Quebec lieutenant
In Canadian politics, a Quebec lieutenant (/lɛfˈtɛnənt/) 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. 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.
Notable Quebec lieutenants
[edit]Some past and current Quebec lieutenants include:
Conservative (1867–1942)
[edit]| Lieutenant | Riding | Took office | Left office | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles St-Laurent | None[n 5] | 1996 | 1997 | Preston Manning | |
| Lieutenant | Riding | Took office | Left office | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gérard Latulippe | None[n 6] | 2000 | 2000 | Stockwell Day | |
Conservative (2004–present)
[edit]| Lieutenant | Riding | Took office | Left office | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Réal Caouette | Villeneuve | 1961[17] | 1963[n 8] | Robert N. Thompson | |
| Lieutenant | Riding | Took office | Left office | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Hervieux-Payette represented the senatorial division of Bedford.
- ^ Position split into two: leaders' representative/advisor and chief provincial organizer.[5]
- ^ Patenaude ran in Jacques-Cartier in 1925 and 1926 and was defeated both times.
- ^ Faribault ran in Gamelin in 1968 and was defeated.
- ^ St-Laurent ran in Louis-Hébert in 1997 and was defeated.
- ^ Latulippe ran in Charlesbourg—Jacques Cartier in 2000 and was defeated.
- ^ Verner ran in Louis-Saint-Laurent in 2004 and was defeated. She would later be elected to represent the riding in 2006.
- ^ In 1963 the Quebec wing of the party split into the Ralliement des créditistes under Caouette's leadership.
- ^ Picard ran in Montreal—Mercier in 1963 and lost.
- ^ Cliche ran in Beauce in 1965 and Duvernay in 1968 and was defeated both times.
- ^ Rompré ran in Saint-Maurice in 1986 and 1988 and was defeated both times.
- ^ Ducasse ran in Manicouagan in 2004 and 2006 and Hull—Aylmer in 2008 and was defeated each time.
- ^ Ducasse continued to serve as Layton's Quebec special advisor following Mulcair's appointment.
References
[edit]- ^ Le PLC veut regagner le coeur des francophones, La Presse, May 2, 2007
- ^ Hervieux-Payette devient le lieutenant de Dion au Québec, La Presse, October 16, 2007
- ^ Coderre devient lieutenant politique au Québec, La Presse, January 22, 2009
- ^ Coderre steps down as Ignatieff's Quebec Lieutenant, CTV News, September 28, 2009 Archived September 30, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ignatieff names new Quebec organizer, Montreal Gazette, October 21, 2009[permanent dead link]
- ^ Marc Garneau named Quebec lieutenant, Montreal Gazette, October 7, 2009 Archived October 10, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Ignatieff names new Quebec organizer, Montreal Gazette, October 21, 2009[permanent dead link]
- ^ "These 10 Quebec MPs are in Trudeau's new cabinet". CTV News. The Canadian Press. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ "PM Justin Trudeau to adjust cabinet roles today, as Pablo Rodriguez quits". CTV News. September 19, 2024. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
- ^ Harper dévoile son nouveau cabinet, Joël-Denis Bellavance, La Presse, October 30, 2008
- ^ Harper shakes up his Quebec team, Daniel LeBlanc, The Globe and Mail, August 4, 2013
- ^ Alain Rayes devient lieutenant politique des conservateurs pour le Québec, Journal de Quebec, June 24, 2017
- ^ "Conservative Party: Richard Martel becomes Quebec lieutenant, Gérard Deltell becomes parliamentary leader". HuffPost (in French). September 2, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ "Alain Rayes resigns as Conservative Party's Quebec lieutenant". CBC News. February 6, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ "Alain Rayes resigns as Conservative Party's Quebec lieutenant". CBC News. February 6, 2022. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
- ^ "L'équipe de Poilievre ferait pression sur Rayes pour qu'il quitte son poste de député". ICI Radio-Canada. September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
- ^ Réal Caouette (1917-1976) Homme politique, Bilan du siècle, Université de Sherbrooke
- ^ Chef du NPD dans le Québec, La Presse, February 26, 1963
- ^ The Labour World, February 1963
- ^ NDP recruits ex-Quebec environment minister Thomas Mulcair for next election, EarthEast, April 20, 2007 [dead link]
- ^ "Your NDP Team « Canada's NDP".