Maurice Duplessis
Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis,, popularly known as "Le Chef", was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 16th premier of Quebec. A conservative, nationalist, populist, anti-communist, anti-unionist and fervent Catholic, Duplessis and his party, the Union Nationale, dominated provincial politics from the 1920s to the 1950s. With a total of 18 years and 82 days in office, he remains the longest-serving premier in Quebec history.
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- Born in
- Trois-Rivières
- Educated at
- Université de MontréalCollège Notre-Dame du Sacré-CœurSéminaire Saint-Joseph de Trois-Rivières
- Awards
- 🏆 Person of National Historic Significance🏆 honorary doctorate at the Laval University🏆 honorary doctor of Caen University
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1890
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Birth1959
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