Ministry of International Relations and La Francophonie
Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie
Agency overview
Minister responsible

The Ministry of International Relations and La Francophonie (French: Ministère des Relations internationales et de la Francophonie) is a department in the Government of Quebec. Its primary task is to "promote and defend Québec’s interests internationally."[1]

It was established by the government of Daniel Johnson in 1967 as the Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs, replacing and expanding on an earlier Ministry of Federal-Provincial Relations.[2]

As of 2010, one of the ministry's responsibilities is overseeing Quebec's relationship with the Francophonie.[3] This responsibility was formerly held by a different member of cabinet.

The department is overseen by the Minister of International Relations, who is also styled as the minister responsible for the Francophonie. The current minister is Martine Biron.[4]

Sylvain Simard, who served as minister from 1996 to 1998, was also styled as the minister responsible for international humanitarian action from 1997 to 1998.

History

List of ministers

Ministres titulaires

Since 1984

List of ministers of international relations of Quebec since 1984
Name

Office Title

 Party In office Cabinet
Bernard Landry
Minister of International Relations		 Parti Québécois March 5, 1984 October 6, 1085 Lévesque
Louise Beaudoin
Minister of International Relations		 None October 6, 1085 December 12, 1985 P.M. Johnson
Gil Rémillard
Minister of International Relations		 Liberal December 12, 1985 June 23, 1988 Bourassa II
Paul Gobeil
Minister of International Affairs		 June 23, 1988 October 11, 1989
John Ciaccia
Minister of International Affairs		 October 11, 1989 January 11, 1994
John Ciaccia
Minister of International Affairs, Immigration, and Cultural Communities		 January 11, 1994 September 26, 1994 Johnson Jr.
Bernard Landry
Minister of International Affairs, Immigration, and Cultural Communities		 Parti Québécois September 26, 1994 January 29, 1996 Parizeau
Sylvain Simard
Minister of International Relations		 January 29, 1996 December 15, 1998 Bouchard
Louise Beaudoin
Minister of International Relations		 December 15, 1998 March 8, 2001
Louise Beaudoin
Minister of State for International Relations		 March 8, 2001 April 29, 2003 Landry
Monique Gagnon-Tremblay
Minister of International Relations		 Liberal April 29, 2003 December 18, 2008 Charest
Pierre Arcand
Minister of International Relations		 December 18, 2008 August 11, 2010
Monique Gagnon-Tremblay
Minister of International Relations		 August 11, 2010 September 19, 2012
Jean-François Lisée
Minister of International Relations, La Francophonie and Trade		 Parti Québécois September 19, 2012 April 23, 2014 Marois
Christine St-Pierre
Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie		 Liberal April 23, 2014 October 18, 2018 Couillard
Nadine Girault
Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie		 Coalition Avenir Québec October 18, 2018 October 20, 2022 Legault
Martine Biron
Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie		 October 20, 2022 Incumbent

Quebec Government Offices

The ministry operates the Quebec Government Offices, de facto embassies which serve as communication depots between the Government of Quebec and governments outside of Canada. None of the offices in 28 countries have official diplomatic accreditation, but they serve as venues for paradiplomacy.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mission Archived 2010-08-24 at the Wayback Machine, Ministère des Relations internationales, accessed 16 December 2009.
  2. ↑ History of the Department Archived 2009-11-30 at the Wayback Machine, Ministère des Relations internationales, accessed 16 December 2009.
  3. ↑ Francophonie Archived 2009-05-01 at the Wayback Machine, Ministère des Relations internationales, accessed 16 December 2009.
  4. ↑ Québec Premier's: Members of Cabinet, Government of Quebec, accessed 4 April 2018.


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