Lucien Bouchard

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The Honourable Lucien Bouchard PC GOQ
Bouchard in 2013
27th Premier of Quebec
In office January 29, 1996 – March 8, 2001
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor	Martial Asselin Jean-Louis Roux Lise Thibault
Deputy	Bernard Landry
Preceded by	Jacques Parizeau
Succeeded by	Bernard Landry
President of the Parti Québécois
In office January 27, 1996 – March 2, 2001
Preceded by	Jacques Parizeau
Succeeded by	Bernard Landry
Leader of the Opposition
In office November 4, 1993 – January 14, 1996
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Jean Chrétien
Preceded by	Jean Chrétien
Succeeded by	Gilles Duceppe
Leader of the Bloc Québécois
In office July 25, 1990 – January 16, 1996
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Gilles Duceppe (interim)
Mulroney Cabinet Minister of the Environment In office December 8, 1988 – May 21, 1990 Acting: December 8, 1988 – January 30, 1989 Prime Minister Brian Mulroney Preceded by Thomas McMillan Succeeded by Robert de Cotret Secretary of State for Canada In office March 31, 1988 – January 29, 1989 Prime Minister Brian Mulroney Preceded by David Crombie Succeeded by Gerry Weiner Minister of Supply and Services Receiver General for Canada In office March 31, 1988 – January 29, 1989 Prime Minister Brian Mulroney Preceded by Stewart McInnes (acting) Succeeded by Paul Dick
Parliamentary constituencies Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Jonquière In office February 19, 1996 – March 8, 2001 Preceded by Francis Dufour Succeeded by Françoise Gauthier Member of Parliament for Lac-Saint-Jean In office June 20, 1988 – January 15, 1996 Preceded by Clément M. Côté Succeeded by Stéphan Tremblay
Personal details
Born	(1938-12-22) December 22, 1938 (age 85) Saint-Cœur-de-Marie, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Parti Québécois (provincial, 1990–2010) Bloc Québécois (federal, 1990–2010)
Other political affiliations	Progressive Conservative (federal, c. 1984–1990)
Spouse	Solange Dugas (since May 18, 2013)
Children	2
Alma mater	Université Laval
Profession	Lawyer

Lucien Bouchard PC GOQ (French pronunciation: [lysjɛ̃ buʃaʁ]; born December 22, 1938) is a French Canadian lawyer, diplomat and retired politician.

A minister for two years in the Mulroney cabinet, Bouchard then founded and led the Bloc Québécois and became Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons of Canada from 1993 to 1996. He became a central figure for the "Yes" side in the 1995 Quebec referendum, alongside Jacques Parizeau, whom he succeeded to serve as the 27th premier of Quebec from January 29, 1996, to March 8, 2001.