Jean Lesage

The Honourable
Jean Lesage
PC CC CD
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
Preceded by
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
Prime Minister
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	June 10, 1912; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	December 12, 1980 (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. 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.