Bouchard, Lucien
Born: Dec 22, 1938 AD
Currently alive, at 73 years of age.
Nationality: Canadian
Categories: Politician
Currently alive, at 73 years of age.
Nationality: Canadian
Categories: Politician
1938 - He was born on the 22nd of December in Saint-Coeur-de-Marie, Quebec, Canada.
1959 - Bouchard graduated from Jonquière Classical College.
1964 - He obtained a Bachelor's degree in social science and a law degree at Université Laval.
1970 - He worked for the federalist Liberal Party of Quebec's campaign, but was deeply shaken by the events of Quebec's October Crisis, especially by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's imposition of the War Measures Act.
- He was president of the arbitration committee for the education sector.
- He was prosecutor in chief for the commission for labour and industry.
1985 - He was appointed ambassador to France by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, a then close friend of his whom he had met in Université Laval.
1988 - He joined Mulroney's Progressive Conservative government as Secretary of State and later Minister of the Environment.
1995 - Bouchard signed, as Bloc leader, a tripartite agreement with Parti Québécois leader Jacques Parizeau and Action démocratique leader Mario Dumont, which mapped the way to the referendum on independence.
2001 - Bouchard retired from politics and was replaced as Québec premier by Bernard Landry.
2004 - In April, he helped launch the Centre for International Studies of the Université de Montréal (CÉRIUM), of which he is a board member.
2005 - On the 19th of October, Bouchard and eleven other Quebecers of different backgrounds and political aspirations published a manifesto entitled "Pour un Québec lucide".
1959 - Bouchard graduated from Jonquière Classical College.
1964 - He obtained a Bachelor's degree in social science and a law degree at Université Laval.
1970 - He worked for the federalist Liberal Party of Quebec's campaign, but was deeply shaken by the events of Quebec's October Crisis, especially by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's imposition of the War Measures Act.
- He was president of the arbitration committee for the education sector.
- He was prosecutor in chief for the commission for labour and industry.
1985 - He was appointed ambassador to France by Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, a then close friend of his whom he had met in Université Laval.
1988 - He joined Mulroney's Progressive Conservative government as Secretary of State and later Minister of the Environment.
1995 - Bouchard signed, as Bloc leader, a tripartite agreement with Parti Québécois leader Jacques Parizeau and Action démocratique leader Mario Dumont, which mapped the way to the referendum on independence.
2001 - Bouchard retired from politics and was replaced as Québec premier by Bernard Landry.
2004 - In April, he helped launch the Centre for International Studies of the Université de Montréal (CÉRIUM), of which he is a board member.
2005 - On the 19th of October, Bouchard and eleven other Quebecers of different backgrounds and political aspirations published a manifesto entitled "Pour un Québec lucide".
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