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John James "Jean" Charest, PC, MNA (pronounced: ; born June 24, 1958) is the 29th and current Premier of Quebec. He is a former leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (1993–1998) and the current leader of the Quebec Liberal Party.

Charest has joked that his political obituary has been written so many times that he has lost count.

Charest was born in the Eastern Townships central city of Sherbrooke, Quebec, the son of Rita (née Leonard), an Irish Quebecer, and Claude "Red" Charest, a French Canadian. He obtained a law degree from the Université de Sherbrooke and was admitted to the Barreau du Québec in 1981. He is married to Michèle Dionne (since June 21, 1980) and they have three children, Amélie, Antoine, and Alexandra.

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