John James "Jean" Charest is a Canadian politician who served as the 29th premier of Quebec from 2003 to 2012 and the fifth deputy prime minister of Canada in 1993. Charest was elected to the House of Commons in 1984 and would serve in several federal cabinet positions between 1986 and 1993. He became the leader of the Progressive Conservative (PC) Party in 1993 and remained in the role until he entered provincial politics in 1998. Charest was elected as the leader of the Quebec Liberal Party,and his party went on to form government in 2003.
The Action démocratique du Québec,commonly referred to as the ADQ,was a right-wing populist and conservative provincial political party in Quebec,Canada. On the sovereignty question,it defined itself as autonomist;it had support from nationalists and federalists. Its members were referred to as adéquistes,a name derived from the French pronunciation of the initials 'ADQ'.
Monique Gagnon-Tremblay is a politician in Quebec,Canada. She was the MNA for the riding of Saint-François in the Estrie region from 1985 to 2012. She served as Liberal leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly of Quebec from May 1998 to December 1998 and Deputy Premier in 1994 and from 2003 to 2005.
Victor Charles Goldbloom,was a Canadian pediatrician,lecturer,and politician.
Jean-Marc Fournier is a Quebec politician and a lawyer. He represented the riding of Saint-Laurent in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2010 to 2018,and previously represented the riding of Châteauguay from 1994 to 2008. He served as the Minister of Revenue,Government House Leader,Minister of Education,Minister of Municipal Affairs,and Attorney General in the Government of Jean Charest and was the interim leader of the Quebec Liberal Party from 2012 to 2013
Robert Libman is a Canadian politician and architect.
David Whissell,BEng is a Canadian politician,businessman,engineer and former Quebec cabinet minister.
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.
Raymond Bachand is a former politician,a businessman and a lawyer in Quebec,Canada. He was the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the riding of Outremont,and a member of the Quebec Liberal Party caucus. He is the former Minister of Finance and Revenue in the majority government of Premier of Quebec Jean Charest,and was previously Minister for Tourism during the minority government mandate from April 2007 to October 2008,and Minister of economic development of innovation and export trade from his election until June 2009. Bachand is a former trade unionist. On August 26,2013 Bachand resigned his seat.
Jean-Pierre Charbonneau is a journalist and a former Quebec politician. He was the Quebec MNA member under the Parti Québécois for the provincial ridings of Borduas and Verchères in the Montérégie region.
Yolande James is a former Quebec provincial politician. She was the first black female MNA and the youngest,as well as 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.
Nathalie Normandeau is a Quebec politician. She was MNA for the riding of Bonaventure in the Gaspésie region between 1998 and 2011. She was also Deputy Premier and a member of the Quebec Liberal Party.
Pierre Corbeil,D.M.D. is a Quebec politician and dentist. He was the mayor of Val-d'Or,Quebec from 2013 to 2021. He was also a Member of National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for Abitibi-Est as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Jean Charest.
Henri-François Gautrin is a Quebec politician,professor and physicist. He was the Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Verdun in the Montreal region. He represented the Quebec Liberal Party and was the former Minister of Governmental Services from February 2006 to February 2007.
Pierre Reid was a Canadian politician and educator in the province of Quebec. He served in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2003 to 2018,representing Orford as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party. Reid was a former cabinet minister in Jean Charest's government.
Tony Tomassi is a Quebec politician. He is the former Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of LaFontaine in Montreal. He formerly represented the Quebec Liberal Party and was the Minister for Family,but was an independent until May 3,2012,date of his resignation.
The 2014 Quebec general election was held on April 7,2014 to elect members to the National Assembly of Quebec.
The Quebec Liberal Party held a leadership convention in 2013 following Jean Charest's resignation after the party's 2012 election loss. The convention was held March 16–17,2013,at the Verdun Auditorium in Montreal. The choice of venue was in part influenced by a lack of funds due to a recent drop in donations to the party. Philippe Couillard was elected on the first ballot.
David Birnbaum is a Canadian politician,activist,and former journalist. Birnbaum was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election. He represents the electoral district of D'Arcy-McGee as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party. He is currently the Opposition Critic for Indigenous Affairs,and was formerly the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Education and Higher Education,and was the Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier of Quebec. He sits on the Committee on Citizen Relations.
