Jean-François Lisée
Jean-François Lisée | |
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Lisée in 2013 | |
| Leader of the Opposition of Quebec | |
| In office October 7, 2016 – October 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Sylvain Gaudreault |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Arcand |
| Leader of the Parti Québécois | |
| In office October 7, 2016 – October 1, 2018 | |
| President |
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| Preceded by | Sylvain Gaudreault (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Pascal Bérubé (interim) |
| Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie | |
| In office September 19, 2012 – April 23, 2014 | |
| Premier | Pauline Marois |
| Preceded by | Monique Gagnon-Tremblay |
| Succeeded by | Christine St-Pierre |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Rosemont | |
| In office September 4, 2012 – October 1, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Louise Beaudoin |
| Succeeded by | Vincent Marissal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 13, 1958 Thetford Mines, Quebec, Canada |
| Party | Parti Québécois |
| Alma mater | Université de Montréal |
| Profession | Politician |
Jean-François Lisée (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ fʁã.swa li.ze]; born February 13, 1958) is a Canadian politician who served as the leader of the Parti Québécois from October 2016 until October 2018. He was first elected a member of the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2012 Quebec election in the electoral district of Rosemont.
Prior to winning political office, he was a political analyst, journalist, author, intellectual and sovereignist thinker. He was a "special advisor" to former PQ premiers of Quebec Jacques Parizeau and Lucien Bouchard.