In Canadian politics, a Quebec lieutenant is a Quebec politician who is selected by the party leader to be his or her main advisor and/or spokesperson on issues specific to Quebec. This is particularly the case when the leader is an anglophone, though several francophone leaders have also had Quebec lieutenants; all francophone leaders of the Liberal Party have had Quebec lieutenants. It is typically filled by a Member of Parliament or at least a current or former candidate for Parliament. The position is usually a well-known but often an unofficial assignment, and has no official legal status.
Some past and current Quebec lieutenants include:
Lieutenant | Riding | Took office | Left office | Leader | |
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George-Étienne Cartier | Montreal East | 1867 | 1873 | John A. Macdonald | |
Hector Langevin | Dorchester (before 1876) Charlevoix (1876–1878) Trois-Rivières (after 1878) | 1873 | 1891 | John A. Macdonald | |
Joseph-Aldric Ouimet | Laval | 1891 | 1896 | John Abbott John Sparrow David Thompson Mackenzie Bowell Charles Tupper | |
Vacant | 1896 | 1911 | Charles Tupper Robert Borden | ||
Frederick Debartzch Monk | Jacques-Cartier | 1911 | 1914 | Robert Borden | |
Pierre-Édouard Blondin | Champlain | 1914 | 1921 | Robert Borden | |
Vacant | 1921 | 1925 | Arthur Meighen | ||
Esioff-Léon Patenaude | None [n 3] | 1925 | 1926 | Arthur Meighen | |
Vacant | 1926 | 1942 | Hugh Guthrie (interim) R. B. Bennett Robert Manion Richard Hanson (interim) Arthur Meighen |
Lieutenant | District (Area) | Took office | Left office | Leader | |
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Vacant | 1942 | 1949 | John Bracken George A. Drew | ||
Georges-Henri Héon | Argenteuil | 1949 | 1949 | George A. Drew | |
Vacant | 1949 | 1957 | George A. Drew William Earl Rowe John Diefenbaker | ||
Léon Balcer | Trois-Rivières | 1957 | 1965 | John Diefenbaker | |
Vacant | 1965 | 1967 | John Diefenbaker | ||
Marcel Faribault | None [n 4] | 1967 | 1968 | Robert Stanfield | |
Vacant | 1968 | 1972 | Robert Stanfield | ||
Claude Wagner | Saint-Hyacinthe | 1972 | 1978 | Robert Stanfield Joe Clark | |
Vacant | 1978 | 1988 | Joe Clark Erik Nielsen (interim) Brian Mulroney | ||
Lucien Bouchard | Lac-Saint-Jean | 1988 | 1990 | Brian Mulroney | |
Benoît Bouchard | Roberval | 1990 | 1993 | Brian Mulroney | |
Monique Landry | Blainville—Deux-Montagnes | 1993 | 1993 | Kim Campbell | |
Vacant | 1993 | 1998 | Jean Charest Elsie Wayne (interim) | ||
André Bachand | Richmond—Arthabaska | 1998 | 2004 | Joe Clark Peter MacKay |
Lieutenant | Riding | Took office | Left office | Leader | |
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Gilles St-Laurent | None [n 5] | 1996 | 1997 | Preston Manning |
Lieutenant | Riding | Took office | Left office | Leader | |
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Gérard Latulippe | None [n 6] | 2000 | 2000 | Stockwell Day |
Lieutenant | Riding | Took office | Left office | Leader | |
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Josée Verner | None [n 7] | 2004 | 2005 | Stephen Harper | |
Lawrence Cannon | Pontiac | 2005 | 2008 | Stephen Harper | |
Christian Paradis | Mégantic—L'Érable | 2008 [10] | 2013 | Stephen Harper | |
Denis Lebel | Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean (before 2015) Lac-Saint-Jean (after 2015) | 2013 [11] | 2017 | Stephen Harper Rona Ambrose (interim) | |
Alain Rayes | Richmond—Arthabaska | 2017 [12] | 2020 | Andrew Scheer Erin O'Toole | |
Richard Martel | Chicoutimi—Le Fjord | 2020 [13] | 2021 | Erin O'Toole | |
Alain Rayes | Richmond—Arthabaska | 2021 [14] | 2022 | Erin O'Toole Candice Bergen (interim) | |
Luc Berthold | Mégantic—L'Érable | 2022 [15] | 2022 | Candice Bergen (interim) | |
Pierre Paul-Hus | Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles | 2022 [16] | Present | Pierre Poilievre |
Lieutenant | Riding | Took office | Left office | Leader | |
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Réal Caouette | Villeneuve | 1961 [17] | 1963 [n 8] | Robert N. Thompson |
Lieutenant | Riding | Took office | Left office | Leader | |
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Gérard Picard [18] [19] | None [n 9] | 1961 | 1963 | Tommy Douglas | |
Robert Cliche | None [n 10] | 1964 | 1968 | Tommy Douglas | |
Vacant | 1968 | 1989 | Tommy Douglas David Lewis Ed Broadbent | ||
Claude Rompré | None [n 11] | 1989 | 1990 | Ed Broadbent Audrey McLaughlin | |
Vacant | 1990 | 2003 | Audrey McLaughlin Alexa McDonough | ||
Pierre Ducasse | None [n 12] | 2003 | 2007 [n 13] | Jack Layton | |
Tom Mulcair | Outremont | 2007 [20] | 2012 | Jack Layton Nycole Turmel (interim) | |
Alexandre Boulerice | Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie | 2012 [21] | Present | Tom Mulcair Jagmeet Singh |
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