René Lévesque

René Lévesque 19221987 was a Québécois politician and journalist who served as the 23rd Premier of Quebec from 1976 to 1985 Starting his career as a reporter and radio and television host he later became known for his eminent role in Quebecs nationalization of its electric power industry and as an ardent defender of Quebec sovereignty He was the founder of the Parti Québécois political partyand before that a liberal minister of the government of Quebec from 1960 to 1966 and the first Québécois political leader since Confederation to attempt through a referendum to negotiate the political independence of Quebec