List of premiers of Quebec

Philippe Couillard is the current premier of Quebec.
Main article: 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, is Quebec's head of government, while the Queen of Canada is 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.

Premiers of Quebec since 1867

      Conservative Party       Union Nationale       Quebec Liberal Party       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 May 1, 1878 to a minority
Resigned (non-confidence) Oct 31, 1879		 Lotbinière
(Chaudière-Appalaches)
 5th Sir Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
(Conservative)		 October 31, 1879 – July 31, 1882 ...
5th
...		 Designated Oct 31, 1879 to a minority
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)
 7th John Jones Ross
(Conservative)		 January 23, 1884 – January 25, 1887 ...
6th
...		 Designated Jan 23, 1884
Re-elected Oct 14, 1886 to a minority
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 Jan 25, 1887 to a minority
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 Dec 21, 1891 to a minority
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)
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)
 23rd René Lévesque
(Parti Québécois)		 November 25, 1976 – October 3, 1985 31st
32nd
...		 Elected Nov 15, 1976
Re-elected Apr 13, 1981
Resigned Oct 3, 1985		 Taillon
(Montérégie)
24th Pierre-Marc Johnson
(Parti Québécois)		 October 3, 1985 – December 12, 1985 ... Designated Oct 3, 1985 Anjou
(Montreal)
 - 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)
 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 – September 19, 2012 37th
38th
39th		 Elected Apr 14, 2003
Re-Elected March 26, 2007 to a minority
Re-Elected December 8, 2008		 Sherbrooke
(Estrie)
 30th Pauline Marois
(Parti Québécois)		 September 19, 2012 – April 23, 2014 40th Elected September 4, 2012 to a minority Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
(Capitale-Nationale)
 31st Philippe Couillard
(Liberal)		 April 23, 2014–present 41st Elected April 7, 2014 Roberval
(Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean)
Philippe Couillard Pauline Marois Jean Charest Bernard Landry Lucien Bouchard Jacques Parizeau Daniel Johnson, Jr. Pierre-Marc Johnson René Lévesque Robert Bourassa Jean-Jacques Bertrand Daniel Johnson, Sr. Jean Lesage Antonio Barrette Paul Sauvé Maurice Duplessis Adélard Godbout Louis-Alexandre Taschereau Lomer Gouin Simon-Napoléon Parent Félix-Gabriel Marchand Edmund James Flynn Honoré Mercier Louis-Olivier Taillon John Jones Ross Joseph-Alfred Mousseau Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière Charles Boucher de Boucherville Gédéon Ouimet Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau

Living former premiers

As of June 2015, six former premiers are alive, the oldest being Bernard Landry (2001–2003, born 1937). The most recent former premier to die was Jacques Parizeau (1994–1996), on June 1, 2015.

NameTermDate of birth
Pierre-Marc Johnson 1985 July 5, 1946
Daniel Johnson, Jr. 1994 December 24, 1944
Lucien Bouchard 1996–2001 December 22, 1938
Bernard Landry 2001–2003 March 9, 1937
Jean Charest 2003–2012 June 24, 1958
Pauline Marois 2012–2014 March 29, 1949

See also

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

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.

References

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