List of premiers of Quebec

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{{main|Premier 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 controls the most seats in the National Assembly (previously called the Legislative Assembly). The premier is Quebec's head of government, while the king of Canada is its head of state and is represented by the lieutenant governor of Quebec. The premier picks a cabinet from the elected members to form the Executive Council of Quebec, and presides over that body.

Members are first elected to the legislature during general elections. General elections must be conducted every four years from the date of the last election, but the premier may ask for early dissolution of the legislative assembly. An election may also happen if the Governing party loses the confidence of the legislature, by the defeat of a supply bill or tabling of a confidence motion.

This article only covers the time since the Canadian Confederation was created in 1867. For the premiers of the Canada East from 1840 to 1867, see List of joint premiers of the Province of Canada. The governments of Lower Canada from 1792 to 1840 were mostly controlled by representatives of the Crown.

==Premiers of Quebec since 1867==

{{Canadian first minister list/top}} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau |jurisdiction = QC |number = 1 |image = Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau - 1863 (cropped).jpg |birth_year = 1820 |death_year = 1890 |party = Conservative (historical) |member_title = MLA |riding = Québec-Comté |term_start = 1867-07-15 |term_end = 1873-02-25 |event1 = establishment |event1_year = 1867 |event1_assembly = none |event2 = election |event2_year = 1867 |event2_assembly = 1st |event3 = election |event3_year = 1871 |event3_assembly = 2nd |accomplishments = Resigned to accept appointment to the Senate of Canada. }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Gédéon Ouimet |jurisdiction = QC |number = 2 |image = Honorable Gédéon Ouimet, Superintendant de l'Instruction publique 1874-1895, Premier Ministre 1873-1874 (cropped).jpg |birth_year = 1823 |death_year = 1905 |party = Conservative (historical) |member_title = MLA |riding = Deux-Montagnes |term_start = 1873-02-27 |term_end = 1874-09-22 |event1 = appointment |event1_year = 1873 |event1_assembly = 2nd |accomplishments = Resigned over Tanneries scandal. }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Charles Boucher de Boucherville |jurisdiction = QC |number = 3 |number_sub = 1 of 2 |image = Charles-Eugène Boucher de Boucherville.jpg |birth_year = 1822 |death_year = 1915 |party = Conservative (historical) |member_title = Councillor |riding = Montarville |term_start = 1874-09-22 |term_end = 1878-03-08 |event1 = appointment |event1_year = 1873 |event1_assembly = 2nd |event2 = election |event2_year = 1875 |event2_assembly = 3rd |accomplishments = Dismissed by Lieutenant Governor Luc Letellier de St-Just after Letellier refused to approve legislation. }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière |jurisdiction = QC |number = 4 |image = Henri Joly de Lotbinière - BANQ.png |birth_year = 1829 |death_year = 1908 |party = Liberal |member_title = MLA |riding = Lotbinière |term_start = 1878-03-08 |term_end = 1879-10-31 |event1 = appointment |event1_year = 1878 |event1_assembly = 3rd |event2 = election |event2_year = 1878 |event2_assembly = 4th }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau |title = Sir |jurisdiction = QC |number = 5 |image = Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau 1869 (cropped).jpg |birth_year = 1840 |death_year = 1898 |party = Conservative (historical) |member_title = MLA |riding = Terrebonne |term_start = 1879-10-31 |term_end = 1882-07-31 |event1 = appointment |event1_year = 1879 |event1_assembly = 4th |event2 = election |event2_year = 1881 |event2_assembly = 5th }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Joseph-Alfred Mousseau |jurisdiction = QC |number = 6 |image = Joseph-Alfred Mousseau.jpg |birth_year = 1837 |death_year = 1886 |party = Conservative (historical) |member_title = MLA |riding = Jacques-Cartier |term_start = 1882-07-31 |term_end = 1884-01-23 |event1 = appointment |event1_year = 1882 |event1_assembly = 5th }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = John Jones Ross |title = |jurisdiction = QC |number = 7 |image = John Jones Ross, vers 1880.jpg |birth_year = 1831 |death_year = 1901 |party = Conservative (historical) |member_title = Councillor |riding = Shawinigan |term_start = 1884-01-23 |term_end = 1887-01-25 |event1 = appointment |event1_year = 1884 |event1_assembly = 5th |event2 = election |event2_year = 1886 |event2_assembly = 6th }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Louis-Olivier Taillon |jurisdiction = QC |number = 8 |number_sub = 1 of 2 |image = Louis-Olivier Taillon vers 1900.jpg |birth_year = 1840 |death_year = 1923 |party = Conservative (historical) |member_title = MLA |riding = Montcalm |term_start = 1887-01-25 |term_end = 1887-01-29 |event1 = appointment |event1_year = 1887 |event1_assembly = 6th }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Honoré Mercier |jurisdiction = QC |number = 9 |image = Honoré Mercier (cropped).png |birth_year = 1840 |death_year = 1894 |party = Parti National |member_title = MLA |riding = Saint-Hyacinthe |riding_term = 1887-1890 |riding2 = Bonaventure |riding2_term = 1890-1891 |term_start = 1887-01-29 |term_end = 1891-12-21 |event1 = appointment |event1_year = 1887 |event1_assembly = 6th |event2 = election |event2_year = 1890 |event2_assembly = 7th |accomplishments = Dismissed by Lieutenant Governor over charges of corruption. }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Charles Boucher de Boucherville |jurisdiction = QC |number = — |number_sub = 2 of 2 |image = Charles-Eugène Boucher de Boucherville.jpg |birth_year = 1822 |death_year = 1915 |party = Conservative (historical) |member_title = Councillor |riding = Montarville |term_start = 1891-12-21 |term_end = 1892-12-16 |event1 = appointment |event1_year = 1891 |event1_assembly = 7th |event2 = election |event2_year = 1892 |event2_assembly = 8th }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Louis-Olivier Taillon |jurisdiction = QC |number = — |number_sub = 2 of 2 |image = Louis-Olivier Taillon vers 1900.jpg |birth_year = 1840 |death_year = 1923 |party = Conservative (historical) |member_title = MLA |riding = Chambly |term_start = 1892-12-16 |term_end = 1896-05-11 |event1 = appointment |event1_year = 1892 |event1_assembly = 8th }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Edmund James Flynn |title = |jurisdiction = QC |number = 10 |image = Edmund James Flynn.jpg |birth_year = 1847 |death_year = 1927 |party = Conservative (historical) |member_title = MLA |riding = Gaspé |term_start = 1896-05-12 |term_end = 1897-05-24 |event1 = appointment |event1_year = 1896 |event1_assembly = 8th |accomplishments = Last Conservative premier. }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Félix-Gabriel Marchand |title = |jurisdiction = QC |number = 11 |image = Félix-Gabriel Marchand, vers 1900.jpg |birth_year = 1832 |death_year = 1900 |party = Liberal |member_title = MLA |riding = Saint-Jean |term_start = 1897-05-24 |term_end = 1900-09-25 |event1 = election |event1_year = 1897 |event1_assembly = 9th |accomplishments = Died in office. }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Simon-Napoléon Parent |jurisdiction = QC |number = 12 |image = Simon-Napoléon Parent.jpg |birth_year = 1855 |death_year = 1920 |party = Liberal |member_title = MLA |riding = Saint-Sauveur |term_start = 1900-10-03 |term_end = 1905-03-23 |event1 = appointment |event1_year = 1900 |event1_assembly = 9th |event2 = election |event2_year = 1900 |event2_assembly = 10th |event3 = election |event3_year = 1904 |event3_assembly = 11th }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Lomer Gouin |jurisdiction = QC |number = 13 |image = Lomer Gouin, 1920.png |birth_year = 1861 |death_year = 1929 |party = Liberal |member_title = MLA |riding = Montréal division no. 2 |riding_term = 1905-1908 |riding2 = Portneuf |riding2_term = 1908-1920 |term_start = 1905-03-23 |term_end = 1920-03-23 |event1 = appointment |event1_year = 1905 |event1_assembly = 11th |event2 = election |event2_year = 1908 |event2_assembly = 12th |event3 = election |event3_year = 1912 |event3_assembly = 13th |event4 = election |event4_year = 1916 |event4_assembly = 14th |event5 = election |event5_year = 1919 |event5_assembly = 15th }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Louis-Alexandre Taschereau |title = |jurisdiction = QC |number = 14 |image = Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, ca. 1925.jpg |birth_year = 1867 |death_year = 1952 |party = Liberal |member_title = MLA |riding = Montmorency |term_start = 1920-07-09 |term_end = 1936-06-11 |event1 = appointment |event1_year = 1920 |event1_assembly = 15th |event2 = election |event2_year = 1923 |event2_assembly = 16th |event3 = election |event3_year = 1927 |event3_assembly = 17th |event4 = election |event4_year = 1931 |event4_assembly = 18th |event5 = election |event5_year = 1935 |event5_assembly = 19th |accomplishments = Established Quebec Liquor Commission; attempted to create a Jewish school board; Great Depression. }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Adélard Godbout |jurisdiction = QC |number = 15 |number_sub = 1 of 2 |image = Adelard Godbout portrait.jpg |birth_year = 1892 |death_year = 1956 |party = Liberal |leadership = 1938 |member_title = MLA |riding = L'Islet |term_start = 1936-06-11 |term_end = 1936-08-26 |event1 = appointment |event1_year = 1936 |event1_assembly = 19th }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Maurice Duplessis |jurisdiction = QC |number = 16 |number_sub = 1 of 2 |image = Maurice Duplessis, 1938.png |birth_year = 1890 |death_year = 1959 |party = UN |leadership = 1936 |member_title = MLA |riding = Trois-Rivières |term_start = 1936-08-26 |term_end = 1939-11-08 |event1 = election |event1_year = 1936 |event1_assembly = 20th |accomplishments = Padlock Law. }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Adélard Godbout |jurisdiction = QC |number = — |number_sub = 2 of 2 |image = Adélard Godbout, vers 1945.jpg |birth_year = 1892 |death_year = 1956 |party = Liberal |leadership = 1938 |member_title = MLA |riding = L'Islet |term_start = 1939-11-08 |term_end = 1944-08-30 |event1 = election |event1_year = 1939 |event1_assembly = 21st |accomplishments = Women's suffrage; established province's first labour code; nationalized Montreal Light, Heat & Power. }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Maurice Duplessis |jurisdiction = QC |number = — |number_sub = 2 of 2 |image = Duplessis 1947.jpg |birth_year = 1890 |death_year = 1959 |party = UN |leadership = 1936 |member_title = MLA |riding = Trois-Rivières |term_start = 1944-08-30 |term_end = 1959-09-07 |event1 = election |event1_year = 1944 |event1_assembly = 22nd |event2 = election |event2_year = 1948 |event2_assembly = 23rd |event3 = election |event3_year = 1952 |event3_assembly = 24th |event4 = election |event4_year = 1956 |event4_assembly = 25th |accomplishments = "Grande Noirceur", Duplessis Orphans. Died in office. }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Paul Sauvé |jurisdiction = QC |number = 17 |image = Paul Sauvé, vers 1950.jpg |birth_year = 1907 |death_year = 1960 |party = UN |leadership = 1959 |member_title = MLA |riding = Deux-Montagnes |term_start = 1959-09-11 |term_end = 1960-01-02 |event1 = appointment |event1_year = 1959 |event1_assembly = 25th |accomplishments = "100 Days of Change". Died in office. }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Antonio Barrette |jurisdiction = QC |number = 18 |image = Antonio Barrette.png |birth_year = 1899 |death_year = 1968 |party = UN |leadership = 1960 |member_title = MLA |riding = Joliette |term_start = 1960-01-08 |term_end = 1960-07-05 |event1 = appointment |event1_year = 1960 |event1_assembly = 25th }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Jean Lesage |jurisdiction = QC |number = 19 |image = Jean Lesage (premier of Quebec).jpg |birth_year = 1912 |death_year = 1980 |party = Liberal |leadership = 1958 |member_title = MLA |riding = Québec-Ouest |term_start = 1960-07-05 |term_end = 1966-06-16 |event1 = election |event1_year = 1960 |event1_assembly = 26th |event2 = election |event2_year = 1962 |event2_assembly = 27th |accomplishments = Quiet Revolution; established Ministry of Education; heavy investment in Hydro-Québec; }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Daniel Johnson Sr. |jurisdiction = QC |number = 20 |image = Daniel Johnson Sr. infobox.jpg |birth_year = 1915 |death_year = 1968 |party = UN |leadership = 1961 |member_title = MLA |riding = Bagot |term_start = 1966-06-16 |term_end = 1968-09-26 |event1 = election |event1_year = 1966 |event1_assembly = 28th |accomplishments = CEGEP; died in office. }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Jean-Jacques Bertrand |jurisdiction = QC |number = 21 |image =Jean-Jacques-Bertrand.jpg |birth_year = 1916 |death_year = 1973 |party = UN |leadership = 1969 |member_title = MLA |riding = Missisquoi <small>(MNA after 1968)</small> |term_start = 1968-10-02 |term_end = 1970-05-12 |event1 = appointment |event1_year = 1966 |event1_assembly = 28th |accomplishments = Abolished the Legislative Council and renamed the Legislative Assembly to the National Assembly; Bill 63; last Union Nationale premier. }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Robert Bourassa |jurisdiction = QC |number = 22 |number_sub = 1 of 2 |image = Robert-Bourassa.jpg |birth_year = 1933 |death_year = 1996 |party = Liberal |leadership = 1970 |riding = Mercier |term_start = 1970-04-29 |term_end = 1976-11-25 |event1 = election |event1_year = 1970 |event1_assembly = 29th |event2 = election |event2_year = 1973 |event2_assembly = 30th |accomplishments = October Crisis; Official Languages Act (Bill 22); James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement; Cliche commission. }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = René Lévesque |jurisdiction = QC |number = 23 |image = René Lévesque BAnQ (restored).jpg |birth_year = 1922 |death_year = 1987 |party = PQ |leadership = 1968 |riding = Taillon |term_start = 1976-11-25 |term_end = 1985-10-03 |event1 = election |event1_year = 1976 |event1_assembly = 31st |event2 = election |event2_year = 1981 |event2_assembly = 32nd |accomplishments = Charter of the French Language (Bill 101); 1980 Quebec referendum; Patriation of the Canadian constitution discussions; beau risque. }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Pierre Marc Johnson |jurisdiction = QC |number = 24 |image = Pierre Marc Johnson 2019 (cropped).jpg |birth_year = 1946 |party = PQ |leadership = 1985 |riding = Anjou |term_start = 1985-10-03 |term_end = 1985-12-12 |event1 = appointment |event1_year = 1985 |event1_assembly = 32nd }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Robert Bourassa |jurisdiction = QC |number = — |number_sub = 2 of 2 |image = Robert-Bourassa.jpg |birth_year = 1933 |death_year = 1996 |party = Liberal |leadership = 1983 |riding = Saint-Laurent |term_start = 1985-12-12 |term_end = 1994-01-11 |event1 = election |event1_year = 1985 |event1_assembly = 33rd |event2 = election |event2_year = 1989 |event2_assembly = 34th |accomplishments = Meech Lake Accord; Oka Crisis; Charlottetown Accord. }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Daniel Johnson Jr. |jurisdiction = QC |number = 25 |image = Daniel Johnson, Jr. at the PLQ Leadership Convention, March 16, 2013 CROPPED.jpg |birth_year = 1944 |party = Liberal |leadership = 1993 |riding = Vaudreuil |term_start = 1994-01-11 |term_end = 1994-09-26 |event1 = appointment |event1_year = 1994 |event1_assembly = 34th |accomplishments = Privatisation of the Mont-Sainte-Anne }}

{{Canadian first minister list |name = Jacques Parizeau |jurisdiction = QC |number = 26 |image = Jacques Parizeau1.jpg |birth_year = 1930 |death_year = 2015 |party = PQ |leadership = 1988 |riding = L'Assomption |term_start = 1994-09-26 |term_end = 1996-01-29 |event1 = election |event1_year = 1994 |event1_assembly = 35th |accomplishments = Creation of the Commission de la capitale nationale du Québec; Creation of the Carrefour jeunesse-emploi network; 1995 Quebec referendum; resigned after referendum loss. }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Lucien Bouchard |jurisdiction = QC |number = 27 |image = Lucien Bouchard 2009.png |birth_year = 1938 |party = PQ |leadership = 1996 |riding = Jonquière |term_start = 1996-01-29 |term_end = 2001-03-08 |event1 = appointment |event1_year = 1996 |event1_assembly = 35th |event2 = election |event2_year = 1998 |event2_assembly = 36th |accomplishments = "Winning conditions"; implemented universal childcare and pharmacare; Establishment of the Public Prescription Drug Insurance Plan (RPAM); Saguenay flood; Creation of the Régie de l'énergie; Creation of the Épargne Placements Québec; Calgary Declaration; January 