Vice President of the National Assembly of Quebec explained

The Vice President of the National Assembly of Quebec (French; Le Vice-président de l'Assemblée nationale) is the deputy speaker of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada, which is modeled after the Westminster parliamentary system. The President of the National Assembly is fourteenth in the Quebec order of precedence.

Description

The position of Vice President was created in 1909, with a second Vice President being added in 1973 and a third in 1999. Currently, two Vice Presidents are elected from the ruling party (or coalition) and one from the opposition. They are elected by their colleagues at the beginning of a legislature, and serve until a successor is elected. The Vice President assists the President of the Assembly, and can replace the President in the case of their absence. The Vice Presidents generally preside over routine proceedings. They rarely take part in debate, although they can still cast votes. The current Vice Presidents of the Assembly are Liberals Francois Ouimet and Maryse Gaudreault and péquiste Francois Gendron.^{[1] [2]}

List of vice presidents of the National Assembly of Quebec

Dates are derived from the National Assembly's listing of Vice Presidents and their linked profiles.

One officeholder (1909–1973)

Vice President	Elected	Left office	Party
	10 March 1909	8 January 1912	Liberal
	18 January 1912	2 March 1915	Liberal
	12 January 1915	22 May 1916	Liberal
	8 November 1916	20 November 1919	Liberal
	11 December 1919	26 March 1921	Liberal
	12 January 1922	21 December 1923	Liberal
	21 December 1923	10 January 1928	Liberal
	24 January 1928	7 January 1930	Liberal
	22 January 1930	9 May 1934	Liberal
	17 January 1935	13 March 1936	Liberal
	29 April 1936	10 July 1936	Liberal
	14 October 1936	September 1939	Union Nationale
	6 March 1940	12 May 1942	Liberal
	12 May 1942	23 February 1943	Liberal
	4 March 1943	22 June 1944	Liberal
	13 February 1945	15 December 1955	Union Nationale
	15 December 1955	30 April 1958	Union Nationale
	4 December 1958	21 September 1960	Union Nationale
	21 September 1960	9 January 1962	Liberal
	30 January 1962	18 April 1966	Liberal
	6 December 1966	22 October 1968	Union Nationale
	22 October 1968	24 February 1970	Union Nationale
	24 February 1970	10 June 1970	Union Nationale
	10 June 1970	28 February 1973	Liberal

Two officeholders (1973–1999)

Vice President	Elected	Left office	Party
	2 March 1973	14 December 1976	Liberal
			Liberal
	14 December 1976	16 March 1979	Parti Québécois
		19 May 1981	Parti Québécois
	17 May 1979	11 November 1980	Parti Québécois
	11 November 1980	20 December 1984	Parti Québécois
	19 May 1981	16 December 1985	Parti Québécois
	20 December 1984		Parti Québécois
	16 December 1985	28 November 1989	Liberal
			Liberal
	28 November 1989	5 October 1990	Liberal
		26 September 1994	Liberal
	16 October 1990	11 January 1994	Liberal
	8 March 1994	29 November 1994	Liberal
	29 November 1994	29 January 1996	Parti Québécois
		2 March 1999	Parti Québécois
	12 March 1996		Parti Québécois

Three officeholders (1999–present)

Vice presidents for the majority

Vice President	Elected	Left office	Party
	2 March 1999	11 March 2002	Parti Québécois
		4 June 2003	Parti Québécois
	12 March 2002	3 June 2003	Parti Québécois
	4 June 2003	17 June 2004	Liberal
		8 May 2007	Liberal
	19 October 2004		Liberal
	8 May 2007	5 April 2011	Liberal
		30 October 2012	Liberal
	5 April 2011		Liberal
	30 October 2012	20 May 2014	Parti Québécois
			Parti Québécois
	20 May 2014	27 November 2018	Liberal
			Liberal
	27 November 2018	29 November 2022	Coalition Avenir Québec
		present	Coalition Avenir Québec
	29 November 2022		Coalition Avenir Québec

Vice president for the opposition

Vice President	Elected	Left office	Party
	2 March 1999	4 June 2003	Liberal
	4 June 2003	8 May 2007	Parti Québécois
	8 May 2007	13 January 2009	ADQ
	13 January 2009	19 September 2012	Parti Québécois
	30 October 2012	20 May 2014	Liberal
	20 May 2014	27 November 2018	Parti Québécois
	27 November 2018	29 November 2022	Liberal
	29 November 2022	present	Liberal

Notes and References

1. http://www.assnat.qc.ca/en/abc-assemblee/fonction-depute/fonctions-parlementaires.html Parliamentary Offices, National Assembly of Quebec
2. http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/patrimoine/vicepres.html Vice Presidents since 1909