Lucien Bouchard

Lucien Bouchard
Bouchard in 2013
27th Premier of Quebec
In office
January 29, 1996 – March 8, 2001
MonarchElizabeth II
Lieutenant GovernorMartial Asselin
Jean-Louis Roux
Lise Thibault
DeputyBernard Landry
Preceded byJacques Parizeau
Succeeded byBernard Landry
President of the Parti Québécois
In office
January 27, 1996 – March 2, 2001
Preceded byJacques Parizeau
Succeeded byBernard Landry
Leader of the Opposition
In office
November 4, 1993 – January 14, 1996
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterJean Chrétien
Preceded byJean Chrétien
Succeeded byGilles Duceppe
Leader of the Bloc Québécois
In office
July 25, 1990 – January 16, 1996
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byGilles Duceppe (interim)
Mulroney Cabinet
Minister of the Environment
In office
December 8, 1988 – May 21, 1990
Acting: December 8, 1988 – January 30, 1989
Prime MinisterBrian Mulroney
Preceded byThomas McMillan
Succeeded byRobert de Cotret
Secretary of State for Canada
In office
March 31, 1988 – January 29, 1989
Prime MinisterBrian Mulroney
Preceded byDavid Crombie
Succeeded byGerry Weiner
Minister of Supply and Services
Receiver General for Canada
In office
March 31, 1988 – January 29, 1989
Prime MinisterBrian Mulroney
Preceded byStewart McInnes (acting)
Succeeded byPaul Dick
Parliamentary constituencies
Member of the
National Assembly of Quebec
for Jonquière
In office
February 19, 1996 – March 8, 2001
Preceded byFrancis Dufour
Succeeded byFrançoise Gauthier
Member of Parliament
for Lac-Saint-Jean
In office
June 20, 1988 – January 15, 1996
Preceded byClément M. Côté
Succeeded byStéphan Tremblay
Personal details
Born (1938-12-22) December 22, 1938 (age 85)
Saint-Cœur-de-Marie, Quebec, Canada
Political partyParti Québécois (provincial, 1990–2010)
Bloc Québécois (federal, 1990–2010)
Other political
affiliations
Progressive Conservative (federal, c. 1984–1990)
SpouseSolange Dugas (since May 18, 2013)
Children2
Alma materUniversité Laval
ProfessionLawyer

Lucien Bouchard PC GOQ (French pronunciation: [lysjɛ̃ buʃaʁ]; born December 22, 1938) is a French Canadian lawyer, diplomat and retired politician.

A minister for two years in the Mulroney cabinet, Bouchard then founded and led the Bloc Québécois and became Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 1996. He became a central figure for the "Yes" side in the 1995 Quebec referendum, alongside Jacques Parizeau, whom he succeeded to serve as the 27th premier of Quebec from January 29, 1996, to March 8, 2001.