List of leaders of the opposition of Quebec

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This is a list of the leaders of the opposition party of Quebec, Canada since Confederation (1867).

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Note that the leader of the opposition is not always the leader of the political party with the second-largest number of seats, in cases where the leader of that party does not have a seat.

There was no leader of the official opposition until March 1869, when the government's second budget was introduced.

NameElectoral district
(Region)		Took officeLeft officeParty
  Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière Lotbinière
(Chaudière-Appalaches)		18691878 Liberal
  Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau Terrebonne
(Lanaudière)		18781879 Conservative
  Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière Lotbinière
(Chaudière-Appalaches)		18791883 Liberal
  Honoré Mercier Saint-Hyacinthe
(Montérégie)		18831887 Liberal [1]
  Louis-Olivier Taillon Montcalm
(Lanaudière)		18871890 Conservative
  Jean Blanchet Beauce
(Chaudière-Appalaches)		18901891 Conservative
  Félix-Gabriel Marchand Saint-Jean
(Montérégie)		18921897 Liberal
  Edmund James Flynn Gaspé
(Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine) until 1900
Nicolet
(Centre-du-Québec) after 1900		18971904 Conservative
  Pierre-Évariste Leblanc [2] Laval
(Laval)		19051908 Conservative
  Joseph-Mathias Tellier Joliette
(Lanaudière)		19081915 Conservative
  Philémon Cousineau [3] Jacques-Cartier
(Montreal)		19151916 Conservative
  Arthur Sauvé Deux-Montagnes
(Laurentides)		19161929 Conservative
  Camillien Houde Montréal-Sainte-Marie
(Montreal)		19291931 Conservative
  Charles Ernest Gault [4] Montréal-Saint-Georges
(Montreal)		19311932 Conservative
  Maurice Duplessis Trois-Rivières
(Mauricie)		19321936 Conservative [5]
  Télesphore-Damien Bouchard [6] Saint-Hyacinthe
(Montérégie)		19361939 Liberal
  Maurice Duplessis Trois-Rivières
(Mauricie)		19391944 Union Nationale
  Adélard Godbout L'Islet
(Chaudière-Appalaches)		19441948 Liberal
  George Carlyle Marler [7] Westmount-Saint-Georges
(Montreal)		19481953 Liberal
  Georges-Émile Lapalme [8] Montréal-Outremont
(Montreal)		19531960 Liberal
  Yves Prévost [9] Montmorency
(Québec)		19601961 Union Nationale
  Antonio Talbot [10] Chicoutimi
(Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean)		19611961 Union Nationale
  Daniel Johnson, Sr. Bagot
(Montérégie)		19611966 Union Nationale
  Jean Lesage Louis-Hébert
(Québec)		19661970 Liberal
  Robert Bourassa Mercier
(Montreal)		19701970 Liberal
  Jean-Jacques Bertrand Missisquoi
(Eastern Townships)		19701971 Union Nationale
  Gabriel Loubier Bellechasse
(Chaudière-Appalaches)		19711973 Union Nationale [11]
  Jacques-Yvan Morin [12] Sauvé
(Montreal)		19731976 Parti Québécois
  Gérard D. Levesque [13] Bonaventure
(Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine)		19761979 Liberal
  Claude Ryan Argenteuil
(Laurentides)		19791982 Liberal
  Gérard D. Levesque [14] Bonaventure
(Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine)		19821985 Liberal
  Robert Bourassa Bertrand
(Montérégie)		19851985 Liberal
  Pierre-Marc Johnson Anjou
(Montreal)		19851987 Parti Québécois
  Guy Chevrette [15] Joliette
(Lanaudière)		19871989 Parti Québécois
  Jacques Parizeau L'Assomption
(Lanaudière)		19891994 Parti Québécois
  Daniel Johnson, Jr. Vaudreuil
(Montérégie)		19941998 Liberal
  Monique Gagnon-Tremblay [16] Saint-François
(Eastern Townships)		19981998 Liberal
  Jean Charest Sherbrooke
(Eastern Townships)		19982003 Liberal
  Bernard Landry Verchères
(Montérégie)		20032005 Parti Québécois
  Louise Harel [17] Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
(Montreal)		20052006 Parti Québécois
  André Boisclair Pointe-aux-Trembles
(Montreal)		20062007 Parti Québécois
  Mario Dumont Rivière-du-Loup
(Bas-Saint-Laurent)		20072008 Action démocratique du Québec
  Pauline Marois Charlevoix
(Capitale-Nationale)		20082012 Parti Québécois
  Jean-Marc Fournier Saint-Laurent
(Montreal)		20122013 Liberal
  Philippe Couillard Outremont
(Montreal)		20132014 Liberal
  Stéphane Bédard [18] Chicoutimi
(Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean)		20142015 Parti Québécois
  Pierre Karl Péladeau Saint-Jérôme
(Laurentides)		20152016 Parti Québécois
  Sylvain Gaudreault Jonquière
(Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean)		20162016 Parti Québécois
  Jean-François Lisée Rosemont
(Montréal)		20162018 Parti Québécois
  Pierre Arcand Mont-Royal–Outremont
(Montréal)		20182020 Liberal
  Dominique Anglade Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne
(Montréal)		20202022 Liberal
  Marc Tanguay LaFontaine
(Montréal)		20222025 Liberal
  Marwah Rizqy Saint-Laurent
(Montréal)		2025present Liberal

