Les Intellectuels pour la souveraineté


Les Intellectuels pour la souveraineté, or IPSO, is a group of intellectuals studying and promoting Quebec independence.
It was created on June 21, 1995 by the publication of their manifesto, four months before the second referendum on Quebec sovereignty took place. Among its founding members were politician and constitutional law professor Daniel Turp, Michel Seymour, Jacques-Yvan Morin, Kai Nielsen and others.
IPSO promotes Quebec sovereignty through the publication of works, organization of events and participation in political activities. It was part of the Partenaires pour la souveraineté coalition.

Presidents

Three men and four women, all university professors, have held the IPSO presidency since its foundation:
NomPériode
Michel Seymour1995-1999
Jocelyne Couture1999-2001
Pierre Noreau2001-2003
Ercilia Palacio-Quintin2003-2006
Anne Legaré2006
Marylise Lapierre2006-2008
Gilbert Paquette2008-

Since 2008, IPSO is presided by Gilbert Paquette, former Quebec Minister of Science and Technology in the government of René Lévesque.