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.
The 38th National Assembly of Quebec was elected in the 2007 Quebec general election and sat from May 8,2007 to November 5,2008. Jean Charest (PLQ) was the Premier and Mario Dumont (ADQ) was the leader of the opposition. It ended when the 2008 general election was called.
Charlotte L'Écuyer was a politician in Quebec,Canada. She was a Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the riding of Pontiac in Western Quebec,and a member of the Quebec Liberal Party caucus,from 2003 to 2014.
Stéphanie Vallée is a French-Canadian politician,lawyer and negotiator in Quebec. She was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the provincial riding of Gatineau from 2007 to 2018,as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party. Since 2014 she served as Minister of Justice for Quebec,but decided to leave electoral politics as of the 2018 provincial general election.
Pierre Arcand is a politician,businessman,announcer and journalist in Quebec,Canada. He is the elected Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the provincial riding of Mont-Royal–Outremont in the Island of Montreal. He represents the Quebec Liberal Party. On October 5,2018 Arcand was named interim leader,following the resignation of Philippe Couillard after the 2018 Quebec general election. He is the brother of journalist Paul Arcand.
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.
Sam Hamad is a Canadian politician. He is the former member of National Assembly (MNA) for the riding of Louis-Hebert in the Quebec City region. Member of the Quebec Liberal Party,he was the Minister for Transports and he was also the Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity,Minister of Labour and Minister responsible for the Capitale-Nationale region
Marie Josephine Marguerite Blais is a Canadian politician,journalist,radio host and television host from Quebec. She is currently a Coalition Avenir Québec Member of the National Assembly of Québec and is the current Minister Responsible for Seniors and Informal Caregivers and Member of the Comitéministériel des services aux citoyens since October 2018. 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.
Stéphane Bédard is a Canadian lawyer and politician. Bédard was interim leader of the Parti Québécois from 2014 to 2015. He was the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the provincial riding of Chicoutimi. He was chosen as interim parliamentary leader by the PQ caucus on April 10,2014,following the PQ government's defeat in the 2014 general election and the resignation of Pauline Marois and officially became Leader of the Opposition when the legislature resumed on April 23,2014. He officially became acting leader of the party on June 7,2014 when Marois' resignation took effect at Parti Québécois Council of Presidents. He held the position until Pierre Karl Péladeau was elected party leader in the Parti Québécois leadership election held on May 15,2015. He resigned from the legislature and the Parti Québécois on October 22,2015.
Lucie Charlebois is a Quebec politician. She was the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Soulanges and Minister for Rehabilitation,Youth Protection and Public Health. A business executive,she comes from the business community and is well known in the Soulanges region. She was the owner of her company for eleven years. She was a member of the Soulanges business people association and its president for two years.
Gerry Sklavounos,B.C.L.,LL.B.,is a former Quebec politician. He was the Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Laurier-Dorion. He is currently an international public affairs and business development consultant at Hygaemon Strategy Corp..
The 2008 Quebec general election was held in the Canadian province of Quebec on December 8,2008. The Quebec Liberal Party,under incumbent Premier Jean Charest,was re-elected with a majority government,marking the first time since the 1950s that a party or leader was elected to a third consecutive mandate,and the first time for the Liberals since the 1930s,when Louis-Alexandre Taschereau was Premier.
Note:Before 1938,the leaders of the Quebec Liberal Party were chosen by the party caucus.
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.
Hélène David is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 provincial election. She represented the electoral district of Outremont from 2014 to 2018,and currently represents the district of Marguerite-Bourgeoys,as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party,. David was Minister of Culture and Communications and Minister Responsible for the Protection and Promotion of the French Language from 2014 to 2016 in the Couillard government,then Minister Responsible for Higher Education from 2016 to 2018.
The 2018 Quebec general election was held on October 1,2018,to elect members to the National Assembly of Quebec. The election saw a landslide victory for the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) led by François Legault,which won 74 of 125 seats,giving the party a majority and unseating the Quebec Liberal Party. The Liberals became the Official Opposition with 31 seats.
The 2020 Quebec Liberal Party leadership election was to have taken place from May 30–31,2020 after outgoing leader Philippe Couillard resigned on October 4,2018,and left politics after the party finished second in the 2018 Quebec general election. On March 20,2020,the party suspended the election indefinitely due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec. On May 11,2020,candidate Alexandre Cusson withdrew from the race and after a meeting of the party's executive committee,the sole remaining candidate,Dominique Anglade,was selected as leader by acclamation.
The 2022 Quebec general election is scheduled to take place on or before 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 Lieutenant Governor of Quebec may still dissolve the legislature before that time on the advice of the Premier,in accordance with the usual conventions of the Westminster parliamentary system.
