39th Quebec Legislature

The 39th National Assembly of Quebec consisted of those elected in the 2008 Quebec general election. It was in session from January 13, 2009 to February 22, 2011 and from February 23, 2011 to August 1, 2012. Jean Charest (Liberal) served as Premier and Pauline Marois (PQ) was the leader of the opposition.

Member list

Cabinet ministers are in bold, party leaders are in italic, and the president of the National Assembly is marked with a †.

	Name	Party	Riding	First elected / previously elected
	Pierre Corbeil	Liberal	Abitibi-Est	2003, 2008
	François Gendron	Parti Québécois	Abitibi-Ouest	1976
	Christine St-Pierre	Liberal	Acadie	2007
	Lise Thériault	Liberal	Anjou	2002
	David Whissell (until December 16, 2011)	Liberal	Argenteuil	1998
	Roland Richer (after June 11, 2012)	Parti Québécois		2012
	Claude Bachand	Liberal	Arthabaska	2003, 2008
	Janvier Grondin	ADQ	Beauce-Nord	2003
		CAQ
	Robert Dutil	Liberal	Beauce-Sud	1985, 2008
	Guy Leclair	Parti Québécois	Beauharnois	2008
	Dominique Vien	Liberal	Bellechasse	2003, 2008
	André Villeneuve	Parti Québécois	Berthier	2008
	Claude Cousineau	Parti Québécois	Bertrand	1998
	Daniel Ratthé	Parti Québécois	Blainville	2008
		Independent
		CAQ
	Nathalie Normandeau (until September 6, 2011)	Liberal	Bonaventure	1998
	Damien Arsenault (after December 5, 2011)	Liberal	2011
	Pierre Curzi	Parti Québécois	Borduas	2007
		Independent
	Line Beauchamp (until May 14, 2012)	Liberal	Bourassa-Sauvé	1998
	Vacant
	Maka Kotto	Parti Québécois	Bourget	2008
	Pierre Paradis	Liberal	Brome-Missisquoi	1980
	Bertrand St-Arnaud	Parti Québécois	Chambly	2008
	Noëlla Champagne	Parti Québécois	Champlain	2003, 2008
	Marc Carrière	Liberal	Chapleau	2008
	Michel Pigeon	Liberal	Charlesbourg	2008
	Pauline Marois	Parti Québécois	Charlevoix	1981, [a] 1989, [b] 2007
	Pierre Moreau	Liberal	Châteauguay	2003, [c] 2008
	Gérard Deltell	ADQ	Chauveau	2008
		CAQ
	Stéphane Bédard	Parti Québécois	Chicoutimi	1998
	Guy Ouellette	Liberal	Chomedey	2007
	Marc Picard	ADQ	Chutes-de-la-Chaudière	2003
		Independent
		CAQ
	Lisette Lapointe	Parti Québécois	Crémazie	2007
		Independent
		Independent Option nationale
	Lawrence Bergman	Liberal	D'Arcy-McGee	1994
	Benoit Charette	Parti Québécois	Deux-Montagnes	2008
		Independent
		CAQ
	Yves-François Blanchet	Parti Québécois	Drummond	2008
	Serge Simard	Liberal	Dubuc	2008
	Lorraine Richard	Parti Québécois	Duplessis	2003
	Michelle Courchesne	Liberal	Fabre	2003
	Laurent Lessard	Liberal	Frontenac	2003
	Georges Mamelonet	Liberal	Gaspé	2008
	Stéphanie Vallée	Liberal	Gatineau	2007
	Nicolas Girard	Parti Québécois	Gouin	2004
	René Gauvreau	Parti Québécois	Groulx	2008
		Independent
		Parti Québécois
	Carole Poirier	Parti Québécois	Hochelaga-Maisonneuve	2008
	Maryse Gaudreault	Liberal	Hull	2008
	Stéphane Billette	Liberal	Huntingdon	2008
	Marie Bouillé	Parti Québécois	Iberville	2008
	Germain Chevarie	Liberal	Îles-de-la-Madeleine	2008
	Geoffrey Kelley	Liberal	Jacques-Cartier	1994
	André Drolet	Liberal	Jean-Lesage	2008
	Filomena Rotiroti	Liberal	Jeanne-Mance–Viger	2008
	Yves Bolduc	Liberal	Jean-Talon	2008
	Étienne-Alexis Boucher	Parti Québécois	Johnson	2008
	Véronique Hivon	Parti Québécois	Joliette	2008
	Sylvain Gaudreault	Parti Québécois	Jonquière	2007
	Claude Béchard (until September 7, 2010)	Liberal	Kamouraska-Témiscouata	1997
	André Simard (after November 29, 2010)	Parti Québécois	2010
	Sylvain Pagé	Parti Québécois	Labelle	2001
	Alexandre Cloutier	Parti Québécois	Lac-Saint-Jean	2007
	Tony Tomassi (until May 3, 2012)	Liberal	LaFontaine	2003
		Independent
	Marc Tanguay (after June 11, 2012)	Liberal		2012
	Éric Caire	ADQ	La Peltrie	2007
		Independent
		CAQ
	Fatima Houda-Pepin	Liberal	La Pinière	1994
	Nicole Ménard	Liberal	Laporte	2007
