Clément Chartier

{{Short description|Métis Canadian leader}}

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Clément Chartier {{post-nominals|country=CAN|QC}} (born 1946) is a Métis Canadian leader. Chartier served as President of the World Council of Indigenous Peoples between 1984–87 and vice-president between 1993 and 1997.

Born in Île-à-la-Crosse, Saskatchewan, Chartier grew up in Buffalo Narrows, Saskatchewan. He became a lawyer in 1980, whe he was called to the bar in Saskatchewan.

Chartier was president of Canada's Métis National Council from 24 October 2003 to 30 September 2021.{{Cite news |url=https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/cassidy-caron-elected-as-new-metis-national-council-president/ |title=Cassidy Caron elected as new Métis National Council president |date=30 September 2021 |newspaper=Aptn News |access-date=3 October 2021 |archive-date=3 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003180607/https://www.aptnnews.ca/national-news/cassidy-caron-elected-as-new-metis-national-council-president/ |url-status=live }} He was president of Métis Nation—Saskatchewan 1998–2003, and turned over that office to interim president Lorna Docken when he became president of the Metis National Council. Chartier announced in November 2019 that Manitoba Metis Federation president David Chartrand would lead the MNC for national affairs until the council's next election and serve as the national spokesperson.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/metis-national-council-clement-chartier-steps-down-1.5350795 |title=David Chartrand to lead Métis National Council until election after president steps down |date=6 November 2019 |website=CBC News |access-date=24 February 2021 |archive-date=14 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201014043154/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/metis-national-council-clement-chartier-steps-down-1.5350795 |url-status=live}}

In 2021 Chartier stood for election to the presidency of the MN-S again, but was unsuccessful in his run.{{Cite web |url=https://www2.metisnation.ca/news/need-for-electoral-reform-highlighted-in-metis-nation-saskatchewan-election-results/ |title=Need for electoral reform highlighted in Métis Nation-Saskatchewan Election Results |date=31 May 2021 |website=www2.metisnation.ca |access-date=10 September 2021 |archive-date=3 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210603120746/https://www2.metisnation.ca/news/need-for-electoral-reform-highlighted-in-metis-nation-saskatchewan-election-results/ |url-status=dead }}