Footnotes

  1. ↑ In the aftermath of the execution of Louis Riel, Honoré Mercier founded the Parti National, in order to bring Conservative dissidents to the Liberal Party. From 1885 to 1891, the Liberal Party is also called Parti National.
  2. ↑ Pierre-Évariste Leblanc lost his seat to the legislature in 1908. Joseph-Mathias Tellier succeeded him as Conservative Leader.
  3. ↑ Philémon Cousineau lost his seat to the legislature in 1916. Arthur Sauvé succeeded him as Conservative Leader.
  4. ↑ Conservative Leader Camillien Houde lost his seat to the legislature. Charles Ernest Gault served as acting Leader.
  5. ↑ In 1935, the Conservatives formed a coalition with the Action libérale nationale (ALN). The ALN ran 60 candidates and won 26 seats. The Conservatives ran 30 candidates and won 16 seats. However, Maurice Duplessis served as leader of the coalition and therefore remained Leader of the Opposition.
  6. ↑ Liberal Leader Adélard Godbout lost his seat to the legislature and could not serve as Leader of the Opposition.
  7. ↑ Liberal Leader Adélard Godbout lost his seat to the legislature. His successor, Georges-Émile Lapalme, was defeated in Joliette in 1952. George Marler served as Acting Leader of the Opposition until 1953, when Lapalme won a by-election.
  8. ↑ Jean Lesage became Liberal Leader in 1958, but Georges-Émile Lapalme remained Leader of the opposition until Lesage won a seat to the legislature in 1960.
  9. ↑ Following the resignation of Union Nationale Leader Antonio Barrette, Yves Prévost served as Acting Leader.
  10. ↑ Following the resignation of Yves Prévost, Antonio Talbot served as Acting Leader.
  11. ↑ From October 25, 1971 to January 14, 1973 the Union Nationale was called Unité Québec.
  12. ↑ Parti Québécois Leader René Lévesque was defeated in Dorion and could not serve as Leader of the Opposition.
  13. ↑ Liberal Leader Robert Bourassa lost his seat to the legislature. Gérard D. Levesque served as Acting Leader until Claude Ryan, who became leader in 1978, won a by-election.
  14. ↑ Following the resignation of Claude Ryan, Gérard D. Levesque served as Acting Leader.
  15. ↑ Following the resignation of Pierre Marc Johnson, Guy Chevrette served as Acting Leader and remained Leader of the opposition until new leader Jacques Parizeau won a seat to the legislature in 1989.
  16. ↑ Monique Gagnon-Tremblay served as Acting Leader of the Opposition until Jean Charest won a seat to the legislature in 1998.
  17. ↑ Following the resignation of Bernard Landry, Louise Harel served as Acting Leader and remained Leader of the opposition until new leader André Boisclair won a by-election.
  18. ↑ Assumed the position of Leader of the Opposition as a result of party leader Premier Pauline Marois losing her seat in the general election and resigning as party leader. Bédard was interim leader until a new leader was elected in a leadership election in 2015.

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