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Rene Levesque

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Politician

The Resume

    (August 24, 1922-November 1, 1987)
    Born in Campbelton, New Brunswick, Canada
    Advocate of Quebecois sovereignity
    Hosted the TV news program 'Point de Mire' (1956-59)
    Served in the Quebec government as Minister of Hydroelectric Resources and Public Works (1960-61), Minister of Natural Resources (1961-65) and Minister of Family and Welfare (1965-66)
    Founding member and leader of Parti Quebecois (1968-85)
    Premier of Quebec (1976-85)

Why he might be annoying:

    He dropped out of law school.
    He was arrested while demonstrating as part of a broadcasters' strike (1959).
    He ran over and killed a homeless man (February 6, 1977) and was later fined $25 for failing to wear his glasses while driving.
    It was revealed that his female companion in the car on the night of the accident was not his wife, but his secretary (who he later married after his wife divorced him).
    His referendum on Quebec independence was defeated 40%-60% (1980).
    He chain smoked.
    He wore his hair in a comb over.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He was a war correspondent for the CBC during World War II (when he was with the first unit of Americans to liberate the Dachau concentration camp) and the Korean War.
    He threatened to resign as premier when the language minister tried to completely eliminate English-language public schools.
    Under his leadership, Quebec became the first province to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation (1977).
    He liked playing Scrabble and cribbage.
    He was named a Grand Officer of the French Legion of Honor.
    After his death, over 100,000 people viewed his body lying in state.

Credit: C. Fishel


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 21 Votes: 47.62% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 68 Votes: 76.47% Annoying