List of premiers of Quebec

Main article: Premier of Quebec

This is a list of the premiers of the province of Quebec since Canadian Confederation in 1867. Quebec uses a unicameral (originally bicameral) Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which the premier is the leader of the party that controls the most seats in the National Assembly (previously called the Legislative Assembly). The premier is Quebec's head of government, while the king of Canada is its head of state and is represented by the lieutenant governor of Quebec. The premier picks a cabinet from the elected members to form the Executive Council of Quebec, and presides over that body.

Members are first elected to the legislature during general elections. General elections must be conducted every five years from the date of the last election, but the premier may ask for early dissolution of the legislative assembly. An election may also happen if the Governing party loses the confidence of the legislature, by the defeat of a supply bill or tabling of a confidence motion.

This article only covers the time since the Canadian Confederation was created in 1867. For the premiers of the Canada East from 1840 to 1867, see List of joint premiers of the Province of Canada. The governments of Lower Canada from 1792 to 1840 were mostly controlled by representatives of the Crown.

Premiers of Quebec since 1867

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death) District	Term of office	Electoral mandates (Assembly)	Political party	Refs
1	75x150px	Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau (1820–1890) MLA for Québec-Comté	–	Title created (no assembly) 1867 election (1st Assembly) 1871 election (2nd Assembly)	Conservative (historical)
			Resigned to accept appointment to the Senate of Canada.
2		Gédéon Ouimet (1823–1905) MLA for Deux-Montagnes	–	Appointment (2nd Assembly)	Conservative (historical)
			Resigned over Tanneries scandal.
3		Charles Boucher de Boucherville (1822–1915) Councillor for Montarville	–	Appointment (2nd Assembly) 1875 election (3rd Assembly)	Conservative (historical)
			Dismissed by Lieutenant Governor Luc Letellier de St-Just after Letellier refused to approve legislation.
4		Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière (1829–1908) MLA for Lotbinière	–	Appointment (3rd Assembly) 1878 election (4th Assembly)	Liberal
5		Sir Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau (1840–1898) MLA for Terrebonne	–	Appointment (4th Assembly) 1881 election (5th Assembly)	Conservative (historical)
6		Joseph-Alfred Mousseau (1837–1886) MLA for Jacques-Cartier	–	Appointment (5th Assembly)	Conservative (historical)
7		John Jones Ross (1831–1901) Councillor for Shawinigan	–	Appointment (5th Assembly) 1886 election (6th Assembly)	Conservative (historical)
8	75x150px	Louis-Olivier Taillon (1840–1901) MLA for Montcalm	–	Appointment (6th Assembly)	Conservative (historical)
9		Honoré Mercier (1840–1894) MLA for Saint-Hyacinthe MNA for Bonaventure	–	Appointment (6th Assembly) 1890 election (7th Assembly)	Parti National
			Dismissed by Lieutenant Governor over charges of corruption.
—		Charles Boucher de Boucherville (1822–1915) Councillor for Montarville	–	Appointment (7th Assembly) 1892 election (8th Assembly)	Conservative (historical)
—	75x150px	Louis-Olivier Taillon (1840–1901) MLA for Chambly	–	Appointment (8th Assembly)	Conservative (historical)
10	75x150px	Edmund James Flynn (1847–1927) MLA for Gaspé	–	Appointment (8th Assembly)	Conservative (historical)
			Last Conservative premier.
11		Félix-Gabriel Marchand (1832–1900) MLA for Saint-Jean	–	1897 election (9th Assembly)	Liberal
			Died in office.
12		Simon-Napoléon Parent (1855–1920) MLA for Saint-Sauveur	–	Appointment (9th Assembly) 1900 election (10th Assembly) 1904 election (11th Assembly)	Liberal
13		Lomer Gouin (1861–1929) MLA for Montréal division no. 2 MNA for Portneuf	–	Appointment (11th Assembly) 1908 election (12th Assembly) 1912 election (13th Assembly) 1916 election (14th Assembly) 1919 election (15th Assembly)	Liberal
14		Louis-Alexandre Taschereau (1867–1952) MLA for Montmorency	–	Appointment (15th Assembly) 1923 election (16th Assembly) 1927 election (17th Assembly) 1931 election (18th Assembly) 1935 election (19th Assembly)	Liberal
