# 37th Quebec Legislature

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The **37th National Assembly of Quebec**, [Canada](/source/Canada), was elected in the [2003 Quebec general election](/source/2003_Quebec_general_election), and sat from June 4, 2003 to March 10, 2006 (first session) and March 14, 2006 to February 21, 2007 (second session).

At dissolution, the 125 seats of the National Assembly were distributed as follows:

Affiliation Members Female Members Parti libéral du Québec 72 22 Parti Québécois 45 15 Action démocratique du Québec 5 1 Independent 1 0 Vacant 2 - Total 125 38 Government Majority 21

- Liberal member [Daniel Bouchard](/source/Daniel_Bouchard) (Megantic-Compton) sat as an independent after March 16, 2004.
- Liberal member [Russell Williams](/source/Russell_Williams_(politician)) (Nelligan) resigned on March 9, 2004. [Yolande James](/source/Yolande_James) (PLQ) won the by-election with 52.6% of the vote.
- Liberal member [Marc Bellemare](/source/Marc_Bellemare) (Vanier) resigned on April 28, 2004. [Sylvain Légaré](/source/Sylvain_L%C3%A9gar%C3%A9) (ADQ) won the by-election with 46.8% of the vote.
- Liberal member [Christos Sirros](/source/Christos_Sirros) (Laurier-Dorion) resigned on June 17, 2004. [Elsie Lefebvre](/source/Elsie_Lefebvre) (PQ) won the by-election with 46.1% of the vote.
- Parti Québécois member [André Boisclair](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Boisclair) (Gouin) resigned on August 17, 2004. [Nicolas Girard](/source/Nicolas_Girard) (PQ) won the by-election with 57.8% of the vote.

[By-elections](/source/By-election) were held in these four districts on September 20, 2004.

- Libéral member [Yves Séguin](/source/Yves_S%C3%A9guin) (Outremont) resigned on May 26, 2005. [Raymond Bachand](/source/Raymond_Bachand) (PLQ) won the by-election with 48.8% of the vote.
- Leader of the Opposition and Former Premier [Bernard Landry](/source/Bernard_Landry) (Verchères) resigned on June 6, 2005. [Stéphane Bergeron](/source/St%C3%A9phane_Bergeron) (PQ) won the by-election with 69.2% of the vote.

[By-elections](/source/By-election) were held in these two districts on December 12, 2005.

- Parti Québécois member [André Boulerice](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Boulerice) (Sainte-Marie-Saint-Jacques) resigned on September 12, 2005. [Martin Lemay](/source/Martin_Lemay) (PQ) won the by-election with 41,2% of the vote.

A [by-election](/source/By-election) was held in this district on April 10, 2006.

- Parti Québécois member [Pauline Marois](/source/Pauline_Marois) ([Taillon](/source/Taillon)) resigned on March 20, 2006. [Marie Malavoy](/source/Marie_Malavoy) (PQ) won the by-election with 43,6% of the vote.
- Parti Québécois member [Nicole Léger](/source/Nicole_L%C3%A9ger) ([Pointe-aux-Trembles](/source/Pointe-aux-Trembles_(electoral_district))) resigned on June 1, 2006. [André Boisclair](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Boisclair) (PQ) won the by-election with 70,9% of the vote.

[By-elections](/source/By-election) were held in these two districts on August 14, 2006.

- Parti Québécois member [Jean-Pierre Charbonneau](/source/Jean-Pierre_Charbonneau) ([Borduas](/source/Borduas_(provincial_electoral_district))) resigned on November 15, 2006.
- Liberal member [Diane Legault](/source/Diane_Legault) ([Chambly](/source/Chambly_(provincial_electoral_district))) resigned on November 15, 2006.

## Member list

Cabinet Ministers are in bold, Leaders are in italics and the President of the National Assembly has a dagger next to his name.

Name Party Riding First elected / previously elected Pierre Corbeil Libéral Abitibi-Est 2003 François Gendron Parti Québécois Abitibi-Ouest 1976 Yvan Bordeleau Libéral Acadie 1989 Lise Thériault Libéral Anjou 2002 David Whissell Libéral Argenteuil 1998 Claude Bachand Libéral Arthabaska 2003 Janvier Grondin ADQ Beauce-Nord 2003 Diane Leblanc Libéral Beauce-Sud 1997 Serge Deslières Parti Québécois Beauharnois 1994 Dominique Vien Libéral Bellechasse 2003 Alexandre Bourdeau Parti Québécois Berthier 2003 Claude Cousineau Parti Québécois Bertrand 1998 Richard Legendre Parti Québécois Blainville 2001 Nathalie Normandeau Libéral Bonaventure 1998 Jean-Pierre Charbonneau Parti Québécois Borduas 1976,[a] 1994 Line Beauchamp Libéral Bourassa-Sauvé 1998 Diane Lemieux Parti Québécois Bourget 1998 Pierre Paradis Libéral Brome-Missisquoi 1980 Diane Legault Libéral Chambly 2003 Noëlla Champagne Parti Québécois Champlain 2003 Benoît Pelletier Libéral Chapleau 1998 Éric Mercier Libéral Charlesbourg 2003 Rosaire Bertrand Parti Québécois Charlevoix 1994 Jean-Marc Fournier Libéral Châteauguay 1994 Sarah Perreault Libéral Chauveau 2003 Stéphane Bédard Parti Québécois Chicoutimi 1998 Thomas Mulcair Libéral Chomedey 1994 Marc Picard ADQ Chutes-de-la-Chaudière 2003 Michèle Lamquin-Éthier Libéral Crémazie 1997 Lawrence Bergman Libéral D'Arcy-McGee 1994 Hélène Robert Parti Québécois Deux-Montagnes 1994 Normand Jutras Parti Québécois Drummond 1994 Jacques Côté Parti Québécois Dubuc 1998 Lorraine Richard Parti Québécois Duplessis 2003 Michelle Courchesne Libéral Fabre 2003 Laurent Lessard Libéral Frontenac 2003 Guy Lelièvre Parti Québécois Gaspé 1994 Réjean Lafrenière Libéral Gatineau 1989 André Boisclair Parti Québécois Gouin 1989 Nicolas Girard (2004) Parti Québécois 2004 Pierre Descoteaux Libéral Groulx 2003 Louise Harel Parti Québécois Hochelaga-Maisonneuve 1981 Roch Cholette Libéral Hull 1998 André Chenail Libéral Huntingdon 1989 Jean Rioux Libéral Iberville 2003 Maxime Arseneau Parti Québécois Îles-de-la-Madeleine 1998 Geoffrey Kelley Libéral Jacques-Cartier 1994 Michel Després Libéral Jean-Lesage 1985, 1998 Margaret Delisle Libéral Jean-Talon 1994 Michel Bissonnet † Libéral Jeanne-Mance–Viger 1981 Claude Boucher Parti Québécois Johnson 1994 Jonathan Valois Parti Québécois Joliette 2003 Françoise Gauthier Libéral Jonquière 2001 Claude Béchard Libéral Kamouraska-Témiscouata 1997 Jean-Claude St-André Parti Québécois L'Assomption 1996 France Hamel Libéral La Peltrie 2003 Fatima Houda-Pepin Libéral La Pinière 1994 Jean Dubuc Libéral La Prairie 2003 Sylvain Pagé Parti Québécois Labelle 2001 Stéphan Tremblay Parti Québécois Lac-Saint-Jean 2002 Tony Tomassi Libéral LaFontaine 2003 Michel Audet Libéral Laporte 2003 Christos Sirros Libéral Laurier-Dorion 1981 Elsie Lefebvre (2004) Parti Québécois 2004 Alain Paquet Libéral Laval-des-Rapides 2003 Julie Boulet Libéral Laviolette 2001 Carole Théberge Libéral Lévis 2003 Sylvie Roy ADQ Lotbinière 2003 Sam Hamad Libéral