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Jean Lesage PC CC CD (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ləsaʒ]; June 10, 1912 – December 12, 1980) was a Canadian lawyer and politician from Quebec. He served as the 19th premier of Quebec from July 5, 1960, to June 16, 1966.
Jean Lesage, né le 10 juin 1912 à Montréal et mort le 12 décembre 1980 à Québec, est un avocat et homme politique québécois [1]. D'abord actif sur la scène fédérale dans les gouvernements de Mackenzie King et de Louis St-Laurent de 1945 à 1957, il poursuit sa carrière sur la scène politique québécoise en devenant chef du Parti ...
Feb 18, 2008 · Jean Lesage, PC, CC, premier of Québec 1960–1966, politician, reformer, lawyer (born 10 June 1912 in Montréal, QC; died 12 December 1980 in Québec City, QC). Known as the father of the Quiet Revolution, he led his province during that modernizing period of profound change in the collective life of Québec.
Jun 6, 2024 · Jean Lesage (born June 10, 1912, Montreal, Que., Can.—died Dec. 12, 1980, near Quebec, Que.) was a Canadian public official who was premier of Quebec during the period of reform in the early 1960s.
Jean Lesage, leader, porte-drapeau et promoteur de la Révolution tranquille qui a changé à jamais le visage du Québec, décède le 12 décembre 1980 à Québec. Il est inhumé au cimetière Notre-Dame-de-Belmont de l’arrondissement Sainte-Foy-Sillery-Cap-Rouge, à Québec.
Feb 18, 2008 · Jean Lesage, C.P., C.C., premier ministre du Québec de 1960 à 1966, politicien, réformateur, avocat (né le 10 juin 1912 à Montréal, QC – décédé le 12 décembre 1980 à Québec, QC).
Jul 7, 2021 · The Quiet Revolution refers to a series of drastic political, societal and cultural changes. The Quiet Revolution was led by the Quebec Liberal Party under Premier Jean Lesage. The slogan was “Maîtres chez nous” (Masters of our own house).
Brief bibliography of Jean Lesage, Premier of Quebec from 1960 to 1966 and lead architect of the Quiet Revolution.
July 05, 1960 to June 16, 1966. Jean Lesage shaped the modern face of Quebec. He began the undertaking of an ambitious social reform program that would forever be known as the Quiet Revolution.
Soon after Duplessis' death, the June 1960 provincial election installed the Liberal provincial government of Jean Lesage, and the Quiet Revolution began. Prior to the 1960s, the government of Québec was controlled by the conservative Duplessis, leader of the Union Nationale party.
