Antonio Barrette
Premier of Quebec
Premier of Quebec
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After Sauvé's death, Barrette succeeded him as leader of the [Union Nationale](/wiki/Union_Nationale_%28Quebec%29 "Union Nationale (Quebec)") and as [Premier of Quebec](/wiki/Premier_of_Quebec "Premier of Quebec") on January 8, 1960\. He was the 18th [premier of Quebec](/wiki/Premier_of_Quebec "Premier of Quebec"), but he held office for only six months. At the [June 1960 election](/wiki/1960_Quebec_general_election "1960 Quebec general election"), he lost to [Jean Lesage](/wiki/Jean_Lesage "Jean Lesage")'s [Quebec Liberal Party](/wiki/Quebec_Liberal_Party "Quebec Liberal Party").


Who was Jean Lesage's political party?