biography
pronunciation:
[booshah(r)]
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| lived:
| (1938– )
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| biography:
| Canadian and Québecois statesman, and prime minister of Québec (1996–2001), born in Saint-Coeur-de-Marie, Lac-Saint-Jean, Québec, SE Canada. Educated in Jonquière and Laval, he practised law before being appointed Canadian ambassador to France (1970–80), entering parliament as a Conservative (1988). He became minister of the environment (1989–90) before resigning from both post and party to form and lead the Bloc Québecois. Following the 1993 elections, the Bloc became the official opposition in the House of Commons. An active campaigner for Québecois sovereignty, he became chairman of the Parti Québecois in 1996, a position he resigned from in 2001. |
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