	François Rebello	Parti Québécois	La Prairie	2008
		CAQ
	Scott McKay	Parti Québécois	L'Assomption	2008
	Gerry Sklavounos	Liberal	Laurier-Dorion	2007
	Alain Paquet	Liberal	Laval-des-Rapides	2003
	Julie Boulet	Liberal	Laviolette	2001
	Gilles Lehouillier	Liberal	Lévis	2008
	Sylvie Roy	ADQ	Lotbinière	2003
		CAQ
	Sam Hamad	Liberal	Louis-Hébert	2003
	Monique Jérôme-Forget (until April 8, 2009)	Liberal	Marguerite-Bourgeoys	1998
	Clément Gignac (after June 22, 2009)	Liberal		2009
	Monique Richard	Parti Québécois	Marguerite-D'Youville	2008
	Bernard Drainville	Parti Québécois	Marie-Victorin	2007
	François Ouimet	Liberal	Marquette	1994
	Jean-Paul Diamond	Liberal	Maskinongé	2008
	Guillaume Tremblay	Parti Québécois	Masson	2008
	Pascal Bérubé	Parti Québécois	Matane	2007
	Danielle Doyer	Parti Québécois	Matapédia	1994
	Johanne Gonthier	Liberal	Mégantic-Compton	2007
	Amir Khadir	Québec solidaire	Mercier	2008
	Francine Charbonneau	Liberal	Mille-Îles	2008
	Denise Beaudoin	Parti Québécois	Mirabel	2003, 2008
	Norbert Morin	Liberal	Montmagny-L'Islet	2003, 2008
	Raymond Bernier	Liberal	Montmorency	2003, 2008
	Pierre Arcand	Liberal	Mont-Royal	2007
	Yolande James	Liberal	Nelligan	2004
	Jean-Martin Aussant	Parti Québécois	Nicolet-Yamaska	2008
		Independent
		Option nationale
	Kathleen Weil	Liberal	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce	2008
	Pierre Reid	Liberal	Orford	2003
	Raymond Bachand	Liberal	Outremont	2005
	Norman MacMillan	Liberal	Papineau	1989
	Nicole Léger	Parti Québécois	Pointe-aux-Trembles	1996, 2008
	Charlotte L'Écuyer	Liberal	Pontiac	2003
	Michel Matte	Liberal	Portneuf	2008
	Gilles Robert	Parti Québécois	Prévost	2008
	Marjolain Dufour	Parti Québécois	René-Lévesque	2003
	Sylvain Simard	Parti Québécois	Richelieu	1994
	Yvon Vallières	Liberal	Richmond	1973, 1981
	Irvin Pelletier	Parti Québécois	Rimouski	2007
	Mario Dumont (until March 6, 2009)	ADQ	Rivière-du-Loup	1994
	Jean D'Amour (after June 22, 2009)	Liberal		2009
		Independent
		Liberal
	Pierre Marsan	Liberal	Robert-Baldwin	1994
	Denis Trottier	Parti Québécois	Roberval	2007
	Louise Beaudoin	Parti Québécois	Rosemont	1994, [d] 2008
		Independent
		Parti Québécois
	François Legault (until June 25, 2009)	Parti Québécois	Rousseau	1998
	Nicolas Marceau (after September 21, 2009)	Parti Québécois		2009
	Daniel Bernard	Liberal	Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue	2003, 2008
	Monique Gagnon-Tremblay	Liberal	Saint-François	1985
	Marguerite Blais	Liberal	Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne	2007
	Émilien Pelletier	Parti Québécois	Saint-Hyacinthe	2008
	Dave Turcotte	Parti Québécois	Saint-Jean	2008
	Jacques Dupuis (until August 9, 2010)	Liberal	Saint-Laurent	1998
	Jean-Marc Fournier (after September 13, 2010)	Liberal	1994, [e] 2010
	Martin Lemay	Parti Québécois	Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques	2006
	Claude Pinard	Parti Québécois	Saint-Maurice	1994, 2008
	François Bonnardel	ADQ	Shefford	2007
		CAQ
	Jean Charest	Liberal	Sherbrooke	1998
	Lucie Charlebois	Liberal	Soulanges	2003
	Marie Malavoy	Parti Québécois	Taillon	1994, [f] 2006
	Agnès Maltais	Parti Québécois	Taschereau	1998
	Mathieu Traversy	Parti Québécois	Terrebonne	2008
	Danielle St-Amand	Liberal	Trois-Rivières	2008
	Luc Ferland	Parti Québécois	Ungava	2007
	Camil Bouchard (until January 6, 2010)	Parti Québécois	Vachon	2003
	Martine Ouellet (after July 5, 2010)	Parti Québécois		2010
	Patrick Huot	Liberal	Vanier	2008
	Yvon Marcoux	Liberal	Vaudreuil	1998
	Stéphane Bergeron	Parti Québécois	Verchères	2005
	Henri-François Gautrin	Liberal	Verdun	1989
	Emmanuel Dubourg	Liberal	Viau	2007
	Vincent Auclair	Liberal	Vimont	2003
	Jacques Chagnon †	Liberal	Westmount–Saint-Louis	1985

Standings changes since the 39th general election

Number of members per party by date		2008	2009								2010							2011													2012
		Dec 8	Mar 6	Apr 8	Jun 22	Jun 25	Sep 21	Nov 6	Nov 10	Dec 24	Jan 6	May 5	Jul 5	Aug 9	Sep 7	Sep 13	Nov 29	Jun 6	Jun 7	Jun 20	Jun 21	Sep 6	Oct 31	Nov 17	Nov 23	Nov 24	Nov 29	Dec 5	Dec 16	Dec 19	Jan 9	Jan 22	Apr 3	Apr 5	May 3	May 14	June 11
	Liberal	66		65	67				66	67		66		65	64	65						64						65	64							63	64
	Parti Québécois	51				50	51				50		51				52	49	48	47	46				45	44	45				44		45	46			47
	Coalition Avenir Québec	0																												4	5	9
	Independent	0						2	3	2		3						6	7	8	9		8	7	8	9	8			4			3	2	1
	Québec solidaire	1
	Option nationale	0																					1
	Independent Option nationale	0																						1
	Action démocratique	7	6					4																								0
	Total members	125	124	123	125	124	125				124		125	124	123	124	125					124						125	124						123	122	124
	Vacant	0	1	2	0	1	0				1		0	1	2	1	0					1						0	1						2	3	1
	Government Majority	7	8	7	9	10	9		7	9	10	8	7	6	5	6	5					4						5	4						5	4