1998 North American ice storm; Clarity Act; 2000–2006 municipal reorganization. }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Bernard Landry |jurisdiction = QC |number = 28 |image = Bernard Landry2- (cropped).jpg |birth_year = 1937 |death_year = 2018 |party = PQ |leadership = 2001 |riding = Verchères |term_start = 2001-03-08 |term_end = 2003-04-29 |event1 = appointment |event1_year = 2001 |event1_assembly = 36th |accomplishments = Paix des Braves; Kyoto Protocol. }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Jean Charest |jurisdiction = QC |number = 29 |image = Jean Charest de face (Novembre 2010).png |birth_year = 1958 |party = Liberal |leadership = 1998 |riding = Sherbrooke |term_start = 2003-04-29 |term_end = 2012-09-19 |event1 = election |event1_year = 2003 |event1_assembly = 37th |event2 = election |event2_year = 2007 |event2_assembly = 38th |event3 = election |event3_year = 2008 |event3_assembly = 39th |accomplishments = 2004 Quebec municipal referendums; Council of the Federation; 2005 Quebec student protests; Bouchard-Taylor Commission; Implementation of the Ethics and Religious Culture program; Plan Nord; Charbonneau Commission; 2012 Quebec student protests, lost his own seat in 2012. }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Pauline Marois |jurisdiction = QC |number = 30 |image = Photographie officielle de Pauline Marois (cropped).png |birth_year = 1949 |party = PQ |leadership = 2007 |riding = Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré |term_start = 2012-09-19 |term_end = 2014-04-23 |event1 = election |event1_year = 2012 |event1_assembly = 40th |accomplishments = First woman to hold the office; 2012 Quebec election shooting; Quebec Charter of Values (Bill 60); Decommissioning of the Gentilly Nuclear Generating Station; Lac-Mégantic rail disaster; Summit on Higher Education; Pastagate incident; Lost her own seat in 2014. }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Philippe Couillard |jurisdiction = QC |number = 31 |image = Philippe Couillard juin 2018 (cropped).jpeg |birth_year = 1957 |party = Liberal |leadership = 2013 |riding = Roberval |term_start = 2014-04-23 |term_end = 2018-10-18 |event1 = election |event1_year = 2014 |event1_assembly = 41st |accomplishments = Ban on face coverings (Bill 62); Healthcare Reforms (Barrette Reforms). }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = François Legault |jurisdiction = QC |number = 32 |image = François Legault (2022).jpg |birth_year = 1957 |party = CAQ |leadership = 2011 |riding = L'Assomption |term_start = 2018-10-18 |term_end = 2026-04-15 |event1 = election |event1_year = 2018 |event1_assembly = 42nd |event2 = election |event2_year = 2022 |event2_assembly = 43rd |accomplishments = Ban on religious symbols (Bill 21); Québec‑Lévis third link; Creation of a battery sector; COVID-19 pandemic; Implementing School service centre; Amendment to the Charter of the French Language (Bill 96); Cancelled electoral reform referendum; Implementation of the Culture and Citizenship in Québec (CCQ) program; Drainville Reforms (Bill 23); Family reunification delays; Roxham Road closure; Santé Québec; Gallant Commission; Reform of PEQ immigration program; Québec Constitution Act (Bill 1). }} {{Canadian first minister list |name = Christine Fréchette |jurisdiction = QC |number = 33 |image = Christine_Fréchette_2024.jpg |birth_year = 1970 |party = CAQ |leadership = 2026 |riding = Sanguinet |term_start = 2026-04-15 |term_end = |event1 = appointment |event1_year = 2026 |event1_assembly = 43rd |accomplishments = First Generation X premier of the province; renewal of the notwithstanding clause protections around Bill 96. }} {{Canadian first minister list/bottom|colspan=10|notes= }}

==References== * {{cite web|url=https://www.assnat.qc.ca/fr/patrimoine/pm1.html|title=Nombre de premiers ministres et de gouvernements depuis 1867|access-date=October 7, 2012|author=Government of Québec|work=Informations historiques |publisher=National Assembly of Quebec|language=fr}} * {{cite web|url=https://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/index-en.html|title=Élections English| work=QuébecPolitique.com| access-date=December 16, 2006|author=Quebec Politique}}

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