Léon Dion

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Spouse(s) Denyse Kormann Children Stephane Dion Books Quebec 1945-2000, Quebec		Role Political Scientist Name Leon Dion

Born October 9, 1922 ( 1922-10-09 ) Saint-Arsene, Quebec Died August 20, 1997, Sillery, Quebec City, Canada Awards Order of Canada, National Order of Quebec

Léon Dion, OC OQ (9 October 1922 – 20 August 1997) was a Quebec political scientist.

Dion was born in Saint-Arsène de Rivière-du-Loup. He founded the department of political science at Université Laval with Gérard Bergeron and Maurice Tremblay in 1954.

He is the father of former federal foreign affairs minister and former Liberal leader Stéphane Dion.

Honours

1965 - Prize of the Académie française, Les groupes et le pouvoir politique aux États-Unis (Groups and power in the United States)

1970 - Member of the Royal Society of Canada

1971 - Doctorat honoris causa of laws from Queen's University

1972 - Member of the Académie des sciences morales et politiques

1977 - Prix Léon-Gérin

1983 - Prix Arthur-Buies, given during the Salon du livre à Rimouski

1985 - Prix Esdras-Minville

1986 - Médaille Gloire de l'Escolle

1990 - Prix Marcel-Vincent

1990 - Officer of the National Order of Quebec

1993 - Governor General's Award finalist

1996 - Officer of the Order of Canada

References

Léon Dion Wikipedia

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