Premier of Quebec

Missing image Quebec_flag.png Quebec flag Politics of Quebec

Executive & legislative Lieutenant-Governor Government of Quebec Premier of Quebec Cabinet of Quebec Government departments National Assembly President of the Assembly Government House Leader Leader of the Official Opposition

Judicial Court of Appeal Charter of Rights and Freedoms Civil Code of Quebec

National Question Quebec federalist ideology Quebec sovereignty movement

Elections Quebec general election, 2003 Quebec general election, 1998 Quebec general election, 1994

Political parties Parti libéral du Québec Parti Québécois Action démocratique du Québec Union des forces progressistes

The Premier of Quebec (in French Premier ministre du Québec, sometimes literally translated to Prime Minister of Quebec) is the first minister for the Canadian province of Quebec. The Premier is the province's head of government.

The current Premier of Quebec is Jean Charest.

Selection and qualifications

The Premier of Quebec is nominally appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor of the province. Actually, the head of the party winning the most seats in the National Assembly of Quebec becomes Premier following an election. A Premier is normally a sitting member of the National Assembly. An exception to this rule occurs when the winning party's leader fails to win the riding in which he is running. In that case, he would have to be elected in a by-election. This has happened, for example, to Robert Bourassa in 1985.

See also

• Politics of Quebec
• List of Quebec premiers
• Timeline of Quebec Premiers
• Prime Minister of Canada
• Premier (Canada)

External link

• Premier of Quebec Official Site

See also: Premier of Quebec, 1985, Action démocratique du Québec, Cabinet of Quebec, Canada, Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms of Quebec, Civil Code of Quebec, Court of Appeal of Quebec