List of premiers of Quebec

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Jean Charest is the current premier of Quebec.
Jean Charest is the current premier of Quebec.

This is a list of the premiers of the province of Quebec, Canada, since Confederation in 1867. Quebec uses a unicameral (originally bicameral) Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which the premier is the leader of the party that controls the most seats in the National Assembly (previously called the Legislative Assembly). The premier, sometimes called the prime minister, acts as Quebec's head of government, while the Queen of Canada acts as its head of state and is represented by the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. The premier picks a cabinet from the elected members to form the Executive Council of Quebec, and presides over that body.

Members are first elected to the legislature during general elections. General elections must be conducted every five years from the date of the last election, but the premier may ask for early dissolution of the legislative assembly. An election may also happen if the Governing party loses the confidence of the legislature, by the defeat of a supply bill or tabling of a confidence motion.

This article only covers the time since the Canadian Confederation was created in 1867. For the premiers of the Canada East from 1840 to 1867, see List of Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada. The governments of Lower Canada from 1792 to 1840 were mostly controlled by representatives of the Crown.

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[edit] Premiers of Quebec since 1867

      Parti conservateur du Québec       Union Nationale       Parti libéral du Québec       Parti Québécois


Premier
(party)		 Period Assem-
blies		 Elections District
(region)
1st Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau
(Conservative)		 July 15, 1867
February 25, 1873		 1st
2nd
...		 Elected Aug.-Sep. 1867
Re-elected Jun.-Jul. 1871
Resigned (moved to federal politics) Feb. 25, 1873		 Québec
(Québec)
2nd Gédéon Ouimet
(Conservative)		 February 27, 1873
September 22, 1874		 ...
...		 Designated Feb. 27, 1873
Resigned (Retired) Sep. 22, 1874		 Deux-Montagnes
(Laurentides)
3rd Charles Boucher de Boucherville
(Conservative)
(1st time of 2)		 September 22, 1874
March 8, 1878		 ...
3rd
...		 Designated Sep. 22, 1874
Re-elected Jul. 7, 1875
Dismissed by L-G Mar. 8, 1878		 Montarville [1]
(Montérégie)
4th Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière
(Liberal)		 March 8, 1878
October 31, 1879		 ...
4th
...		 Designated Mar. 8, 1878
Re-elected (Minority) May 1, 1878
Resigned (non-confidence) Oct. 31, 1879		 Lotbinière
(Chaudière-Appalaches)
5th Sir Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
(Conservative)		 October 31, 1879
July 31, 1882		 ...
5th
...		 Designated (Minority) Oct. 31, 1879
Re-elected Dec. 2, 1881
Resigned (moved to federal politics) Jul. 31, 1882		 Terrebonne
(Lanaudière)
6th Joseph-Alfred Mousseau
(Conservative)		 July 31, 1882
January 23, 1884		 ...
...		 Designated Jul. 31, 1882
Resigned (moved to the judiciary) Jan. 23, 1884		 Jacques-Cartier
(Montreal West)
7th John Jones Ross
(Conservative)		 January 23, 1884
January 25, 1887		 ...
6th
...		 Designated Jan. 23, 1884
Re-elected (Minority) Oct. 14, 1886
Resigned (moved to federal politics) Jan. 25, 1887		 Shawinigan [2]
(Mauricie)
8th Louis-Olivier Taillon
(Conservative)
(1st time of 2)		 January 25, 1887
January 29, 1887		 ...
...		 Designated (Minority) Jan. 25, 1887
Resigned (due to 6th election) Jan. 29, 1887		 Montcalm
(Lanaudière)
9th Honoré Mercier
(Parti National) [3]		 January 29, 1887
December 21, 1891		 ...
7th
...		 Designated Jan. 29, 1887
Re-elected Jun. 17, 1890
Dismissed by L-G Dec. 21, 1891		 Saint-Hyacinthe (until 1890)
(Montérégie)
Bonaventure (after 1890)
(Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine)
- Charles Boucher de Boucherville
(Conservative)
(2nd time of 2)		 December 21, 1891
December 16, 1892		 ...
8th
...		 Designated (Minority) Dec. 21, 1891
Re-elected Mar. 8, 1892
Resigned (moved to judiciary) Dec. 16, 1892		 Montarville [4]
(Montérégie)
- Louis-Olivier Taillon
(Conservative)
(2nd time of 2)		 December 16, 1892
May 11, 1896		 ...
...		 Designated Dec. 16, 1892
Resigned (moved to federal politics) May 11, 1896		 Chambly
(Montérégie)
10th Edmund James Flynn
(Conservative)		 May 11, 1896
May 24, 1897		 ... Designated May 11, 1896 Gaspé
(Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine)
11th Félix-Gabriel Marchand
(Liberal)		 May 24, 1897
September 25, 1900		 9th
...		 Elected May 11, 1897
Died in office Sep. 25 1900		 Saint-Jean
(Montérégie)
12th Simon-Napoléon Parent
(Liberal)		 October 3, 1900
March 23, 1905		 ...
10th
11th
...		 Designated Oct. 3, 1900
Re-elected Dec. 7, 1900
