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Jean Lesage (June 10, 1912
- December 12, 1980) was a Quebec lawyer, politician and Prime Minister of
Quebec (July 22, 1960 - August 16, 1966).
Born in Montreal, he studied law at Laval University in Quebec City and was admitted to
the bar in 1934. He served in the army reserve from 1933 to 1945. He practised law in Quebec City and was also a Crown attorney from 1939 to 1944.
A Liberal MP (1945-1957) and
federal cabinet minister (1953-1957), he left federal
politics after the fall of the St. Laurent
government and became leader of the Quebec Liberals
in 1958, a position he held until 1970. As premier, he led the Quebec government through the Quiet Revolution.
In 1962, while he was its leader, the Quebec Liberal Party stopped being affiliated with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Elections as party leader
He won the 1960 election and the
1962 election and lost the 1966 election.
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