| Léon Dion | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 9, 1922 Saint-Arsène, Quebec |
| Died | August 20, 1997 (aged 74) Sillery, Quebec City, Quebec |
| Spouse(s) | Denyse Kormann |
| Awards |
Order of Canada National Order of Quebec |
Léon Dion, OC OQ (9 October 1922 – 20 August 1997) was a Quebec political scientist.
Dion was born in Saint-Arsène de Rivière-du-Loup. He 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.