Government House Leader (Quebec)
The Government House Leader (fr: Leader du gouvernement) is a Member of the National Assembly (MNA) chosen by the Prime Minister to be in charge of strategy and procedure for the group of Members who support the government in the Assembly.[1]
The role of Government House Leader is now codified in the Standing Orders of the National Assembly.[2]
Two other MNAs are Deputy Government House Leader (fr: Leader adjoint du gouvernement). They assist the Government House Leader and replace him when required.
List of Government House Leaders:[3]
| Government House Leader | From | Until | Legislature | Prime Minister | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre Laporte | January 21, 1965 | April 18, 1966 | 27th | Lesage | |
| Maurice Bellemare | 1966 | 1969 | 28th | D. Johnson | |
| Rémi Paul | February 26, 1969 | 1970 | 28th | Bertrand | |
| Pierre Laporte | May 12, 1970 | October 17, 1970 | 29th | Bourassa | |
| Gérard D. Lévesque | 1970 | 1976 | 29th, 30th | Bourassa | |
| Robert Burns | December 14, 1976 | October 3, 1978 | 31st | Lévesque | |
| Claude Charron | October 3, 1978 | February 23, 1982 | 31st, 32nd | Lévesque | |
| Jean-François Bertrand | February 23, 1982 | March 5, 1984 | 32nd | Lévesque | |
| Marc-André Bédard | March 5, 1984 | October 23, 1985 | 32nd | P.-M. Johnson | |
| Michel Gratton | December 16, 1985 | August 9, 1989 | 33rd | Bourassa | |
| Michel Pagé | October 11, 1989 | October 29, 1992 | 34th | Bourassa | |
| Pierre Paradis | November 12, 1992 | September 26, 1994 | 34th | Bourassa | |
| Guy Chevrette | September 26, 1994 | January 29, 1996 | 35th | Parizeau | |
| Pierre Bélanger | January 29, 1996 | August 25, 1997 | 35th | Bouchard | |
| Jean-Pierre Jolivet | August 25, 1997 | September 23, 1998 | 35th | Bouchard | |
| Jacques Brassard | September 23, 1998 | January 29, 2002 | 35th, 36th | Bouchard | |
| André Boisclair | January 30, 2002 | April 14, 2003 | 36th | Landry | |
| Jacques P. Dupuis | April 29, 2003 | February 21, 2007 | 37th | Charest | |
| Jean-Marc Fournier | April 18, 2007 | November 5, 2008 | 38th | Charest | |
| Jacques P. Dupuis | December 18, 2008 | August 9, 2010 | 39th | Charest | |
| Jean-Marc Fournier | September 20, 2010 | August 1, 2012 | 39th | Charest | |
| Stéphane Bédard | September 19, 2012 | April 26, 2014 | 40th | Marois | |
| Jean-Marc Fournier | April 26, 2014 | 41st | Couillard | ||
Notes and references
- ↑ (French) « Leader du gouvernement », in Encyclopédie du parlementarisme québécois (en ligne), Assemblée nationale du Québec, 5 juin 2013. (Accessed July 3, 2013)
- ↑ Standing Orders and Other Rules of Procedure, 2013 (13th edition)
- ↑ Les leaders parlementaires depuis 1965, National Assembly. (Accessed July 3, 2013)