Robert Bourassa

Robert Bourassa GOQ
22nd Premier of Quebec
In office May 12, 1970 – November 25, 1976
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor	Hugues Lapointe
Deputy	Pierre Laporte (1970)
Preceded by	Jean-Jacques Bertrand
Succeeded by	René Lévesque
In office December 12, 1985 – January 11, 1994
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor	Gilles Lamontagne Martial Asselin
Deputy	Lise Bacon
Preceded by	Pierre-Marc Johnson
Succeeded by	Daniel Johnson Jr.
MNA for Saint-Laurent
In office January 20, 1986 – January 11, 1994
Preceded by	Germain Leduc
Succeeded by	Normand Cherry
MNA for Mercier
In office June 5, 1966 – November 25, 1976
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	Gérald Godin
MNA for Bertrand
In office June 3, 1985 – December 2, 1985
Preceded by	Denis Lazure
Succeeded by	Jean-Guy Parent
Personal details
Born	Jean-Robert Bourassa (1933-07-14)July 14, 1933 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died	October 2, 1996(1996-10-02) (aged 63) Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Resting place	Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery
Political party	Quebec Liberal Party
Spouse	Andrée Simard ​ (m. 1958)​
Alma mater	Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf Université de Montréal Keble College, Oxford Harvard University
Profession	Financial advisor teacher lawyer

Robert Bourassa^[1][2] GOQ (French pronunciation: [ʁɔbɛʁ buʁasa]; July 14, 1933 – October 2, 1996) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd premier of Quebec from 1970 to 1976 and from 1985 to 1994. A member of the Liberal Party of Quebec, he served a total of just under 15 years as premier. Bourassa's tenure was marked by major events affecting Quebec, including the October Crisis and the Meech Lake and Charlottetown Accords.