Vice President of the National Assembly of Quebec
The Vice President of the National Assembly of Quebec (French; Le Vice-président de l'Assemblée nationale) is the deputy speaker of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada, which is modeled after the Westminster parliamentary system. The President of the National Assembly is fourteenth in the Quebec order of precedence.
Description
The position of Vice President was created in 1909, with a second Vice President being added in 1973 and a third in 1999. Currently, two Vice Presidents are elected from the ruling party (or coalition) and one from the opposition. They are elected by their colleagues at the beginning of a legislature, and serve until a successor is elected. The Vice President assists the President of the Assembly, and can replace the President in the case of their absence. The Vice Presidents generally preside over routine proceedings. They rarely take part in debate, although they can still cast votes. The current Vice Presidents of the Assembly are Liberals Francois Ouimet and Maryse Gaudreault and péquiste Francois Gendron.[1][2]
List of Vice Presidents of the National Assembly of Quebec
Dates are derived from the National Assembly's listing of Vice Presidents and their linked profiles.[2]
One Vice President (1909–1973)
| Vice President | Elected | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyrille-Fraser Delâge | 10 March 1909 | 8 January 1912 | Liberal |
| Joseph-Adolphe Tessier | 18 January 1912 | 2 March 1915 | Liberal |
| Antonin Galipeault | 12 January 1915 | 22 May 1916 | Liberal |
| Eugène Merrill Desaulniers | 8 November 1916 | 20 November 1919 | Liberal |
| Adrien Beaudry | 11 December 1919 | 26 March 1921 | Liberal |
| Gustave Lemieux | 12 January 1922 | 21 December 1923 | Liberal |
| Hector Laferté | 21 December 1923 | 10 January 1928 | Liberal |
| Télesphore-Damien Bouchard | 24 January 1928 | 7 January 1930 | Liberal |
| Irénée Vautrin | 22 January 1930 | 9 May 1934 | Liberal |
| Hector Authier | 17 January 1935 | 13 March 1936 | Liberal |
| Léon Casgrain | 29 April 1936 | 10 July 1936 | Liberal |
| Marc Trudel | 14 October 1936 | September 1939 | Union Nationale |
| Valmore Bienvenue | 6 March 1940 | 12 May 1942 | Liberal |
| Cyrille Dumaine | 12 May 1942 | 23 February 1943 | Liberal |
| Charles Delagrave | 4 March 1943 | 22 June 1944 | Liberal |
| Maurice Tellier | 13 February 1945 | 15 December 1955 | Union Nationale |
| Daniel Johnson Sr. | 15 December 1955 | 30 April 1958 | Union Nationale |
| Germain Caron | 4 December 1958 | 21 September 1960 | Union Nationale |
| John Richard Hyde | 21 September 1960 | 9 January 1962 | Liberal |
| Jean-Jacques Bédard | 30 January 1962 | 18 April 1966 | Liberal |
| Gérard Lebel | 6 December 1966 | 22 October 1968 | Union Nationale |
| Raynald Fréchette | 22 October 1968 | 24 February 1970 | Union Nationale |
| Roland Théorêt | 24 February 1970 | 10 June 1970 | Union Nationale |
| Denis Hardy | 10 June 1970 | 28 February 1973 | Liberal |
Two Vice Presidents (1973–1999)
| Vice President | Elected | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Blank | 2 March 1973 | 14 December 1976 | Liberal |
| Robert Lamontagne | Liberal | ||
| Jean-Guy Cardinal | 14 December 1976 | 16 March 1979 | Parti Québécois |
| Louise Cuerrier | 19 May 1981 | Parti Québécois | |
| Claude Vaillancourt | 17 May 1979 | 11 November 1980 | Parti Québécois |
| Jean-Pierre Jolivet | 11 November 1980 | 20 December 1984 | Parti Québécois |
| Réal Rancourt | 19 May 1981 | 16 December 1985 | Parti Québécois |
| Raymond Brouillet | 20 December 1984 | Parti Québécois | |
| Jean-Pierre Saintonge | 16 December 1985 | 28 November 1989 | Liberal |
| Louise Bégin | Liberal | ||
| Lawrence Cannon | 28 November 1989 | 5 October 1990 | Liberal |
| Michel Bissonnet | 26 September 1994 | Liberal | |
| Roger Lefebvre | 16 October 1990 | 11 January 1994 | Liberal |
| Michel Tremblay | 8 March 1994 | 29 November 1994 | Liberal |
| Pierre Bélanger | 29 November 1994 | 29 January 1996 | Parti Québécois |
| Raymond Brouillet | 2 March 1999 | Parti Québécois | |
| Claude Pinard | 12 March 1996 | Parti Québécois |
Three Vice Presidents (1999–present)
Vice Presidents for the Majority
| Vice President | Elected | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Pinard | 2 March 1999 | 11 March 2002 | Parti Québécois |
| Raymond Brouillet | 4 June 2003 | Parti Québécois | |
| François Beaulne | 12 March 2002 | 3 June 2003 | Parti Québécois |
| Christos Sirros | 4 June 2003 | 17 June 2004 | Liberal |
| Diane Leblanc | 8 May 2007 | Liberal | |
| William Cusano | 19 October 2004 | Liberal | |
| Jacques Chagnon | 8 May 2007 | 5 April 2011 | Liberal |
| Fatima Houda-Pepin | 30 October 2012 | Liberal | |
| François Ouimet | 5 April 2011 | Liberal | |
| Carole Poirier | 30 October 2012 | 20 May 2014 | Parti Québécois |
| Claude Cousineau | Parti Québécois | ||
| François Ouimet | 20 May 2014 | present | Liberal |
| Maryse Gaudreault | Liberal |
Vice-President for the Opposition
| Vice President | Elected | Left Office | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michel Bissonnet | 2 March 1999 | 4 June 2003 | Liberal |
| François Gendron | 4 June 2003 | 8 May 2007 | Parti Québécois |
| Marc Picard | 8 May 2007 | 13 January 2009 | ADQ |
| François Gendron | 13 January 2009 | 19 September 2012 | Parti Québécois |
| François Ouimet | 30 October 2012 | 20 May 2014 | Liberal |
| François Gendron | 20 May 2014 | present | Parti Québécois |