The Quebec Liberal Party is a provincial political party in Quebec. It has been independent of the federal Liberal Party of Canada since 1955. The QLP has always been associated with the colour red;each of their main opponents in different eras have been generally associated with the colour blue.
Jean-Jacques Bertrand was the 21st premier of Quebec,from October 2,1968,to May 12,1970. He led the Union Nationale party.
Antonio J. Barrette was a Quebec politician born in Joliette,Quebec,Canada,who became the 18th Premier of Quebec.
Claude Ryan was a Canadian journalist and politician. He was the director of the newspaper Le Devoir from 1964 to 1978,leader of the Quebec Liberal Party from 1978 to 1982,National Assembly of Quebec member for Argenteuil from 1979 to 1994 and Minister of Education from 1985 to 1989.
The 1960 Quebec general election was held on June 22,1960,to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec,Canada. It was one of the most significant elections in Quebec history,rivalled perhaps only by the 1976 general election. The incumbent Union Nationale,led by Antonio Barrette,was defeated by the Quebec Liberal Party,led by Jean Lesage.
Georges-Émile Lapalme was a politician in Quebec,Canada and a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec,and leader of the Quebec Liberal Party.
The Parti national populaire was a minor political party in Quebec,Canada that operated in the 1970s.
Antonio Talbot was a Canadian politician from Quebec. He once served as interim leader of the Union Nationale.
Corneliu Mănescu was a Romanian diplomat born in Ploiești. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania from 1961 to 1972 and as President of the United Nations General Assembly from 19 September 1967 to 23 September 1968.
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
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.
The Union nationale was a conservative and nationalist provincial political party in Quebec,Canada,that identified with Québécois autonomism. It was created during the Great Depression and held power in Quebec from 1936 to 1939,and from 1944 to 1960 and from 1966 to 1970. The party was founded by Maurice Duplessis,who led it until his death in 1959.
Maurice Bellemare,was a politician in Quebec,Canada. He was known as Le Vieux Lion de la Politique Québécoise because of his colourful style and his many years of public office. Bellemare was one of the last survivors of the Union Nationale party.
Pierre Arcand is a Canadian politician,businessman,announcer and journalist in Quebec,Canada. He was the elected Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) for the provincial riding of Mont-Royal–Outremont in the Island of Montreal from 2007 to 2022. He represented 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.
The 26th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the political provincial legislature in Quebec,Canada that was elected in the 1960 Quebec general election. It sat from 20 September 1960 to 22 September 1960,from 10 November 1960 to 10 June 1961,and from 9 January 1962 to 19 September 1962. The Quebec Liberal Party led by Jean Lesage began the Quiet Revolution reforms. The Union Nationale,which had previously governed for more than 15 years,formed the official opposition under successive interim leaders Yves Prévost and Antonio Talbot,and then under Daniel Johnson,Sr. The Legislature lasted only two years as Lesage called the 1962 election as a referendum for the nationalization of hydroelectricity under Hydro-Québec.
Gérard Deltell is a Canadian politician who has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Louis-Saint-Laurent since 2015. A member of the Conservative Party,Deltell was Opposition House Leader from 2020 to 2022 under Erin O'Toole and held a number of opposition critic positions. Prior to entering federal politics,he represented Chauveau in the National Assembly of Quebec from 2008 to 2015 and was the leader of the Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) from 2009 until it merged with the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) in 2012. He served as the CAQ's house leader until 2014.
This page lists the results of leadership elections held by the Union Nationale. Before 1961 leaders were chosen by the caucus.
Alupa Clarke is a Canadian politician. Clarke was elected to represent the riding of Beauport—Limoilou in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 Canadian federal election. He served on the Opposition bench as Shadow Minister for Official Languages and la Francophonie. Clarke was defeated in the 2019 Canadian federal election.
Rhéal Éloi Fortin is a Canadian lawyer and politician,who is the member of the House of Commons for Rivière-du-Nord.
