Jean James Charest, PC (born John James Charest; pronounced [ʒɑ̃ ʃɑʁɛ]; born June 24, 1958) is a Quebec politician. He was the 29th Premier of Quebec, from 2003 to 2012; the Deputy Prime Minister of Canada from June 25, 1993, until November 4, 1993; the leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1993 to 1998; and the leader of the Quebec Liberal Party from 1998 to 2012. He became Premier after winning the 2003 election; after he lost the 2012 election he announced that he would be resigning as Quebec Liberal Leader and leaving politics. Charest sits as an advisor to Canada's Ecofiscal Commission.
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