Léon Dion OC OQ (9 October 1922 – 20 August 1997) was a Canadian political scientist.

Léon Dion
Born(1922-10-09)9 October 1922
Died20 August 1997(1997-08-20) (aged 74)
Sillery, Quebec, Canada
SpouseDenyse Kormann
ChildrenStéphane Dion
AwardsOrder of Canada
National Order of Quebec

Dion was born in Saint-Arsène, Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality. He co-founded the department of political science at Université Laval with Gérard Bergeron and Maurice Tremblay in 1954.

He is the father of former federal foreign affairs minister and former Liberal leader Stéphane Dion.

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