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This is a list of the Premiers of Quebec, Canada since Confederation (1867).
Notes:
- In English, the word 'minister' comes from Old French ministre, which in turn comes from the Latin minister, meaning 'servant'. Because they already know a similar word when they were introduced to British political terminology, French Canadians adopted ministre as is.
- French Canadians did not adopt the distinction between 'premier' (first minister of a province) and 'prime minister' (first minister of a country) as used by English Canadians. In French, both are termed premier ministre.
- In English-language publications from the Quebec government, the premier may be referred to as either the prime minister or the premier.
|
Name |
Took Office |
Left Office |
Party |
|
Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau |
July 15, 1867 |
February 25, 1873 |
Conservative |
|
Gédéon Ouimet |
February 27, 1873 |
September 22, 1874 |
Conservative |
|
Charles-Eugène Boucher de Boucherville |
September 22, 1874 |
March 8, 1878 |
Conservative |
|
Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière |
March 8, 1878 |
October 31, 1879 |
Liberal |
|
Sir Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau |
October 31, 1879 |
July 31, 1882 |
Conservative |
|
Joseph-Alfred Mousseau |
July 31, 1882 |
January 23, 1884 |
Conservative |
|
John Jones Ross |
January 23, 1884 |
January 25, 1887 |
Conservative |
|
Louis-Olivier Taillon |
January 25, 1887 |
January 27, 1887 |
Conservative |
|
Honoré Mercier |
January 29, 1887 |
December 21, 1891 |
Liberal |
|
Charles-Eugène Boucher de Boucherville |
December 21, 1891 |
December 16, 1892 |
Conservative |
|
Louis-Olivier Taillon |
December 16, 1892 |
May 11, 1896 |
Conservative |
|
Edmund James Flynn |
May 11, 1896 |
May 24, 1897 |
Conservative |
|
Félix-Gabriel Marchand |
May 24, 1897 |
September 25, 1900* |
Liberal |
|
Simon-Napoléon Parent |
October 3, 1900 |
March 23, 1905 |
Liberal |
|
Lomer Gouin |
March 23, 1905 |
July 9, 1920 |
Liberal |
|
Louis-Alexandre Taschereau |
July 9, 1920 |
June 11, 1936 |
Liberal |
|
Adélard Godbout |
June 11, 1936 |
August 26, 1936 |
Liberal |
|
Maurice Duplessis |
August 26, 1936 |
November 9, 1939 |
Union Nationale |
|
Adélard Godbout |
November 8, 1939 |
August 30, 1944 |
Liberal |
|
Maurice Duplessis |
August 30, 1944 |
September 7, 1959* |
Union Nationale |
|
Paul Sauvé |
September 11, 1959 |
January 2, 1960* |
Union Nationale |
|
Antonio Barrette |
January 8, 1960 |
July 5, 1960 |
Union Nationale |
|
Jean Lesage |
July 5, 1960 |
June 16, 1966 |
Liberal |
|
Daniel Johnson, Sr |
June 16, 1966 |
September 26, 1968* |
Union Nationale |
|
Jean-Jacques Bertrand |
October 2, 1968 |
May 12, 1970 |
Union Nationale |
|
Robert Bourassa |
May 12, 1970 |
November 25, 1976 |
Liberal |
|
René Lévesque |
November 25, 1976 |
October 3, 1985 |
Parti Québécois |
|
Pierre-Marc Johnson |
October 3, 1985 |
December 12, 1985 |
Parti Québécois |
|
Robert Bourassa |
December 12, 1985 |
January 11, 1994 |
Liberal |
|
Daniel Johnson, Jr |
January 11, 1994 |
September 26, 1994 |
Liberal |
|
Jacques Parizeau |
September 26, 1994 |
January 29, 1996 |
Parti Québécois |
|
Lucien Bouchard |
January 29, 1996 |
March 8, 2001 |
Parti Québécois |
|
Bernard Landry |
March 8, 2001 |
April 29, 2003 |
Parti Québécois |
|
Jean Charest |
April 29, 2003 |
present |
Liberal |
Note * Indicates premier died in office.
[edit] See also
For more lists of this type, see Lists of incumbents.
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