# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/rene-levesque
# Generated: 2026-09-07T20:20:44.158Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/rene-levesque"
name: "René Lévesque"
slug: "rene-levesque"
description: "René Lévesque was a Canadian politician and journalist who served as the 23rd premier of Quebec from 1976 to 1985. He was the first Québécois political leader since Confederation to seek, through a referendum, a mandate to negotiate the political independence of Quebec. Starting his career as a reporter, and radio and television host, he later became known for his eminent role in Quebec's nationalization of hydro-electric companies and as an ardent defender of Quebec sovereignty. He was the founder of the Parti Québécois, and before that, a Liberal minister in the Lesage government from 1960 to 1966."
tagline: "Québécois politician and journalist (1922–1987)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ren%C3%A9_L%C3%A9vesque%2C_18_octobre_1960.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "CA"
category:
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  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
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  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1922-08-24"
deathDate: "1987-11-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
  historical:           22.74452533333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0529700/"
    handle:    "nm0529700"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump