Roger Lefebvre (born June 23, 1943) is a lawyer and politician from Quebec, he served in the Daniel Johnson Jr. government.

Biography

Lefebvre was born in Black Lake, Quebec to Arthur Lefebvre, a businessman, and Agathe Beaudoin. He studied at

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and the

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, obtaining his law degree in 1967, he was called to the bar in 1968 and practiced law at Roy, Lefebvre, Gosselin & Ouellet from 1968 to 1985.

Political career

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, he ran for the Liberal party in the open seat of Frontenac, that was vacated by Gilles Grégoire who had been found guilty of child

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and won. He was easily re-elected in

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and

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. He served as Deputy House Leader from 1985 until 1990 in the government of

Robert Bourassa Robert Bourassa (; July 14, 1933 – October 2, 1996) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd premier of Quebec from 1970 to 1976 and from 1985 to 1994. A member of the Liberal Party of Quebec, he served a total of just ...

and was elected as a

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, a role he served in until January 11, 1994 when he was named

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and Minister for Electoral Reform in the short-lived Daniel Johnson Jr. government. Lefebvre managed to survive the 1994 election and was named Deputy Opposition House Leader, he did not run for re-election in 1998. Since leaving the legislature he has continued to practice law. He served President of the Commission for the Protection of the Agricultural Territory of Quebec.Roger Lefebvre
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