joins 19 other prime ministerial paintings on the limestone walls of the Centre Block.
The portrait by Ottawa artist Christan Nicholson ('73) depicts an unsmiling Chrétien holding his spectacles in one hand amid a muted gold background. The 76-year-old, three-term Liberal prime minister said having his official portrait hung alongside those of the "great and not-so-great" prime ministers since Confederation is the "crowning" of his career.
