Louis Robichaud

Louis Robichaud
Robichaud in 1960
25th Premier of New Brunswick
In office
July 12, 1960 – November 11, 1970
MonarchElizabeth II
Lieutenant GovernorJoseph Leonard O'Brien
John B. McNair
Wallace Samuel Bird
Preceded byHugh John Flemming
Succeeded byRichard Hatfield
Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
In office
September 22, 1952 – April 30, 1971
Preceded byJ. Killeen McKee
Succeeded byOmer Léger
ConstituencyKent
Senator for Saint-Louis-de-Kent, New Brunswick
In office
December 21, 1973 – October 21, 2000
Appointed byPierre Trudeau
Personal details
Born
Louis Joseph Robichaud

(1925-10-21)October 21, 1925
Saint-Antoine, New Brunswick, Canada
DiedJanuary 6, 2005(2005-01-06) (aged 79)
Sainte-Anne-de-Kent, New Brunswick, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Spouses
  • Lorraine Robichaud
  • Jacqueline Robichaud

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.

  1. ^ "Pierre Veniot becomes Premier of New Brunswick". www.clo-ocol.gc.ca. 2016-12-09. Retrieved 2019-03-06.