词条 | Marcel Léger |
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Marcel Léger (June 8, 1930 – February 5, 1993) was a Canadian politician, and a supporter of Quebec sovereignty. He also founded the Canadian polling firm that became Léger Marketing. BackgroundLéger was born in Montreal. He is the father of pollster Jean-Marc Léger and Parti Québécois MNA Nicole Léger. Provincial PoliticsLéger successfully ran as the Parti Québécois candidate in the provincial district of LaFontaine in 1970. He was re-elected in 1973, 1976 and 1981. He became Minister of the Environment in 1976, but was dropped from the Cabinet in 1982.[1] Federal PoliticsLéger was leader of the Parti nationaliste du Québec from September 14, 1983 to May 17, 1984. In that capacity, he tried to establish a federal wing for the Parti Québécois and represent Quebec's interests in Ottawa. However PQ Leader René Lévesque conducted a beau risque policy and refused to endorse Léger’s attempt. Retirement from politicsLéger re-entered the Cabinet as Minister of Tourism in 1984. However he lost his seat in 1985. In 1986, he founded the polling firm "Léger et Léger" (today Léger Marketing). Footnotes1. ^{{QuebecMNAbio|leger-marcel-4139}} {{s-start}}{{S-off}}{{succession box|title=MNA, District of LaFontaine|before=Jean-Paul Beaudry (Union Nationale)|after=Jean-Claude Gobé (Liberal)| years=1970–1985}}{{s-end}}{{Johnson Ministry}}{{Lévesque Ministry}}{{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Leger, Marcel}}{{PartiQuébécois-Quebec-MNA-stub}} 6 : 1930 births|1993 deaths|French Quebecers|Parti nationaliste du Québec politicians|Parti Québécois MNAs|Politicians from Montreal |
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