Louis Robichaud Prime minister

Louis Joseph Robichaud, PC, CC, QC (October 21, 1925 – January 6, 2005), popularly known as "Little Louis" or "P'tit-Louis" (due both to his short stature and to his sharing a name with "Uncle Louis" St. Laurent), was the first Acadian appointed Premier of New Brunswick, serving from 1960 to 1970.With the Equal Opportunity program, the language rights act of 1969 establishing New Brunswick as an officially bilingual province, and for his role in the creation of the Université de Moncton, Robichaud is credited with ushering in major social reform in New Brunswick.

Personal facts

Birth date	October 21, 1925
Birth place	New Brunswick , Saint-Antoine New Brunswick
Religion	Catholic Church
Date of death	January 06, 2005
Place of death	New Brunswick , Sainte-Anne-de-Kent New Brunswick

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Politician

monarch	Elizabeth II
office	Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick Senator for Saint-Louis-de-Kent New Brunswick
party	New Brunswick Liberal Association
region	Kent (provincial electoral district)
successor	Richard Hatfield