# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jean-lesage
# Generated: 2026-09-07T19:03:09.551Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jean-lesage"
name: "Jean Lesage"
slug: "jean-lesage"
description: "Jean Lesage was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the 19th premier of Quebec from July 5, 1960, to June 16, 1966. Alongside Georges-Émile Lapalme, René Lévesque and others, he is often viewed as the father of the Quiet Revolution. He is the namesake of the Québec City Jean Lesage International Airport, the main sections of Quebec's longest Autoroute highway Autoroute 20, and the provincial electoral district within Quebec City named Jean-Lesage."
tagline: "19th Premier of Quebec (1912–1980)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jean_Lesage.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Canada"
  isoCode: "CA"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1912-06-10"
deathDate: "1980-12-12"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           49.43
  momentum:             0
  historical:           11.723768
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  70
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
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    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Lesage"
    title: "Jean Lesage"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D9%8A%D9%86_%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AC"
    title: "چين ليساج"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Jean Lesage"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Lesage"
    title: "Jean Lesage"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Lesage"
    title: "Jean Lesage"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Lesage"
    title: "Jean Lesage"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Lesage"
    title: "Jean Lesage"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Lesage"
    title: "Jean Lesage"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioannes_Lesage"
    title: "Ioannes Lesage"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Lesage"
    title: "Jean Lesage"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9B%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%B6%2C_%D0%96%D0%B0%D0%BD"
    title: "Лесаж, Жан"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Жан Лесаж"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Lesage"
    title: "Jean Lesage"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1685649"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump