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Government House Leader (Quebec)
The Government House Leader (fr: ''Leader du gouvernement'') is a Member of the National Assembly (MNA) chosen by the Premier of Quebec to be in charge of strategy and procedure for the group of Members who support the government in the Assembly. The role of Government House Leader is now codified in the '' Standing Orders of the National Assembly''. Two other MNAs are Deputy Government House Leader (fr: ''Leader adjoint du gouvernement''). They assist the Government House Leader and replace him when required. List of Government House Leaders: National Assembly. (Accessed July 3, 2013) Notes and references See also * |
Member Of The National Assembly (Quebec)
A Member of the National Assembly (MNA) is a member of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada. In other jurisdictions within Canada, the titles used are: * " Member of Provincial Parliament" (MPP) in Ontario, * " Member of the House of Assembly" (MHA) in Newfoundland and Labrador, and * "Member of the Legislative Assembly A member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to a legislative assembly. Most often, the term refers to a subnational assembly such as that of a state, province, or territory of a country. S ..." (MLA) in all other provinces and territories. * Parliamentary titles {{Canada-poli-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Burns (Quebec Politician)
Robert Burns (September 5, 1936 – May 15, 2014) was a politician, attorney and union activist from Quebec, Canada. Background He was born on September 5, 1936 in Montreal to working-class family with English speaking father of Irish Quebecer descent and a francophone mother. His father delivered bread for a living and died when Robert was two. Burns trained as a labour lawyer at the University of Montreal on a scholarship and became a legal advisor to the Confédération des syndicats nationaux (CSN) trade union. Politically, he was active in the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, the predecessor of the New Democratic Party. Initially a federalist, Burns became a nationalist as a result of his experiences representing francophone workers against English bosses and was persuaded to stand as a Parti Québécois candidate in 1970. Member of the legislature Burns won a seat to the National Assembly of Quebec in 1970 in the district of Maisonneuve having defeated former Ras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guy Chevrette
Guy Chevrette (born January 10, 1940 in Saint-Come, Quebec) served as Parti Québécois leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada, from 1987 to 1989. He was the MNA for the riding of Joliette-Montcalm from 1976 to 1981 and Joliette from 1981 to 2002. Biography When former Premier Pierre-Marc Johnson quit politics in 1987 after losing the 1985 election, Chevrette became Leader of the Opposition. In 1988, the PQ elected a new leader, Jacques Parizeau, however Parizeau was not sitting in the National Assembly since he had resigned in 1984. In the 1989 election, Parizeau won a seat and replaced Chevrette as Leader of the Opposition. After the PQ won the 1994 election, Chevrette served in various ministerial posts in the cabinet in the governments of Parizeau, Lucien Bouchard and Bernard Landry. He resigned and quit politics in 2002. In 2003, he founded a lobbying firm with longtime chief of staff Pierre Chateauvert. In 2005, he was appointed exec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Paradis
Pierre Paradis (born 16 July 1950) is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. He represented Brome-Missisquoi in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1980 to 2018. A member of the Liberal Party, he served as a cabinet minister in the governments of Robert Bourassa, Daniel Johnson Jr. and Philippe Couillard. Paradis's brother, Denis Paradis, is a federal politician who served in the governments of Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin and Justin Trudeau. The Paradis brothers are political allies. Early life and career Paradis was born in Bedford in Quebec's Eastern Townships. He earned a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Ottawa (1973) and later took graduate studies in bills of exchange and business law at the same institution. He was called to the Quebec Bar in 1975 and worked as a lawyer before entering politics, specializing in constitutional and administrative cases. At age twenty-seven, he won a case before the Supreme Court of Canada against proposed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
34th Quebec Legislature
The 34th National Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that was elected in the 1989 Quebec general election and sat from November 28, 1989, to March 18, 1992; from March 19, 1992, to March 10, 1994; and from March 17, 1994, to June 14, 1994. The Quebec Liberal Party government was led by Robert Bourassa throughout most of the mandate except in the final months of the government prior to the 1994 elections, when Daniel Johnson Jr. succeeded Bourassa as Premier of Quebec. Seats per political party Member list This was the list of members of the National Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1989 election: Other elected MNAs Other MNAs were elected in by-elections in this mandate * Jean Filion, Parti Québécois, Montmorency, August 12, 1991 * Pierre Bélanger, Parti Québécois, Anjou, January 20, 1992 * Roger Bertrand, Parti Québécois, Portneuf, July 5, 1993 * Serge Ménard, Parti Québécois, Laval-des-Rapides, December 13, 1993 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Pagé
Michel Pagé (December 4, 1949 – September 4, 2013) was a Canadian businessman and politician in the province of Quebec. He served in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1973 to 1992 as a Liberal and was a cabinet minister in the government of Robert Bourassa. He is not to be confused with another Michel Pagé who has written about the linguistic integration of immigrants in Quebec. Early life and career Pagé was born in Saint-Basile, Quebec. He received a Bachelor of Laws degree from Université Laval in 1973, was called to the Quebec Bar in 1974, and practiced law from 1974 to 1985. Legislator Pagé was first elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 1973 provincial election, defeating one-term Créditiste incumbent Antoine Drolet in the division of Portneuf, near Quebec City. He was only twenty-three years old at the time. The Liberals won a landslide majority government in this election, and Pagé served as a backbench supporter of Robert Bourassa's adminis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
33rd Quebec Legislature
The 33rd National Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that was elected in the 1985 Quebec general election and sat from December 16, 1985, to March 8, 1988 (first session) and from March 8, 1988, to August 9, 1989 (second session). The Quebec Liberal Party led by Robert Bourassa was the governing party, while the Parti Québécois, led by Pierre-Marc Johnson and later Jacques Parizeau, was the official opposition. Seats per political party * After the 1985 elections Member list This was the list of members of the National Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1985 election: Other elected MNAs Other MNAs were elected in by-elections in this mandate * Robert Bourassa, Quebec Liberal Party, Saint-Laurent, January 20, 1986 * Harold Thuringer, Quebec Liberal Party, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, September 14, 1987 * René Serge Larouche, Quebec Liberal Party, Anjou, June 20, 1988 * Gaston Blackburn, Quebec Liberal Party, Roberval, June 20, 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Gratton (politician)
Michel Gratton (born February 1, 1939) is a Canadian civil engineer and former member of the National Assembly of Quebec. The son of Aurèle Gratton and Germaine Trépanier, he was born in Hull, Quebec (now Gatineau, Quebec). Gratton received his primary schooling at Laverdure and Larocque schools in Hull and attended secondary school at the University of Ottawa. He continued his education at the University of Ottawa and McGill University, receiving a bachelor's degree in civil engineering. Gratton pursued post-graduate studies in natural gas technology at the Illinois Institute of Technology and in public relations and general management at the American Management Association in New York City. From 1960 to 1962, Gratton worked for Consumer Gas in Toronto as assistant to the vice-president. From 1962 to 1964, he was director of distribution for Ottawa Gas and the Société gazifère de Hull. From 1964 to 1967, he was assistant to the president of J.G. Bisson Construction in Hull ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre-Marc Johnson
Pierre-Marc Johnson (born July 5, 1946) is a Canadian lawyer, physician and politician. He was the 24th premier of Quebec from October 3 to December 12, 1985, making him the province's shortest-serving premier, and the first Baby Boomer to hold the office. Early background Born in Montreal, Quebec, on July 5, 1946, Johnson is of French-Canadian and Irish descent and is a Roman Catholic. He received a degree in law from the Université de Montréal in 1970 and a medical degree from the Université de Sherbrooke in 1976. He is the son of Reine Gagné and Daniel Johnson Sr., who served as Premier of Quebec from 1966 to 1968. His brother, Daniel Johnson Jr., served as Premier for nine months in 1994. Each of the Johnsons led different political parties: * Daniel Sr. was leader of the conservative Union Nationale party, and had an ambiguous position on the question of independence for Quebec; * Pierre-Marc joined the sovereigntist PQ in the aftermath of the 1970 October Crisis; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marc-André Bédard (politician)
Marc-André Bédard (15 August 1935 – 25 November 2020) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Born in Lac-à-la-Croix, Quebec, Bédard served in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1973 to 1985 and was Minister of Justice and Deputy Premier. Bédard was the father of politician Stéphane Bédard. Member of the legislature Bédard unsuccessfully ran as the Parti Québécois candidate to the National Assembly of Quebec in 1970 in the district of Chicoutimi, finishing a close third with 30% of the vote. He was elected in 1973 and was re-elected in 1976 and 1981. Cabinet member In 1976, Bédard was appointed to Premier René Lévesque's Cabinet. He was Quebec's longest-serving Minister of Justice from 26 November 1976 to 5 March 1984. From 1984 to 1985 he served as Deputy Premier of Quebec, and also as his party's House Leader. He did not run for re-election in 1985. As Minister of Justice, in 1981 Bédard ordered the inquest into the 1964 death of John Watkins, the Canad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-François Bertrand
Jean-François Bertrand is a former Canadian politician in Quebec, Canada. Bertrand served in the National Assembly of Quebec. Background He was born on June 22, 1946 in Cowansville, Quebec and has a degree in political science from Université Laval. He is the son of politicians Jean-Jacques and Gabrielle Bertrand. Political career Member of the legislature Bertrand became an executive member of the Parti Québécois in 1974 and was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 1976 election. He served as parliamentary assistant and Deputy House Leader from 1978 to the 1981 election. He was re-elected in 1981 and was appointed to Premier René Lévesque's Cabinet. He served as Minister of Communications, until his defeat in the 1985 election. He also was the government's House Leader from 1982 to 1984. Mayoral election Bertrand was the ''Progrès Civique de Québec'' candidate for mayor in Quebec City in 1989. He lost against ''Rassemblement Populaire'' candida ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
32nd Quebec Legislature
The 32nd National Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature in Quebec, Canada that was elected in the 1981 Quebec general election. It sat for a total of five sessions from May 19, 1981, to June 18, 1981; from September 30, 1981, to October 2, 1981; from November 9, 1981, to March 10, 1983; from March 23, 1983, to June 20, 1984; and from October 16, 1984, to October 10, 1985. The Parti Québécois government was led by Premier René Lévesque for most of the mandate, and by Pierre-Marc Johnson for a few months prior to the 1985 election. The Liberal opposition was led by Claude Ryan, by interim Liberal leader Gérard D. Levesque, and then by Robert Bourassa. Seats per political party * After the 1981 elections Member list This was the list of members of the National Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1981 election: Other elected MNAs Other MNAs were elected in by-elections during this mandate * Réjean Doyon, Quebec Liberal Party, Louis-Hébert, April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
