René Lévesque
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René Lévesque GOQ |
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| 23rd Premier of Quebec | |
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In office November 25, 1976 – October 3, 1985 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor |
Hugues Lapointe Jean-Pierre Côté Gilles Lamontagne |
| Preceded by | Robert Bourassa |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-Marc Johnson |
| Leader of the Parti Québécois | |
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In office October 14, 1968 – September 29, 1985 |
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| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-Marc Johnson |
| MNA for Montréal-Laurier | |
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In office June 22, 1960 – June 5, 1966 |
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| Preceded by | Arsène Gagné |
| Succeeded by | riding abolished |
| MNA for Laurier | |
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In office June 5, 1966 – April 29, 1970 |
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| Preceded by | riding established |
| Succeeded by | André Marchand |
| MNA for Taillon | |
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In office November 15, 1976 – December 2, 1985 |
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| Preceded by | Guy Leduc |
| Succeeded by | Claude Filion |
| Personal details | |
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August 24, 1922 Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Died | November 1, 1987 (aged 65) Nuns' Island, Quebec, Canada |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party |
Parti Québécois (after 1968) Independent (1967–1968) Liberal (1960–1967) |
| Spouse(s) | Louise L'Heureux 1947–1977 (1921-2012) Corinne Côté 1979–1987 (1943-2005) |
| Profession | Journalist |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
René LévesqueGOQ (Quebec French pronunciation: [ʁœne leˈvaɪ̯k]; August 24, 1922 – November 1, 1987) was a reporter, a minister of the government of Quebec (1960–1966), the founder of the Parti Québécois political party and the 23rd Premier of Quebec (November 25, 1976 – October 3, 1985). He was the first Quebec political leader since Confederation to attempt, through a referendum, to negotiate the political independence of Quebec. Lévesque was born in the Hôtel Dieu Hospital in Campbellton, New Brunswick and raised 133 km away in New Carlisle, Quebec, on the Gaspé peninsula, by his parents, Diane (née Dionne) and Dominic Lévesque, a lawyer.
Lévesque was born in Campbellton, New Brunswick on August 24, 1922. He was the son of Dominic and Diane Lévesque. He had three siblings, André, Fernand and Alice. His father died when Lévesque was 14 years old.
Lévesque attended the Séminaire de Gaspé and the Saint-Charles-Garnier College in Quebec City, both of which were run by the Jesuits. He studied for a law degree at Université Laval in Quebec City, but left the university in 1943 without having completed the degree. He worked as an announcer and news writer at the radio station CHNC in New Carlisle, as a substitute announcer for CHRC during 1941 and 1942, and then at CBV in Quebec City.
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