Membership changes in the 39th Assembly
	Date	Name	District	Party	Reason
	December 8, 2008	See List of Members			Election day of the 39th general election
	March 6, 2009	Mario Dumont	Rivière-du-Loup	ADQ	Resigned seat
	April 8, 2009	Monique Jérôme-Forget	Marguerite-Bourgeoys	Liberal	Resigned seat
	June 22, 2009	Jean D'Amour	Rivière-du-Loup	Liberal	Elected in a by-election
	June 22, 2009	Clément Gignac	Marguerite-Bourgeoys	Liberal	Elected in a by-election
	June 25, 2009	François Legault	Rousseau	Parti Québécois	Resigned seat
	September 21, 2009	Nicolas Marceau	Rousseau	Parti Québécois	Elected in a by-election
	November 6, 2009	Éric Caire	La Peltrie	Independent	Left ADQ caucus to sit as an Independent
	November 6, 2009	Marc Picard	Chutes-de-la-Chaudière	Independent	Left ADQ caucus to sit as an Independent
	November 10, 2009	Jean D'Amour	Rivière-du-Loup	Independent	Left Liberal caucus due to criminal investigation
	December 24, 2009	Jean D'Amour	Rivière-du-Loup	Liberal	Reinstated in the Liberal caucus
	January 6, 2010	Camil Bouchard	Vachon	Parti Québécois	Resigned seat
	May 5, 2010	Tony Tomassi	LaFontaine	Independent	Left the Liberal caucus
	July 5, 2010	Martine Ouellet	Vachon	Parti Québécois	Elected in a by-election
	August 9, 2010	Jacques Dupuis	Saint-Laurent	Liberal	Resigned seat
	September 7, 2010	Claude Béchard	Kamouraska-Témiscouata	Liberal	Resigned seat (and died the same day)
	September 13, 2010	Jean-Marc Fournier	Saint-Laurent	Liberal	Elected in a by-election
	November 29, 2010	André Simard	Kamouraska-Témiscouata	Parti Québécois	Elected in a by-election
	June 6, 2011	Louise Beaudoin	Rosemont	Independent	Left PQ caucus to sit as an Independent
	June 6, 2011	Lisette Lapointe	Crémazie	Independent	Left PQ caucus to sit as an Independent
	June 6, 2011	Pierre Curzi	Borduas	Independent	Left PQ caucus to sit as an Independent
	June 7, 2011	Jean-Martin Aussant	Nicolet-Yamaska	Independent	Left PQ caucus to sit as an Independent
	June 20, 2011	Benoit Charette	Deux-Montagnes	Independent	Left PQ caucus to sit as an Independent
	June 21, 2011	René Gauvreau	Groulx	Independent	Left PQ caucus to sit as an Independent
	September 6, 2011	Nathalie Normandeau	Bonaventure	Liberal	Resigned seat
	October 31, 2011	Jean-Martin Aussant	Nicolet-Yamaska	Option nationale	Registered new political party [1]
	November 17, 2011	Lisette Lapointe	Crémazie	Independent Option nationale	Bought an Option nationale membership [2]
	November 23, 2011	Guy Leclair	Beauharnois	Independent	Expelled from PQ caucus [3]
	November 24, 2011	Daniel Ratthé	Blainville	Independent	Expelled from PQ caucus [4]
	November 29, 2011	Guy Leclair	Beauharnois	Parti Québécois	Re-joined PQ caucus [5]
	December 5, 2011	Damien Arsenault	Bonaventure	Liberal	Elected in a by-election
	December 16, 2011	David Whissell	Argenteuil	Liberal	Resigned seat [6]
	December 19, 2011	Éric Caire	La Peltrie	CAQ	Joined CAQ caucus [7]
	December 19, 2011	Benoit Charette	Deux-Montagnes	CAQ	Joined CAQ caucus [7]
	December 19, 2011	Marc Picard	Chutes-de-la-Chaudière	CAQ	Joined CAQ caucus [7]
	December 19, 2011	Daniel Ratthé	Blainville	CAQ	Joined CAQ caucus [7]
	January 9, 2012	François Rebello	La Prairie	CAQ	Left PQ caucus and joined CAQ caucus [8]
	January 22, 2012	Sylvie Roy	Lotbinière	CAQ	ADQ membership voted to merge with CAQ [9]
	January 22, 2012	Janvier Grondin	Beauce-Nord	CAQ	ADQ membership voted to merge with CAQ [9]
	January 22, 2012	François Bonnardel	Shefford	CAQ	ADQ membership voted to merge with CAQ [9]
	January 22, 2012	Gérard Deltell	Chauveau	CAQ	ADQ membership voted to merge with CAQ [9]
	April 3, 2012	Louise Beaudoin	Rosemont	Parti Québécois	Rejoined PQ caucus [10]
	April 5, 2012	René Gauvreau	Groulx	Parti Québécois	Re-admitted into PQ caucus [11]
	May 3, 2012	Tony Tomassi	LaFontaine	Independent	Resigned seat [12]
	May 14, 2012	Line Beauchamp	Bourassa-Sauvé	Liberal	Vacated seat and cabinet posts [13]
	June 11, 2012	Roland Richer	Argenteuil	Parti Québécois	By-election
	June 11, 2012	Marc Tanguay	LaFontaine	Liberal	By-election

