Jean Lesage

The Honourable Jean Lesage PC CC CD
Lesage in 1967
19th Premier of Quebec
In office July 5, 1960 – June 16, 1966
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor	Onésime Gagnon Paul Comtois Hugues Lapointe
Deputy	Georges-Émile Lapalme Paul Gérin-Lajoie
Preceded by	Antonio Barrette
Succeeded by	Daniel Johnson
Parliamentary constituencies Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Louis-Hébert In office June 16, 1966 – April 29, 1970 Preceded by District established Succeeded by Claude Castonguay Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Québec-Ouest In office July 5, 1960 – June 16, 1966 Preceded by Jean-Paul Galipeault Succeeded by District abolished Member of Parliament for Montmagny—L'Islet In office June 11, 1945 – June 13, 1958 Preceded by Joseph-Fernand Fafard Succeeded by Louis Fortin
Canadian cabinet Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources In office December 16, 1953 – June 20, 1957 Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent Preceded by Office established Succeeded by Douglas Harkness Minister of Resources and Development In office September 17, 1953 – December 15, 1953 Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent Preceded by Robert Winters Succeeded by Office abolished
Personal details
Born	(1912-06-10)June 10, 1912 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	December 12, 1980(1980-12-12) (aged 68) Sillery, Quebec, Canada
Resting place	Cimetière Notre-Dame-de-Belmont, Sainte-Foy, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Liberal (federal) Quebec Liberal (provincial)
Spouse	Corinne Lagarde ​ (m. 1938)​
Children	4
Education	Université Laval (BA, LLL)
Profession	Crown Attorney lawyer

Jean Lesage PC CC CD (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ləsaʒ]; June 10, 1912 – December 12, 1980) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the 19th premier of Quebec from July 5, 1960, to June 16, 1966. Alongside Georges-Émile Lapalme, René Lévesque and others, he is often viewed as the father of the Quiet Revolution.^[1] He is the namesake of the Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport, the main sections of Quebec's longest Autoroute highway Autoroute 20, and the provincial electoral district within Quebec City named Jean-Lesage.