Louis Robichaud | |
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25th Premier of New Brunswick | |
In office July 12, 1960 – November 11, 1970 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Lieutenant Governor | Joseph Leonard O'Brien John B. McNair Wallace Samuel Bird |
Preceded by | Hugh John Flemming |
Succeeded by | Richard Hatfield |
Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick | |
In office September 22, 1952 – April 30, 1971 | |
Preceded by | J. Killeen McKee |
Succeeded by | Omer Léger |
Constituency | Kent |
Senator for Saint-Louis-de-Kent, New Brunswick | |
In office December 21, 1973 – October 21, 2000 | |
Appointed by | Pierre Trudeau |
Personal details | |
Born | Louis Joseph Robichaud October 21, 1925 Saint-Antoine, New Brunswick, Canada |
Died | January 6, 2005 Sainte-Anne-de-Kent, New Brunswick, Canada | (aged 79)
Political party | Liberal |
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Louis Joseph Robichaud PC CC ONB QC (October 21, 1925 – January 6, 2005), popularly known as "Little Louis" or "P'tit-Louis", was the second[1] (but first elected) Acadian premier of New Brunswick, serving from 1960 to 1970.
With the Equal Opportunity program, the language rights act of 1969 establishing New Brunswick as an officially bilingual province, and for his role in the creation of the Université de Moncton, Robichaud is credited with ushering in major social reform in New Brunswick.