Cabinet Ministers

Source:

• Premier and Executive Council President: Jean Charest
• Deputy Premier: Nathalie Normandeau (2008–2011), Line Beauchamp (2011–2012), Michelle Courchesne (2012-)
• House Leader: Jacques Dupuis (2008–2010), Jean-Marc Fournier (2010–)
• Deputy House Leader: Line Beauchamp (2008–2009), Robert Dutil (2010–)
• Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: Laurent Lessard (2008–2009), Claude Béchard (2009–2010), Laurent Lessard (2010–2011), Pierre Corbeil (2011–)
• Employment and Social Solidarity: Sam Hamad (2008–2010), Julie Boulet (2010–)
• Labour: David Whissell (2008–2009), Lise Thériault (2009–)
• Government Administration and President of the Treasury Board: Monique Gagnon-Tremblay (2008–2010), Michelle Courchesne (2010–)
• Government Services: Dominique Vien (2008–2010), Michelle Courchesne (2010–)
• Culture, Communications and Status of Women: Christine St-Pierre
• International Relations: Pierre Arcand (2008–2010), Monique Gagnon-Tremblay (2010–)
• Indian Affairs: Pierre Corbeil (2008–2011), Geoffrey Kelley (2011–)
• Canadian Francophonie: Pierre Arcand (2008–2010), Nathalie Normandeau (2010–2011), Yvon Vallières (2011–)
• Health and Social Services: Yves Bolduc
• Delegate Minister to Social Services: Lise Thériault (2008–2010), Dominique Vien (2010–)
• Education, Recreation and Sports: Michelle Courchesne (2008–2010), Line Beauchamp (2010–2012), Michelle Courchesne (2012-)
• Immigration and Cultural Communities: Yolande James (2008–2010), Kathleen Weil (2010–)
• Seniors: Marguerite Blais
• Families: Tony Tomassi (2008–2010), Yolande James (2010–)
• Transportation: Julie Boulet (2008–2010), Sam Hamad (2010–2011), Pierre Moreau (2011–)
• Delegate Minister of Transportation: Norman MacMillan
• Infrastructures: Monique Jérôme-Forget (2008–2009), Monique Gagnon-Tremblay (2009–)
• Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs: Jacques Dupuis (2008–2009), Claude Béchard (2009–2010), Nathalie Normandeau (2010–2011), Yvon Vallières (2011–)
• Municipal Affairs, Regions and Land Occupancy: Nathalie Normandeau (2008–2009), Laurent Lessard (2009–)
• Democratic Institutions Reform and Access to Information: Jacques Dupuis (2008–2010), Jean-Marc Fournier (2010–2011), Yvon Vallières (2011–)
• Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks: Line Beauchamp (2008–2010), Pierre Arcand (2010–)
• Natural Resources and Wildlife: Claude Béchard (2008–2009), Nathalie Normandeau (2009–2011), Clément Gignac (2011–)
• Delegate Minister to Natural Resources and Wildlife: Serge Simard
• Justice: Kathleen Weil (2008–2010), Jean-Marc Fournier (2010–)
• Public Security: Jacques Dupuis (2008–2010), Robert Dutil (2010–)
• Finance: Monique Jérôme-Forget (2008–2009), Raymond Bachand (2009–)
• Revenue: Robert Dutil (2008–2010), Raymond Bachand (2010–)
• Tourism: Nicole Ménard
• Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade: Raymond Bachand (2008–2009), Clément Gignac (2009–2011), Sam Hamad (2011–)

