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Léon Dion
Léon Dion
was a Canadian
political scientist
.
Dion was born in
Saint-Arsène
,
Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality
. 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
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
