1958 - Today
John James "Jean" Charest (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ ʃɑʁɛ]; born June 24, 1958) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 29th premier of Quebec from 2003 to 2012 and the fifth deputy prime minister of Canada in 1993. Charest was elected to the House of Commons in 1984 and would serve in several federal cabinet positions between 1986 and 1993. He became the leader of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party in 1993 and remained in the role until he entered provincial politics in 1998. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Charest has received more than 735,032 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Charest is the 15,943rd most popular politician (down from 14,310th in 2019), the 568th most popular biography from Canada (up from 579th in 2019) and the 49th most popular Canadian Politician.
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Among politicians, Jean Charest ranks 15,943 out of 15,577. Before him are Paul Kaba Thieba, John Simon, 1st Viscount Simon, Vít Jedlička, Ahmed Kathrada, Rajko Đurić, and Paulo d'Eça Leal. After him are Joseph Lyons, Zinetula Bilyaletdinov, Einars Repše, Ana Pastor Julián, Herbert Morrison, and William Hobson.
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 15,937
1873 - 1954
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 15,938
1983 - Present
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 15,939
1929 - 2017
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 15,940
1947 - 2020
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 15,941
1901 - 1977
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 15,942
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 15,943
1879 - 1939
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 15,944
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 15,945
1961 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 15,946
1957 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 15,947
1888 - 1965
HPI: 41.42
Rank: 15,948
1792 - Present
HPI: 41.41
Rank: 15,949
Among people born in 1958, Jean Charest ranks 381. Before him are Peter Watts, Grigol Vashadze, Tim Kaine, Mark Mazower, Monica Guerritore, and Arto Bryggare. After him are Julio Alberto Moreno, Christian Brando, Frank Gambale, Juan Antonio Señor, Santiago Urquiaga, and Roberto Guerrero.
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 375
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.61
Rank: 376
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.58
Rank: 377
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.55
Rank: 378
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 379
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.44
Rank: 380
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 381
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 382
1958 - 2008
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 383
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.38
Rank: 384
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.31
Rank: 385
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.27
Rank: 386
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 387
Among people born in Canada, Jean Charest ranks 568 out of 1,350. Before him are Barbara Hannigan (1971), Kevin Zegers (1984), Ken Kirzinger (1959), Beattie Ramsay (1895), Robbie Amell (1988), and Nicole de Boer (1970). After him are Helen Shaver (1951), Melody Anderson (1955), Deryck Whibley (1980), Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin (1849), Adam Beach (1972), and Sarah McLachlan (1968).
1971 - Present
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 562
1984 - Present
HPI: 41.59
Rank: 563
1959 - Present
HPI: 41.57
Rank: 564
1895 - 1952
HPI: 41.56
Rank: 565
1988 - Present
HPI: 41.46
Rank: 566
1970 - Present
HPI: 41.45
Rank: 567
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 568
1951 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 569
1955 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 570
1980 - Present
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 571
1849 - 1917
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 572
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.35
Rank: 573
1968 - Present
HPI: 41.30
Rank: 574
Among politicians born in Canada, Jean Charest ranks 49. Before him are Charles Tupper (1821), Jeanne Sauvé (1922), Patrick Roy (1965), Hilda Cameron (1912), Marc Garneau (1949), and Beattie Ramsay (1895). After him are Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin (1849), Jack Layton (1950), Ken Dryden (1947), Gaétan Boucher (1958), Patricia Jones (1930), and S. I. Hayakawa (1906).
1821 - 1915
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 43
1922 - 1993
HPI: 43.05
Rank: 44
1965 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 45
1912 - 2001
HPI: 42.74
Rank: 46
1949 - Present
HPI: 42.42
Rank: 47
1895 - 1952
HPI: 41.56
Rank: 48
1958 - Present
HPI: 41.43
Rank: 49
1849 - 1917
HPI: 41.39
Rank: 50
1950 - 2011
HPI: 41.24
Rank: 51
1947 - Present
HPI: 41.03
Rank: 52
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.96
Rank: 53
1930 - 2000
HPI: 40.93
Rank: 54
1906 - 1992
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 55