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Montréal-Laurier
Montréal-Laurier was a former provincial electoral district in the Montreal region of Quebec, Canada that elected members to the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. It was created for the 1912 election from part of Hochelaga electoral district. Its final election was in 1962. It disappeared in the 1966 election and its successor electoral district was Laurier. Members of the Legislative Assembly * Napoléon Turcot, Liberal (1912–1919) * Ernest Poulin, Liberal (1919–1923) * Alfred Duranleau, Conservative Party (1923–1927) * Ernest Poulin, Liberal (1927–1935) * Zénon Lesage, Action liberale nationale (1935–1936) * Charles-Auguste Bertrand, Liberal (1936–1939) * Paul Gauthier, Liberal (1939–1944) * André Laurendeau, Bloc populaire canadien (1944–1948) * Paul Provençal, Union Nationale (1948–1954) * Arsène Gagné, Union Nationale (1955–1960) * René Lévesque René Lévesque (; August 24, 1922 – November 1, 1987) was a Québécois politic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Lévesque
René Lévesque (; August 24, 1922 – November 1, 1987) was a Québécois politician and journalist who served as the 23rd premier of Quebec from 1976 to 1985. He was the first Québécois political leader since Confederation to attempt, through a referendum, to negotiate the political independence of Quebec. Starting his career as a reporter, and radio and television host, he later became known for his eminent role in Quebec's nationalization of hydro, and as an ardent defender of Quebec sovereignty. He was the founder of the Parti Québécois, and before that, a Liberal minister in the Lesage government from 1960 to 1966. Early life Lévesque was born in the Hôtel Dieu Hospital in Campbellton, New Brunswick, on August 24, 1922. He was raised in New Carlisle, Quebec, on the Gaspé Peninsula, by his parents, Diane (née Dionne) and Dominic Lévesque, a lawyer. He had three siblings, André, Fernand and Alice. His father died when Lévesque was 14 years old. Journalis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