Louis-Hébert 2003 Monique Jérôme-Forget Libéral Marguerite-Bourgeoys 1998 Pierre Moreau Libéral Marguerite-D'Youville 2003 Cécile Vermette Parti Québécois Marie-Victorin 1985 François Ouimet Libéral Marquette 1994 Francine Gaudet Libéral Maskinongé 2003 Luc Thériault Parti Québécois Masson 2003 Nancy Charest Libéral Matane 2003 Danielle Doyer Parti Québécois Matapédia 1994 Daniel Bouchard Libéral Mégantic-Compton 2003 Independent Daniel Turp Parti Québécois Mercier 2003 Maurice Clermont Libéral Mille-Îles 2003 Denise Beaudoin Parti Québécois Mirabel 2003 Philippe Couillard Libéral Mont-Royal 2003 Norbert Morin Libéral Montmagny-L'Islet 2003 Raymond Bernier Libéral Montmorency 2003 Russell Williams Libéral Nelligan 1989 Yolande James (2004) Libéral 2004 Michel Morin Parti Québécois Nicolet-Yamaska 1994 Russell Copeman Libéral Notre-Dame-de-Grâce 1994 Pierre Reid Libéral Orford 2003 Yves Séguin Libéral Outremont 1985,[b] 2003 Raymond Bachand (2005) Libéral 2005 Norman MacMillan Libéral Papineau 1989 Nicole Léger Parti Québécois Pointe-aux-Trembles 1996 André Boisclair (2006) Parti Québécois 1989,[c] 2006 Charlotte L'Écuyer Libéral Pontiac 2003 Jean-Pierre Soucy Libéral Portneuf 2003 Lucie Papineau Parti Québécois Prévost 1997 Marjolain Dufour Parti Québécois René-Lévesque 2003 Sylvain Simard Parti Québécois Richelieu 1994 Yvon Vallières Libéral Richmond 1973, 1981 Solange Charest Parti Québécois Rimouski 1994 Mario Dumont ADQ Rivière-du-Loup 1994 Pierre Marsan Libéral Robert-Baldwin 1994 Karl Blackburn Libéral Roberval 2003 Rita Dionne-Marsolais Parti Québécois Rosemont 1994 François Legault Parti Québécois Rousseau 1998 Daniel Bernard Libéral Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue 2003 Monique Gagnon-Tremblay Libéral Saint-François 1985 Nicole Loiselle Libéral Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne 1989 Léandre Dion Parti Québécois Saint-Hyacinthe 1994 Jean-Pierre Paquin Libéral Saint-Jean 2003 Jacques Dupuis Libéral Saint-Laurent 1998 Claude Pinard Parti Québécois Saint-Maurice 1994 André Boulerice Parti Québécois Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques 1985 Martin Lemay (2006) Parti Québécois 2006 Bernard Brodeur Libéral Shefford 1994 Jean Charest Libéral Sherbrooke 1998 Lucie Charlebois Libéral Soulanges 2003 Pauline Marois Parti Québécois Taillon 1981,[d] 1989 Marie Malavoy (2006) Parti Québécois 1994,[e] 2006 Agnès Maltais Parti Québécois Taschereau 1998 Jocelyne Caron Parti Québécois Terrebonne 1989 André Gabias Libéral Trois-Rivières 2003 Michel Létourneau Parti Québécois Ungava 1994 Camil Bouchard Parti Québécois Vachon 2003 Marc Bellemare Libéral Vanier 2003 Sylvain Légaré (2004) ADQ 2004 Yvon Marcoux Libéral Vaudreuil 1998 Bernard Landry Parti Québécois Verchères 1976,[f] 1994 Stéphane Bergeron (2005) Parti Québécois 2005 Henri-François Gautrin Libéral Verdun 1989 William Cusano Libéral Viau 1981 Vincent Auclair Libéral Vimont 2003 Jacques Chagnon Libéral Westmount–Saint-Louis 1985

