Deputy Premier of Quebec explained

The deputy premier of Quebec (French: Vice-premier ministre du Québec (masculine) or Vice-première ministre du Québec (feminine)), is the deputy head of government in Quebec.

There was no deputy premier until July 1960.

In the 1960s, the post was sometimes referred to as the vice president of the Executive Council.

The post has been temporarily vacant twice: after the death of Premier Daniel Johnson, Sr. when the incumbent deputy premier, Jean-Jacques Bertrand, became premier; and after the death of Deputy Premier Pierre Laporte. Besides Bertrand, two other deputy premiers, Bernard Landry and Pauline Marois, later became premier, though both did so some years after their tenure as deputy premier had ended. The longest serving deputy Premier was Lise Bacon at 8 years and 30 days. While Michelle Courchesne was the shorter serving at 4 months 5 days. Out of 22 deputy Premiers 10 have been women. The current Deputy Premier is Geneviève Guilbault of the CAQ and was sworn in on October 18, 2018.

List

Name District
(Region)
Took office Left office PartyGeorges-Émile LapalmeMontréal-Outremont
(Montreal West)
19601964LiberalPaul Gérin-LajoieVaudreuil-Soulanges
(Montérégie)
19641966LiberalJean-Jacques BertrandMissisquoi
(Eastern Townships)
19661968Union Nationalenonen.a.26 September
1968
11 December
1968
Union NationaleJean-Guy CardinalBagot
(Montérégie)
19681970Union NationalePierre LaporteChambly
(Montérégie)
197017 October 1970Liberalnonen.a.17 October
1970
1972LiberalGérard D. LevesqueBonaventure
(Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine)
19721976LiberalJacques-Yvan MorinSauvé
(Montreal East)
19761984Parti QuébécoisCamille LaurinBourget
(Montreal East)
19841984 Parti QuébécoisMarc-André BédardChicoutimi
(Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean)
19841985 Parti QuébécoisLise Bacon Chomedey
(Laval)
19851994 LiberalMonique Gagnon-TremblaySaint-François
(Eastern Townships)
19941994 LiberalBernard LandryVerchères
(Montérégie)
19942001Parti QuébécoisPauline MaroisTaillon
(Montérégie)
20012003 Parti QuébécoisMonique Gagnon-TremblaySaint-François
(Eastern Townships)
20032005 LiberalJacques DupuisSaint-Laurent
(Montreal West)
20052007LiberalNathalie NormandeauBonaventure
(Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine)
20072011LiberalLine BeauchampBourassa-Sauvé
(Montreal North)
20112012LiberalMichelle CourchesneFabre
(Laval)
20122012LiberalFrançois GendronAbitibi-Ouest
(Abitibi-Témiscamingue)
20122014 Parti QuébécoisLise ThériaultAnjou–Louis-Riel
(Montreal)
23 April 201411 October 2017LiberalDominique AngladeSaint-Henri–Sainte-Anne
(Montreal)
11 October 201718 October 2018LiberalGeneviève GuilbaultLouis-Hébert
(Capitale-Nationale)
18 October 2018presentCoalition Avenir Québec

See also

For more lists of this type, see Lists of office-holders.

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