Jacques Parizeau

Jacques Parizeau
Parizeau in 2007
26th Premier of Quebec
In office
September 26, 1994 – January 29, 1996
MonarchElizabeth II
Lieutenant GovernorMartial Asselin
DeputyBernard Landry
Preceded byDaniel Johnson Jr.
Succeeded byLucien Bouchard
Leader of the Opposition of Quebec
In office
September 25, 1989 – September 26, 1994
PremierRobert Bourassa
Daniel Johnson Jr.
Preceded byGuy Chevrette
Succeeded byDaniel Johnson Jr.
President of the Parti Québécois
In office
March 18, 1988 – January 27, 1996
First
Vice-President
Preceded byGuy Chevrette (interim)
Succeeded byLucien Bouchard
Minister of Finance
In office
November 26, 1976 – November 27, 1984
PremierRené Lévesque
Preceded byRaymond Garneau
Succeeded byYves Duhaime
Parliamentary constituencies
Member of the
National Assembly of Quebec
for L'Assomption
In office
September 25, 1989 – January 29, 1996
Preceded byJean-Guy Gervais
Succeeded byJean-Claude St-André
In office
November 15, 1976 – November 27, 1984
Preceded byJean Perreault
Succeeded byJean-Guy Gervais
Personal details
Born(1930-08-09)August 9, 1930
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedJune 1, 2015(2015-06-01) (aged 84)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyParti Québécois
Spouses
  • (m. 1956; died 1990)
  • Lisette Lapointe
Alma mater
ProfessionEconomist

Jacques Parizeau GOQ (French pronunciation: [ʒak paʁizo]; August 9, 1930 – June 1, 2015) was a Canadian politician and Québécois economist who was a noted Quebec sovereigntist and the 26th premier of Quebec from September 26, 1994, to January 29, 1996.


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