The Provincial Secretary of Quebec was a senior position in the

provincial cabinet Provincial may refer to: Government & Administration * Provincial capitals, an administrative sub-national capital of a country * Provincial city (disambiguation) * Provincial minister (disambiguation) * Provincial Secretary, a position in Can ...

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 ...

from before

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until the 1970. The Provincial Secretary and Registrar was originally the second highest position in the provincial cabinet, equivalent to the position of

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. The Provincial Secretary was the equivalent of the former

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position of

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Pre-Confederation Provincial Secretary

Prior to Confederation and the creation of the office of

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, the Provincial Secretary was the most important and powerful figure in provincial politics. The title holder was appointed by the

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and many sat as members of the Legislative Council.

Lower Canada

John Ready John Ready ( – 10 July 1845) was a British Army officer, who served as Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island from 1824 to 1831 and also as Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man from 1832 to 1845. Career Ready joined the British Ar ...

(1818-1822) *

Sir ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as ...

Dominick Daly Sir Dominick Daly (11 August 1798 – 19 February 1868) was the Governor of Prince Edward Island from 11 July 1854 to 25 May 1859 and later Governor of South Australia from 4 March 1862 until his death on 19 February 1868. He was born in ...

(1827-1840)

Canada East

(1843-1844)

United Provinces of Canada

(1844-1848) *

Pierre Joseph Olivier Chauveau Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau (May 30, 1820 – April 4, 1890) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Chauveau was the first premier of Quebec, following the establishment of Canada in 1867. Appointed to the office in 1867 as the leader of the ...

(1853-1854) Conservative *

Sir George-Étienne Cartier ''Sir'' is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as p ...

(1855-1857) Conservative

Provincial Secretary and Registrar of Quebec

Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau (May 30, 1820 – April 4, 1890) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Chauveau was the first premier of Quebec, following the establishment of Canada in 1867. Appointed to the office in 1867 as the leader of the ...

(1867-1873) Conservative * Gedeon Ouimet (1873-1874) Conservative *

Charles-Eugène Boucher de Boucherville Sir Charles-Eugène-Napoléon Boucher de Boucherville (May 4, 1822 – September 10, 1915) was a Canadian politician and doctor. He twice served as the premier of Quebec. Personal life Boucher was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Descended ...

(1874-1876) Conservative *

Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau Sir Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau (November 9, 1840 – June 13, 1898), born in Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, was a French-Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 7th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec from 1892 to 1898. Life As a lawyer, he defen ...

(1876-1878) Conservative *

Félix-Gabriel Marchand Félix-Gabriel Marchand (January 9, 1832 – September 25, 1900) was a journalist, author, notary and politician in Quebec, Canada. He was the 11th premier of Quebec from May 24, 1897, to September 25, 1900. Born in what is Saint-Jean-sur- ...

1878-1879 Conservative *

Alexandre Chauveau Alexandre Chauveau (February 23, 1847 – March 7, 1916) was a lawyer, judge, educator and political figure in Quebec. He represented Rimouski in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1872 to 1880 as both a Conservative member and a Liber ...

(1879) Liberal *

Étienne-Théodore Pâquet Étienne-Théodore Pâquet (; January 8, 1850 – May 26, 1916) was a French-Canadian civil law notary,provincial politician and civil servant. In 1879, he was one of four Liberal Members of the Legislative Assembly who crossed the floor in t ...

1879-1882 Conservative * Jean Blanchet (1882-1887) Conservative *

Charles-Antoine-Ernest Gagnon Charles-Antoine-Ernest Gagnon (December 4, 1846 – June 11, 1901) was a notary, author and political figure in Québec. He represented Kamouraska in the Legislative Assembly of Québec from 1878 to 1890 as a Liberal. He was born in Rivi� ...

(1887-1890) Liberal *

Joseph-Émery Robidoux Joseph-Émery Robidoux, (March 10, 1843 – March 15, 1929) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Châteauguay in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1884 to 1892 and from 1897 to 1900 as a Liberal. He was ...

(1890) Liberal * Charles Langelier (1890–1891) Liberal

Provincial Secretary of Quebec

Louis-Philippe Pelletier Louis-Philippe Pelletier, (February 1, 1857 – February 8, 1921) was a Canadian lawyer, journalist, newspaper owner, politician, professor, and judge. Biography Born in Trois-Pistoles, Lower Canada, the son of Thomas-Philippe Pelletier a ...

(1891-1896) Conservative * Michael Felix Hackett (1896-1897) Conservative * Felix-Gabriel Marchand (1897) Liberal *

(1897-1901) Liberal *

Adélard Turgeon Adélard Turgeon, (December 18, 1863 – November 14, 1930) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Born in Saint-Étienne-de-Beaumont (Beaumont), Lower Canada, Turgeon attended the Collège de Lévis before receiving a Bachelor of Laws degree ...

(1901-1902) Liberal * Amédée Robitaille (1902-1905) Liberal *

Louis-Rodolphe Roy Louis-Rodolphe Roy (7 February 1858 – 14 May 1925) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge. Born Saint-Vallier, Canada East, in the son of Nazaire Roy and Marie Letellier, Roy was educated at the Séminaire de Québec and received a ...

(1905-1909) Liberal * Louis-Jérémie Décarie (1909–1919) Liberal *

Athanase David Louis-Athanase David (June 24, 1882 – January 26, 1953) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and businessman. He was a cabinet minister in the Provincial Parliament of Quebec, representing the riding of Terrebonne and serving as Provincial Secret ...

(1919–1936) Liberal *

Charles-Auguste Bertrand Charles-Auguste Bertrand (29 March 1890 – 21 September 1977) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge. A member of the Quebec Liberal Party, he was Attorney-General, Provincial Secretary, and Registrar in Adélard Godbout's government from 2 ...

(1936) * Albiny Paquette (1936-1939) Union Nationale * Henri Groulx (1939-1940) Liberal * Hector Perrier (1940-1944) * Omer Côté (1944-1956) Union Nationale * Romeo Lorrain (1956) Union Nationale * Yves Prevost (1956–1960) Union Nationale * Lionel Bertrand (1960-1963) Liberal *

Bona Arsenault Bona Arsenault, (October 4, 1903 – July 4, 1993) was a Canadian historian, genealogist and a federal and provincial politician. Born in Bonaventure, Quebec, the son of Joseph-Georges Arsenault and Marcelline Gauthier, he studied at Univer ...

(1963–1966) Liberal *

Yves Gabias Yves Gabias (December 8, 1920 – March 25, 2002) was a politician from Quebec, Canada. Background He was born on December 8, 1920 in Montreal and was a lawyer. He was the father of Liberal MNA André Gabias. Member of the legislature ...

(1966-1968) Union Nationale *

Rémi Paul Rémi Paul (June 10, 1921 – December 20, 1982) was a lawyer and politician from Quebec, Canada. Member of the House of Commons Born in Louiseville, Mauricie, Paul ran as a Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservativ ...