The deputy premiers of Quebec (
French: ''Vice-premier ministres du Québec'' (masculine) or ''Vice-première ministres du Québec'' (feminine)), is the deputy head of government in
Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
.
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.
Francis Daniel Johnson Sr. (April 9, 1915 – September 26, 1968) was a Canadian politician and the 20th premier of Quebec from 1966 to his death in 1968.
Background
Johnson was born in Danville, Quebec, Canada. He was the son of Francis John ...
when the incumbent deputy premier,
Jean-Jacques Bertrand
Jean-Jacques Bertrand (; June 20, 1916 – February 22, 1973) was the 21st premier of Quebec, from October 2, 1968, to May 12, 1970. He led the Union Nationale party.
Member of the legislature
Bertrand served as Member of the Legislative Assemb ...
, became premier; and after the death of Deputy Premier
Pierre Laporte
Pierre Laporte (25 February 1921 Р17 October 1970) was a Canadian lawyer, journalist and politician. He was deputy premier of the province of Quebec when he was kidnapped and murdered by members of the Front de lib̩ration du Qu̩bec (FLQ ...
. Besides Bertrand, two other deputy premiers,
Bernard Landry
Bernard Landry (; March 9, 1937 – November 6, 2018) was a Canadian politician who served as the 28th premier of Quebec from 2001 to 2003. A member of the Parti Québécois (PQ), he led the party from 2001 to 2005, also serving as the leader o ...
and
Pauline Marois
Pauline Marois (; born March 29, 1949) is a retired Canadian politician, who served as the 30th premier of Quebec from 2012 to 2014. Marois had been a member of the National Assembly in various ridings since 1981 as a member of the Parti Québà ...
, later became premier, though both did so some years after their tenure as deputy premier had ended.
List
Footnotes
See also
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List of Quebec general elections
This article provides a summary of results for the general elections to the Canadian province of Quebec's unicameral legislative body, the National Assembly of Quebec (and its predecessor, the Legislative Assembly of Quebec). The number of sea ...
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Timeline of Quebec history
This article presents a detailed timeline of Quebec history. Events taking place outside Quebec, for example in English Canada, the United States, Britain or France, may be included when they are considered to have had a significant impact on Qu ...
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National Assembly of Quebec
The National Assembly of Quebec (officially in french: link=no, Assemblée nationale du Québec) is the legislative body of the province of Quebec in Canada. Legislators are called MNAs (Members of the National Assembly; french: link=no, déput ...
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List of premiers of Quebec
This is a list of the premiers of the province of Quebec since Canadian Confederation in 1867. Quebec uses a unicameral (originally bicameral) Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which the premier is the leader of the party that con ...
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List of leaders of the Official Opposition (Quebec)
This is a list of the leaders of the Parliamentary Opposition, opposition party of Quebec, Canada since Canadian Confederation, Confederation (1867).
Note that the leader of the Opposition is not always the leader of the political party with the s ...
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List of third party leaders (Quebec)
This is a list of politicians who served as Third party (politics), third party parliamentary leaders (''chefs parlementaires'') at the National Assembly of Quebec. Parties with fewer than twelve Members of the National Assembly (MNA) 12 members ...
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History of Quebec
Quebec was first called ''Canada'' between 1534 and 1763. It was the most developed colony of New France as well as New France's centre, responsible for a variety of dependencies (ex. Acadia, Plaisance, Louisiana, and the Pays d'en Haut). Co ...
For more lists of this type, see
Lists of office-holders
These are lists of incumbents (individuals holding offices or positions), including heads of states or of subnational entities.
A historical discipline, archontology, focuses on the study of past and current office holders.
Incumbents may also ...
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External links
Les vice-premiers ministres et vice-présidents du Conseil exécutif depuis 1961
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Deputy Premiers