## Cabinet Ministers

- Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Jean Charest
- Deputy Premier: Monique Gagnon-Tremblay (2003–2005), Jacques P. Dupuis (2005–2007)
- Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Françoise Gauthier (2003–2005) Yvon Vallières, (2005–2007)
- Employment, Social Solidarity and Family: Claude Béchard (2003–2005)
- Family (Delegate): Carole Théberge (2003–2005) - Employment and Social Solidarity: Michelle Courchesne (2005–2007) - Family, Seniors and Status of Women: Carole Théberge (2005–2007)
- Labor: Michel Després (2003–2005), Laurent Lessard (2005–2007)
- Government Administration and President of the Treasury Board: Monique Jérôme-Forget
- Information Access:Benoît Pelletier (2005–2007)
- Government online: Henri-François Gautrin (2005–2006)
- Government Services:Pierre Reid (2005–2006), Henri-François Gautrin (2006–2007)
- Culture and Communications: Line Beauchamp
- International Relations: Monique Gagnon-Tremblay
- Indian Affairs: Benoît Pelletier (2003–2005), Geoffrey Kelley (2005–2007)
- Canadian Francophonie: Benoît Pelletier (2005–2007)
- Health and Social Services: Philippe Couillard
- Health and Status of Seniors (Delegate): Julie Boulet (2003–2005)
- Health, Social Services and Status of Seniors (Delegate): Julie Boulet (2003)
- Education: Pierre Reid (2003–2005), Jean-Marc Fournier (2005–2007)
- Relations with the Citizens and Immigration: Michelle Courchesne (2003–2005) - Immigration and Cultural Communities: Lise Thériault (2005–2007)
- Youth Protection and Rehabilitation: Margaret Delisle
- Transportation: Yvon Marcoux (2003–2005), Michel Després (2005–2007)
- Transportation (Delegate): Julie Boulet (2003–2007)
- Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs: Benoît Pelletier
- Municipal Affairs and Regions: Nathalie Normandeau (2005–2007)
- Democratic Institutions Reform: Jacques P. Dupuis (2003–2005), Benoît Pelletier (2005–2007)
- Sport and Recreation: Jean-Marc Fournier
- Environment: Thomas J.Mulcair (2003–2005) - Sustainable Development and Parks: Thomas J.Mulcair (2005) - Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks: Thomas J. Mulcair (2005–2006), Claude Bechard (2006–2007)
- Natural Resources, Wildlife and Parcs: Sam Hamad (2003–2005) - Natural Resources and Wildlife: Pierre Corbeil (2005–2007)
- Forests, Wildlife and Parks: Pierre Corbeil (2003–2005)
- Justice: Marc Bellemare (2003–2004), Jacques P. Dupuis (2004–2005), Yvon Marcoux (2005–2007)
- Public Safety: Jacques Chagnon (2003–2005), Jacques P. Dupuis (2005–2007)
- Finances: Yves Seguin (2003–2005), Michel Audet (2007)
- Revenue: Lawrence Bergman
- Regional development and Tourism (Delegate): Nathalie Normandeau (2003–2005) - Tourism: Françoise Gauthier (2005–2007)
- Interior Commerce Accord: Benoît Pelletier (2005–2007)
- Economic and Regional Development: Michel Audet (2003–2004) - Economic and Regional Development and Research: Michel Audet (2004–2005) - Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade : Claude Béchard (2005–2006), Raymond Bachand (2006–2007)

## Notes

1. [Verchères](/source/Verch%C3%A8res_(provincial_electoral_district))

1. [Montmorency](/source/Montmorency_(provincial_electoral_district))

1. [Gouin](/source/Gouin_(electoral_district))

1. [La Peltrie](/source/La_Peltrie)

1. [Sherbrooke](/source/Sherbrooke_(provincial_electoral_district))

1. [Fabre](/source/Fabre_(electoral_district))

## External links

- [Élections/Map of Quebec electoral districts](https://web.archive.org/web/20061229180723/http://repertoire.atlas.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire/ui/custom/mrn/Carte.jsp)
- [2003 election results](http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/elect37.html)
- [List of Historical Cabinet Ministers](http://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/patrimoine/cabinets5.html#charest)

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