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Louis Joseph Robichaud

Louis Joseph Robichaud (born 1925) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as premier of New Brunswick from 1960 to 1970. Elected to the New Brunswick legislature in 1952, he became provincial Liberal leader in 1958. The first Acadian premier of New Brunswick, he introduced a wide range of social reforms and passed an act making New Brunswick officially bi-lingual.

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