The National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the province of Quebec in Canada. Legislators are called MNAs. The lieutenant governor of Quebec and the National Assembly compose the Legislature of Quebec,which operates in a fashion similar to those of other Westminster-style parliamentary systems. The assembly has 125 members elected first past the post from single-member districts.
Lucienne Robillard is a Canadian politician and a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. She sat in the House of Commons of Canada as the member of Parliament for the riding of Westmount—Ville-Marie in Montreal,Quebec.
Liza Frulla,formerly known as Liza Frulla-Hébert,is a former Canadian politician. She was a Liberal Member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1989 to 1998,a Liberal Member of Parliament from 2002 to 2006,and a member of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Paul Martin.
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.
Louise Harel is a Quebec politician. In 2005 she served as interim leader of the Parti Québécois following the resignation of Bernard Landry. She was also interim leader of the opposition in the National Assembly of Quebec. She represented the riding of Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in the Montreal region,and its predecessors,from 1981 to 2008. She ran for Mayor of Montreal as the representative of the Vision Montreal municipal political party in the 2009 election,but was defeated by incumbent Gérald Tremblay. In the 2013 Montreal election,Harel supported federalist Marcel Côtéfor mayor but failed to be elected to her own council seat.
Pauline Marois is a retired Canadian politician,who served as the 30th premier of Quebec from 2012 to 2014. Marois had been a member of the National Assembly in various ridings since 1981 as a member of the Parti Québécois (PQ),serving as party leader from 2007 to 2014. She is the first female premier of Quebec.
Sylvie Roy was a Canadian politician in Quebec and a Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Arthabaska. She previously represented the riding of Lotbinière from 2003 until 2012,initially as a member of the now-defunct Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) until the merger of that party into the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) in 2012. She left the CAQ to sit as an independent in 2015.
Québec solidaire is a democratic socialist and sovereigntist political party in Quebec,Canada. The party and media outlets in Canada usually use the name "Québec solidaire" in both French and English,but the party's name is sometimes translated as "Solidarity Quebec" or "Quebec Solidarity" in foreign English-language media.
Yolande James is a former Quebec provincial politician. She was the first black female MNA,the youngest,and the first black cabinet minister in Quebec history. A member of the Quebec Liberal Party,she represented the multicultural riding of Nelligan in the Island of Montreal from 2004 to 2014.
Line Beauchamp is a Canadian politician. She served as the Liberal Member of the National Assembly (MNA) for the Sauvériding,and for Bourassa-Sauvéat the Quebec National Assembly from November 30,1998 to May 14,2012. She also served as Minister of Culture and Communications from April 29,2003 to April 18,2007,Minister of Sustainable Development,Environment and Parks from April 18,2007 to August 12,2012,and served as Minister of Education,Recreation,and Sports from August 11,2010,and as Deputy Premier of Quebec from September 7,2011,until she resigned on May 14,2012 as a result of the 2012 Quebec student strike.
Marie Josephine Marguerite Blais is a Canadian politician,journalist,radio host and television host from Quebec. She was a Coalition Avenir Québec Member of the National Assembly of Québec and a previous Minister Responsible for Seniors and Informal Caregivers and Member of the Comitéministériel des services aux citoyens. She was a Liberal Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the electoral division of Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne in Montreal from 2007 to 2015,and served as the Minister responsible for Seniors,vice-chair of the Comitéministériel du développement social,éducatif et culturel and member of the Conseil du trésor.
Lise Thériault is a former Canadian politician. She is a former Member of the National Assembly of Quebec representing the riding of Anjou–Louis-Riel in Montreal. She was the Deputy Premier of Quebec and Minister for the Status of Women in the Couillard government.
Dominique Vien is a Canadian politician,who served as Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Bellechasse from 2003 to 2007. She was defeated in the 2007 election by Jean Domingue of the Action démocratique du Québec,but was then re-elected in the same district in 2008. She was a member of the Quebec Liberal Party and was the delegate minister for Health and Social Services,previously the Minister for Government Services.
Solange Charest is a Quebec politician. She was a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Rimouski from 1994 to 2007,representing the Parti Québécois.
Kathleen Weil is a Canadian politician and lawyer. Weil was elected to represent the riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 provincial election. She is a member of the Quebec Liberal Party and a former provincial cabinet minister.
The 2012 Quebec general election took place in the Canadian province of Quebec on September 4,2012. Lieutenant Governor Pierre Duchesne dissolved the National Assembly on August 1,2012,following Premier Jean Charest's request. The Parti Québécois were elected to a minority government,with Pauline Marois becoming the first woman to be Premier of Quebec. The Quebec Liberal Party took second place,with Premier Jean Charest losing his seat. The newly formed party Coalition Avenir Québec led by François Legault took third place,while Québec solidaire took 2 seats out of the 125.
The 2014 Quebec general election was held on April 7,2014 to elect members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The incumbent Parti Québécois which had won a minority government in 2012 was defeated by the Quebec Liberal Party under Philippe Couillard who won a majority government of 70 seats,while the incumbent Parti Québécois finished second with 30 seats,becoming the first single-term government since Jean-Jacques Bertrand's Union Nationale government was defeated in 1970. Pauline Marois electoral defeat marked the shortest stay of any Quebec provincial government since the Canadian Confederation. It marked the lowest seat total for the Parti Québécois since 1989 and its smallest share of the popular vote since its inaugural run in 1970,as Premier Pauline Marois lost her own riding. The Coalition Avenir Québec under François Legault made minor gains in terms of seats despite receiving a smaller share of the popular vote than in the previous election. Québec solidaire won an additional seat,though co-spokesperson Andrés Fontecilla failed to win his riding. This election saw the return of the Liberals to power 2 years after their defeat in 2012. To date this is the last election where the Liberal Party won a majority of seats in the Quebec Assembly.
Nathalie Roy is a Canadian politician. She is a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Montarville,first elected in the 2012 election. From 2018 to 2022 she served as Ministry of Culture and Communications (Quebec). Prior to her election,Roy served as a journalist and news anchor with TVA Nouvelles.
Sylvie D'Amours is a Canadian politician in Quebec,who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election. She represents the electoral district of Mirabel as a member of the Coalition Avenir Québec.
Alejandra Zaga Mendez is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2022 Quebec general election. She represents the riding of Verdun as a member of Québec solidaire.