			Established Quebec Liquor Commission; attempted to create a Jewish school board; Great Depression.
15		Adélard Godbout (1892–1956) MLA for L'Islet	–	Appointment (19th Assembly)	Liberal Named leader in 1938
16		Maurice Duplessis (1890–1959) MLA for Trois-Rivières	–	1936 election (20th Assembly)	UN Named leader in 1936
			Padlock Law.
—	75x150px	Adélard Godbout (1892–1956) MLA for L'Islet	–	1939 election (21st Assembly)	Liberal Named leader in 1938
			Women's suffrage; established province's first labour code; nationalized Montreal Light, Heat & Power.
—	75x150px	Maurice Duplessis (1890–1959) MLA for Trois-Rivières	–	1944 election (22nd Assembly) 1948 election (23rd Assembly) 1952 election (24th Assembly) 1956 election (25th Assembly)	UN Named leader in 1936
			"Grande Noirceur", Duplessis Orphans. Died in office.
17		Paul Sauvé (1907–1960) MLA for Deux-Montagnes	–	Appointment (25th Assembly)	UN Named leader in 1959
			"100 Days of Change". Died in office.
18		Antonio Barrette (1899–1968) MLA for Joliette	–	Appointment (25th Assembly)	UN Named leader in 1960
19		Jean Lesage (1912–1980) MLA for Québec-Ouest	–	1960 election (26th Assembly) 1962 election (27th Assembly)	Liberal Named leader in 1958
			Quiet Revolution; established Ministry of Education; establishment of Hydro-Québec;
20		Daniel Johnson Sr. (1915–1968) MLA for Bagot	–	1966 election (28th Assembly)	UN Named leader in 1961
			CEGEP; died in office.
21	75x150px	Jean-Jacques Bertrand (1916–1973) MLA for Missisquoi (MNA after 1968)	–	Appointment (28th Assembly)	UN Named leader in 1969
			Abolished the Legislative Council and renamed the Legislative Assembly to the National Assembly; Bill 63; last Union Nationale premier.
22		Robert Bourassa (1933–1996) MNA for Mercier	–	1970 election (29th Assembly) 1973 election (30th Assembly)	Liberal Named leader in 1970
			October Crisis; Official Languages Act (Bill 22); James Bay and Northern Quebec Agreement; Cliche commission.
23	75x150px	René Lévesque (1922–1987) MNA for Taillon	–	1976 election (31st Assembly) 1981 election (32nd Assembly)	PQ Named leader in 1968
			Charter of the French Language (Bill 101); 1980 Quebec referendum; Patriation of the Canadian constitution discussions; beau risque.
24	75x150px	Pierre Marc Johnson (b. 1946) MNA for Anjou	–	Appointment (32nd Assembly)	PQ Named leader in 1985
—		Robert Bourassa (1933–1996) MNA for Saint-Laurent	–	1985 election (33rd Assembly) 1989 election (34th Assembly)	Liberal Named leader in 1983
			Meech Lake Accord; Charlottetown Accord.
25		Daniel Johnson Jr. (b. 1944) MNA for Vaudreuil	–	Appointment (34th Assembly)	Liberal Named leader in 1993
26		Jacques Parizeau (1930–2015) MNA for L'Assomption	–	1994 election (35th Assembly)	PQ Named leader in 1988
			1995 Quebec referendum; resigned after referendum loss.
27		Lucien Bouchard (b. 1938) MNA for Jonquière	–	Appointment (35th Assembly) 1998 election (36th Assembly)	PQ Named leader in 1996
			"Winning conditions"; implemented universal childcare and pharmacare.
28		Bernard Landry (1937–2018) MNA for Verchères	–	Appointment (36th Assembly)	PQ Named leader in 2001
			Paix des Braves.
29		Jean Charest (b. 1958) MNA for Sherbrooke	–	2003 election (37th Assembly) 2007 election (38th Assembly) 2008 election (39th Assembly)	Liberal Named leader in 1998
			2012 Quebec student protests, lost his own seat in 2012.
30	75x150px	Pauline Marois (b. 1949) MNA for Charlevoix–Côte-de-Beaupré	–	2012 election (40th Assembly)	PQ Named leader in 2007
			First woman to hold the office. Quebec Charter of Values. Lost her own seat in 2014.
31		Philippe Couillard (b. 1957) MNA for Roberval	–	2014 election (41st Assembly)	Liberal Named leader in 2013
			Ban on face coverings (Bill 62).
32	75x150px	François Legault (b. 1957) MNA for L'Assomption	–	2018 election (42nd Assembly) 2022 election (43rd Assembly)	CAQ Named leader in 2011
			Ban on religious symbols; COVID-19 pandemic.

See also

• Timeline of Quebec history
• List of deputy premiers of Quebec
• List of leaders of the Official Opposition of Quebec
• List of third party leaders (Quebec)
• List of premiers of Quebec by time in office

For more lists of this type, see Lists of incumbents.