Premier of Quebec
The
Premier of Quebec (in French
Premier ministre du Québec, sometimes literally translated as
Prime Minister of Quebec) is the
first minister for the
Canadian province of
Quebec. The Premier is the province's
head of government and its title is
Premier and President of the Executive Council.
The current
Premier of Quebec is
Jean Charest, elected in April 14th, 2003.
The Premier of Quebec is nominally appointed by the
Lieutenant-Governor of the province. Actually, the head of the party winning the most seats in the
National Assembly of Quebec becomes Premier following an election. A Premier is normally a sitting member of the National Assembly. An exception to this rule occurs when the winning party's leader fails to win the riding in which he is running. In that case, he would have to be elected in a by-election. This has happened, for example, to
Robert Bourassa in
1985. The role of the Premier of Quebec is to announce the legislative priorities on the ouverture speech of the National Assembly. He represents the leading party and must be trusted by the Assembly.Note that French Canadians do not make the distinction between 'Premier' and 'Prime Minister', which are both termed 'Premier Ministre' in French.
The Premiers of Quebec are elected since the application of the ministry responsability principe. This principe exists from the convention, since the 'Loi Constitutionelle de 1867' (Constitutionnal Law of 1867) doesn't mention it.Here's a list of the Premiers of Quebecs through time :
* 1867-1873
Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau (Conservative)
* 1873-1874
Gédéon Ouimet (Conservative)
* 1874-1878
Charles-Eugène Boucher de Boucherville (Conservative)
* 1878-1879
Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière (Liberal)
* 1879-1882 Sir
Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau (Conservative)
* 1882-1884
Joseph-Alfred Mousseau (Conservative)
* 1884-1887
John Jones Ross (Conservative)
* 1887
Louis-Olivier Taillon (Conservative)
* 1887-1891
Honoré Mercier (Liberal)
* 1891-1892
Charles-Eugène Boucher de Boucherville (Conservative)
* 1892-1896
Louis-Olivier Taillon (Conservative)
* 1896-1897
Edmund James Flynn (Conservative)
* 1897-1900
Félix-Gabriel Marchand (Liberal)
* 1900-1905
Simon-Napoléon Parent (Liberal)
* 1905-1920
Lomer Gouin (Liberal)
* 1920-1936
Louis-Alexandre Taschereau (Liberal)
* 1936
Adélard Godbout (Liberal)
* 1936-1939
Maurice Duplessis (Union Nationale)
* 1939-1944
Adélard Godbout (Liberal)
* 1944-1959
Maurice Duplessis (Union Nationale)
* 1959-1960
Paul Sauvé (Union Nationale)
* 1960
Antonio Barrette (Union Nationale)
* 1960-1966
Jean Lesage (Liberal)
* 1966-1968
Daniel Johnson, Sr (Union Nationale)
* 1968-1970
Jean-Jacques Bertrand (Union Nationale)
* 1970-1976
Robert Bourassa (Liberal)
* 1976-1985
René Lévesque (Parti Québecois)
* 1985
Pierre-Marc Johnson (Parti Québecois)
* 1985-1994
Robert Bourassa (Liberal)
* 1994
Daniel Johnson, Jr (Liberal)
* 1994-1996
Jacques Parizeau (Parti Québecois)
* 1996-2001
Lucien Bouchard (Parti Québecois)
* 2001-2003
Bernard Landry (Parti Québecois)
* 2003-now
Jean Charest (Liberal)
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Politics of Quebec*
List of Quebec premiers*
Prime Minister of Canada*
Premier (Canada)*
Premier of Quebec Official Site
