Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 15th prime minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and from 1980 to 1984. Between his non-consecutive terms as prime minister,he served as the leader of the Opposition from 1979 to 1980.
Sir Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier,was a Canadian lawyer,statesman,and politician who served as the seventh prime minister of Canada from 1896 to 1911. The first French Canadian prime minister,his 15-year tenure remains the longest uninterrupted term of office among Canadian prime ministers and his nearly 45 years of service in the House of Commons is a record for the House. Laurier is best known for his compromises between English and French Canada.
The Quebec Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Quebec. It has been independent of the federal Liberal Party of Canada since 1955. The QLP has always been associated with the colour red;each of their main opponents in different eras have been generally associated with the colour blue.
John James "Jean" Charest is a Canadian lawyer and former politician who served as the 29th premier of Quebec from 2003 to 2012. Prior to that,he was a member of Parliament (MP) between 1984 and 1998. After holding several Cabinet posts from 1986 to 1990 and from 1991 to 1993,he was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1993 to 1998.
The 1984 Canadian federal election was held on September 4,1984,to elect members to the House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament of Canada.
Lise Bacon is a former Canadian politician who served as Deputy Premier of Quebec from 1985 to 1994. A member of the Quebec Liberal Party,she served as a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the riding of Bourassa from 1973 to 1976 and again for the riding of Chomedey from 1981 to 1994. She was the second women elected to the National Assembly after Marie-Claire Kirkland. She served as president of the Quebec Liberal Party from 1970 to 1973,making her the first woman elected president of a political party in Canada.
François Legault is a Canadian politician serving as the 32nd premier of Quebec since 2018. A founding member of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ),he has led the party since it began in 2011. Legault sits as a member of the National Assembly (MNA) for the Lanaudière region riding of L'Assomption. Legault's ongoing tenure of 5 years,218 days as premier is the ninth-longest in Quebec history and the longest of any Quebec premier since 2012.
Philippe Couillard is a Canadian business advisor and former neurosurgeon,university professor and politician who served as 31st premier of Quebec from 2014 to 2018. Between 2003 and 2008,he was Quebec's Minister of Health and Social Services in Jean Charest's Liberal government and was MNA for Mont-Royal until he resigned in 2008. In the 2014 election,Couillard moved to the riding of Roberval,where he resides. He was the leader of the Quebec Liberal Party from 2013 to 2018. He resigned as Liberal leader and MNA on October 4,2018.
The 12th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature in Quebec,Canada that existed from June 8,1908,to May 15,1912. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Lomer Gouin was the governing party.
Jean-François Simard is a teacher and Quebec provincial politician and Cabinet Minister. He was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the riding of Montmorency from 1998 to 2003,representing the Parti Québécois. He served as a delegate minister for over a year in the Cabinet of Quebec Premier Bernard Landry.
The New Democratic Party is a federal political party in Canada. Widely described as social democratic,the party occupies the centre-left of the political spectrum,with the party generally sitting to the left of the Liberal Party. The party was founded in 1961 by the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) and the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC).
The Coalition Avenir Québec is a Quebec nationalist,autonomist and conservative provincial political party in Quebec.
Marc Tanguay is a Quebecois politician and a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the LaFontaine electoral district.
Joël Lightbound is a Canadian politician serving as the member of Parliament (MP) for Louis-Hébert. A member of the Liberal Party,he was first elected following the 2015 federal election.
Dominique Anglade is a Canadian businesswoman and former politician who served as the leader of the Quebec Liberal Party and Leader of the Opposition of Quebec from May 11,2020 to December 1,2022. She has served as a member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 2015 to 2022,representing Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne. She is the first woman to lead the Quebec Liberal Party,the first black woman to lead a provincial party in Canada,and the first person of Haitian descent to be a cabinet minister in Canada. She is the daughter of the academic Georges Anglade. She was also the first woman CEO of Montréal International.
The 42nd National Assembly of Quebec consists of those elected in the October 1,2018,general election. As a result,François Legault became Premier on October 18.
The 2022 Quebec general election was held on October 3,2022,to elect the members of the National Assembly of Quebec. Under the province's fixed election date law,passed in 2013,"the general election following the end of a Legislature shall be held on the first Monday of October of the fourth calendar year following the year that includes the last day of the previous Legislature",setting the date for October 3,2022.
The 43rd National Assembly of Quebec consists of those elected in the October 3,2022,general election. As a result,François Legault was re-elected as Premier.
The 44th Quebec general election is scheduled to take place on or before October 5,2026,to elect the members of the National Assembly of Quebec. Under the province's fixed election date law,passed in 2013,"the general election following the end of a Legislature shall be held on the first Monday of October of the fourth calendar year following the year that includes the last day of the previous Legislature",setting the date for October 5,2026. However,the act does not fetter the discretion of the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec to dissolve the legislature before that time,in accordance with the usual conventions of the Westminster parliamentary system.
Elisabeth Prass is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2022 Quebec general election. She represents the riding of D'Arcy-McGee as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.
