History of the Premiership

The Premiership began with Confederation, in 1867, further to signing of the British North America Act (BNA Act). The Premier is the head of the executive branch of government. Our democratic system also includes legislative powers (Parliament, or National Assembly of Québec, with 125 elected Members or MNAs) and judicial powers (justice system).

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Premiers since 1867

1867 Pierre-Joseph- Olivier Chauveau	1873 Gédéon Ouimet	1874 Charles-Eugène Boucher de Boucherville	1878 Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière	1879 Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
1882 Joseph-Alfred Mousseau	1884 John Jones Ross	1887 Louis-Olivier Taillon	1887 Honoré Mercier	1891 Charles-Eugène Boucher de Boucherville
1892 Louis-Olivier Taillon	1896 Edmund James Flynn	1897 Félix-Gabriel Marchand	1900 Simon-Napoléon Parent	1905 Lomer Gouin
1920 Louis-Alexandre Taschereau	1936 Joseph-Adélard Godbout	1936 Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis	1939 Joseph-Adélard Godbout	1944 Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis
1959 Joseph-Mignault- Paul Sauvé	1960 Antonio Barrette	1960 Jean Lesage	1966 Daniel Johnson (père)	1968 Jean-Jacques Bertrand
1970 Robert Bourassa	1976 René Lévesque	1985 Pierre Marc Johnson	1985 Robert Bourassa	1994 Daniel Johnson (fils)
1994 Jacques Parizeau	1996 Lucien Bouchard	2001 Bernard Landry	2003 Jean Charest	2012 Pauline Marois