In Canadian politics, a Quebec lieutenant 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; all francophone leaders of the Liberal Party have 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
Some past and current Quebec lieutenants include:
Liberal
Conservative (1867–1942)
| 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 | ||
Progressive Conservative
| 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 | |
Reform
| Lieutenant | Riding | Took office | Left office | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles St-Laurent | None[n 5] | 1996 | 1997 | Preston Manning | |
Canadian Alliance
| Lieutenant | Riding | Took office | Left office | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gérard Latulippe | None[n 6] | 2000 | 2000 | Stockwell Day | |
Conservative (2004–present)
| 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[9] | 2013 | Stephen Harper | |
| Denis Lebel | Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean (before 2015) Lac-Saint-Jean (after 2015) | 2013[10] | 2017 | Stephen Harper Rona Ambrose (interim) | |
| Alain Rayes | Richmond—Arthabaska | 2017[11] | 2020 | Andrew Scheer Erin O'Toole | |
| Richard Martel | Chicoutimi—Le Fjord | 2020[12] | 2021 | Erin O'Toole | |
| Alain Rayes | Richmond—Arthabaska | 2021[13] | 2022 | Erin O'Toole Candice Bergen (interim) | |
| Luc Berthold | Mégantic—L'Érable | 2022[14] | 2022 | Candice Bergen (interim) | |
| Pierre Paul-Hus | Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles | 2022[15] | Present | Pierre Poilievre | |
Social Credit
| Lieutenant | Riding | Took office | Left office | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Réal Caouette | Villeneuve | 1961[16] | 1963[n 8] | Robert N. Thompson | |
New Democratic
| Lieutenant | Riding | Took office | Left office | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gérard Picard[17][18] | 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[19] | 2012 | Jack Layton Nycole Turmel (interim) | |
| Alexandre Boulerice | Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie | 2012[20] | Present | Tom Mulcair Jagmeet Singh | |
Notes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "These 10 Quebec MPs are in Trudeau's new cabinet". CTV News. The Canadian Press. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ↑ Harper dévoile son nouveau cabinet, Joël-Denis Bellavance, La Presse, October 30, 2008
- ↑ Harper shakes up his Quebec team, Daneil 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
- ↑ "Your NDP Team « Canada's NDP".
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