New electoral districts

An electoral map reform was made in 2011 and went into effect for the 2012 election. ^[14]

Main article: Quebec electoral map, 2011

The following electoral districts were created:

• Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré
• Côte-du-Sud
• Drummond–Bois-Francs
• Granby
• Lotbinière-Frontenac
• Matane-Matapédia
• Mégantic
• Montarville
• Nicolet-Bécancour
• Repentigny
• Rivière-du-Loup–Témiscouata
• Sainte-Rose
• Saint-Jérôme
• Sanguinet
• Vanier-Les Rivières

The following electoral districts disappeared:

• Charlevoix
• Drummond
• Frontenac
• Kamouraska-Témiscouata
• Lotbinière
• Marguerite-D'Youville
• Matane
• Matapédia
• Mégantic-Compton
• Montmagny-L'Islet
• Nicolet-Yamaska
• Prévost
• Rivière-du-Loup
• Shefford
• Vanier

The following electoral district was renamed:

• Anjou was renamed Anjou–Louis-Riel; its territory was unchanged.

Notes

1. La Peltrie
2. Taillon
3. Marguerite-D'Youville
4. Chambly
5. Châteauguay
6. Sherbrooke

References

1. Option nationale – Le Directeur général des élections du Québec (DGEQ)
2. Lisette Lapointe adhère à l'Option nationale d'Aussant Le Devoir
3. "PQ leader banishes MNA accused of DUI, disloyalty". CTV News. November 23, 2011. Archived from the original on July 5, 2012.
4. Le député Daniel Ratthé explusé du PQ La Presse
5. "Marois allows booted member back to PQ caucus". CTV News. November 29, 2011. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013.
6. Quebec Liberal MNA David Whissell resigns Archived 2012-01-09 at the Wayback Machine The Gazette
7. New party boosts its ranks with four new members Archived 2012-07-29 at archive.today Postmedia News
8. Another PQ MNA joins new Coalition Quebec party CBC News
9. Merger uniting new Coalition for Quebec's Future with ADQ a done deal Archived 2013-01-01 at archive.today Global News
10. Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois welcomes MNA Louise Beaudoin back into the fold Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine The Gazette
11. René Gauvreau réintègre le caucus ^{[ usurped ]} Agence QMI (in French)
12. MNA Tony Tomassi quits Quebec National Assembly ^{[ permanent dead link ]} The Gazette
13. "Charest's education minister quits amid Quebec student crisis". Globe and Mail. May 14, 2012. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
14. http://www.quebecpolitique.com/election/electcomte-2011.html ^{[ dead link ]}

External links

• Élections/Map of Quebec electoral districts
• Jean Charest Cabinet
• List of Historical Cabinet ministers
• Seating Plan (in French)