Re-elected Nov. 25, 1904
Resigned (dismissed by party)		 Saint-Sauveur
(Québec)
13th Lomer Gouin
(Liberal)		 March 23, 1905
July 9, 1920		 ...
12th
13th
14th
15th
...		 Designated Mar. 23, 1905
Re-elected Jun. 8, 1908
Re-elected May 15, 1912
Re-elected May 22, 1916
Re-elected Jun. 23, 1919
Resigned (moved to Legislative Council) Jul. 9, 1920		 Montréal no 2 (until 1908)
(Montreal East)
Portneuf (after 1908)
(Québec)
14th Louis-Alexandre Taschereau
(Liberal)		 July 9, 1920
June 11, 1936		 ...
16th
17th
18th
19th
...		 Designated Jul. 9, 1920
Re-elected Feb. 5, 1923
Re-elected May 16, 1927
Re-elected Aug 24, 1931
Re-elected Nov. 25, 1935
Resigned (scandal) Jun. 11, 1936		 Montmorency
(Québec)
15th Adélard Godbout
(Liberal)
(1st time of 2)		 June 11, 1936
August 26, 1936		 ... Designated Jun. 11, 1936 L'Islet
(Chaudière-Appalaches)
16th Maurice Duplessis
(Union Nationale)
(1st time of 2)		 August 26, 1936
November 9, 1939		 20th Elected Aug. 17, 1936 Trois-Rivières
(Mauricie)
- Adélard Godbout
(Liberal)
(2nd time of 2)		 November 8, 1939
August 30, 1944		 21st Elected Oct. 25, 1939 L'Islet
(Chaudière-Appalaches)
- Maurice Duplessis
(Union Nationale)
(2nd time of 2)		 August 30, 1944
September 7, 1959		 22nd
23rd
24th
25th
...		 Elected Aug. 8, 1944
Re-elected Jul. 28, 1948
Re-elected Jul. 16, 1952
Re-elected Jun. 20, 1956
Died in office Sep. 7, 1959		 Trois-Rivières
(Mauricie)
17th Paul Sauvé
(Union Nationale)		 September 11, 1959
January 2, 1960		 ...
...		 Designated Sep. 11, 1959
Died in office Jan. 2 1960		 Deux-Montagnes
(Laurentides)
18th Antonio Barrette
(Union Nationale)		 January 8, 1960
July 5, 1960		 ... Designated Jan. 8, 1960 Joliette
(Lanaudière)
19th Jean Lesage
(Liberal)		 July 5, 1960
June 16, 1966		 26th
27th		 Elected Jun. 22, 1960
Re-elected Nov. 14, 1962		 Québec-Ouest
(Québec)
20th Daniel Johnson, Sr.
(Union Nationale)		 June 16, 1966
September 26, 1968		 28th
...		 Elected Jun. 5, 1966
Died in office Sep. 26, 1968		 Bagot
(Montérégie)
21st Jean-Jacques Bertrand
(Union Nationale)		 October 2, 1968
May 12, 1970		 ... Designated Oct. 2, 1968 Missisquoi
(Eastern Townships)
22nd Robert Bourassa
(Liberal)
(1st time of 2)		 May 12, 1970
November 25, 1976		 29th
30th		 Elected Apr. 29, 1970
Re-elected Oct. 29, 1973		 Mercier
(Montreal East)
23rd René Lévesque
(Parti Québécois)		 November 25, 1976
October 3, 1985		 31st
32nd
...		 Elected Nov. 15, 1976
Re-lected Apr. 13, 1981
Resigned (dismissed by party) Oct. 3, 1985		 Taillon
(Montérégie)
24th Pierre-Marc Johnson
(Parti Québécois)		 October 3, 1985
December 12, 1985		 ... Designated Oct. 3, 1985 Anjou
(Montreal East)
- Robert Bourassa
(Liberal)
(2nd time of 2)		 December 12, 1985
January 11, 1994		 33rd
34th
...		 Elected Dec. 2 1985
Re-elected Sep. 25, 1989
Resigned (Retired) Jan. 11, 1994		 Saint-Laurent [5]
(Montreal West)
25th Daniel Johnson, Jr.
(Liberal)		 January 11, 1994
September 26, 1994		 ... Designated Jan. 11, 1994 Vaudreuil
(Montérégie)
26th Jacques Parizeau
(Parti Québécois)		 September 26, 1994
January 29, 1996		 35th
...		 Elected Sep. 12, 1994
Resigned (Retired) Jan. 29, 1996		 L'Assomption
(Lanaudière)
27th Lucien Bouchard
(Parti Québécois)		 January 29, 1996
March 8, 2001		 ...
36th
...		 Designated Jan. 29, 1996
Re-elected Nov. 30, 1998
Resigned (Retired) Mar. 8, 2001		 Jonquière
(Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean)
28th Bernard Landry
(Parti Québécois)		 March 8, 2001
April 29, 2003		 ... Designated Mar. 8, 2001 Verchères
(Montérégie)
29th Jean Charest
(Liberal)		 April 29, 2003
present		 37th
38th		 Elected Apr. 14, 2003
Re-Elected (Minority) March 26, 2007		 Sherbrooke
(Eastern Townships)

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Charles Boucher de Boucherville was not a member of the Legislative Assembly during his tenure as Premier. He was a member of the upper house, the Legislative Council.
  2. ^ John Jones Ross was not a member of the Legislative Assembly during his tenure as Premier. He was a member of the upper house, the Legislative Council.
  3. ^ In the aftermath of the execution of Louis Riel, Honoré Mercier founded the Parti National, in order to bring Conservative dissidents to the Liberal Party. From 1885 to 1891, the Liberal Party is also called Parti National.
  4. ^ Charles Boucher de Boucherville was not a member of the Legislative Assembly during his tenure as Premier. He was a member of the upper house, the Legislative Council.
  5. ^ In 1985, Liberal Leader Robert Bourassa lost his seat in the district of Bertrand. On January 20, 1986, he won a by-election in the district of Saint-Laurent, after a member of the legislature from his party resigned his seat.

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[edit] See also

For more lists of this type, see Lists of incumbents.

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