Deputy Premier of Quebec facts for kids
The Deputy Premier of Quebec (in French, Vice-premier ministre du Québec for a man or Vice-première ministre du Québec for a woman) is like the second-in-command of the government in Quebec. This person helps the Premier of Quebec lead the province.
The role of Deputy Premier didn't exist until July 1960. In the 1960s, people sometimes called this job the "vice president of the Executive Council." This council is a group of important government leaders.
Sometimes, the position has been empty for a short time. This happened when Premier Daniel Johnson, Sr. passed away, and the Deputy Premier, Jean-Jacques Bertrand, became the new Premier. It also happened after Deputy Premier Pierre Laporte died during a difficult time in Quebec's history.
Two other Deputy Premiers, Bernard Landry and Pauline Marois, later became Premier. However, they became Premier some years after they had finished their time as Deputy Premier.
The person who served the longest as Deputy Premier was Lise Bacon. She held the job for 8 years and 30 days. The shortest time was by Michelle Courchesne, who served for 4 months and 5 days. Out of 22 Deputy Premiers, 10 have been women. The current Deputy Premier is Geneviève Guilbault from the Coalition Avenir Québec party. She started her role on October 18, 2018.
Who Has Been Deputy Premier?
This table shows the people who have served as Deputy Premier of Quebec. It includes their name, the area they represented, when they started, when they left, and their political party.
| Name | District (Region) |
Took office | Left office | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georges-Émile Lapalme | Montréal-Outremont (Montreal West) |
1960 | 1964 | Liberal | |
| Paul Gérin-Lajoie | Vaudreuil-Soulanges (Montérégie) |
1964 | 1966 | Liberal | |
| Jean-Jacques Bertrand | Missisquoi (Eastern Townships) |
1966 | 1968 | Union Nationale | |
| none | n.a. | 26 September 1968 |
11 December 1968 |
Union Nationale | |
| Jean-Guy Cardinal | Bagot (Montérégie) |
1968 | 1970 | Union Nationale | |
| Pierre Laporte | Chambly (Montérégie) |
1970 | 17 October 1970 | Liberal | |
| none | n.a. | 17 October 1970 |
1972 | Liberal | |
| Gérard D. Levesque | Bonaventure (Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine) |
1972 | 1976 | Liberal | |
| Jacques-Yvan Morin | Sauvé (Montreal East) |
1976 | 1984 | Parti Québécois | |
| Camille Laurin | Bourget (Montreal East) |
1984 | 1984 | Parti Québécois | |
| Marc-André Bédard | Chicoutimi (Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean) |
1984 | 1985 | Parti Québécois | |
| Lise Bacon | Chomedey (Laval) |
1985 | 1994 | Liberal | |
| Monique Gagnon-Tremblay | Saint-François (Eastern Townships) |
1994 | 1994 | Liberal | |
| Bernard Landry | Verchères (Montérégie) |
1994 | 2001 | Parti Québécois | |
| Pauline Marois | Taillon (Montérégie) |
2001 | 2003 | Parti Québécois | |
| Monique Gagnon-Tremblay | Saint-François (Eastern Townships) |
2003 | 2005 | Liberal | |
| Jacques Dupuis | Saint-Laurent (Montreal West) |
2005 | 2007 | Liberal | |
| Nathalie Normandeau | Bonaventure (Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine) |
2007 | 2011 | Liberal | |
| Line Beauchamp | Bourassa-Sauvé (Montreal North) |
2011 | 2012 | Liberal | |
| Michelle Courchesne | Fabre (Laval) |
2012 | 2012 | Liberal | |
| François Gendron | Abitibi-Ouest (Abitibi-Témiscamingue) |
2012 | 2014 | Parti Québécois | |
| Lise Thériault | Anjou–Louis-Riel (Montreal) |
23 April 2014 | 11 October 2017 | Liberal | |
| Dominique Anglade | Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne (Montreal) |
11 October 2017 | 18 October 2018 | Liberal | |
| Geneviève Guilbault | Louis-Hébert (Capitale-Nationale) |
18 October 2018 | present | Coalition Avenir Québec |
Learn More About Quebec Politics
- List of Quebec general elections
- Timeline of Quebec history
- National Assembly of Quebec
- List of premiers of Quebec
- List of leaders of the Official Opposition (Quebec)
- List of third party leaders (Quebec)
- History of Quebec
For more lists of this type, see Lists of office-holders.
