Quebec lieutenant
Position in Canadian political parties
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In Canadian politics, a Quebec lieutenant (/lɛfˈtɛnənt/) is a Quebec politician who is selected by the party leader to be the main advisor 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
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 | |
| None | 1896 | 1911 | Charles Tupper Robert Borden | ||
| Frederick Debartzch Monk | Jacques-Cartier | 1911 | 1914 | Robert Borden | |
| Pierre-Édouard Blondin | Champlain | 1914 | 1921 | Robert Borden | |
| None | 1921 | 1925 | Arthur Meighen | ||
| Esioff-Léon Patenaude | None[n 3] | 1925 | 1926 | Arthur Meighen | |
| None | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | 1942 | 1949 | John Bracken George A. Drew | ||
| Georges-Henri Héon | Argenteuil | 1949 | 1949 | George A. Drew | |
| None | 1949 | 1957 | George A. Drew William Earl Rowe John Diefenbaker | ||
| Léon Balcer | Trois-Rivières | 1957 | 1965 | John Diefenbaker | |
| None | 1965 | 1967 | John Diefenbaker | ||
| Marcel Faribault | None[n 4] | 1967 | 1968 | Robert Stanfield | |
| None | 1968 | 1972 | Robert Stanfield | ||
| Claude Wagner | Saint-Hyacinthe | 1972 | 1978 | Robert Stanfield Joe Clark | |
| None | 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 | |
| None | 1993 | 1998 | Jean Charest Elsie Wayne (interim) | ||
| André Bachand | Richmond—Arthabaska | 1998 | 2004 | Joe Clark Peter MacKay | |
Canadian Alliance
| Lieutenant | Riding | Took office | Left office | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gérard Latulippe | None[n 5] | 2000 | 2000 | Stockwell Day | |
Conservative (2004–present)
| Lieutenant | Riding | Took office | Left office | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josée Verner | None[n 6] | 2004 | 2005 | Stephen Harper | |
| Lawrence Cannon | Pontiac | 2005 | 2008 | Stephen Harper | |
| Christian Paradis | Mégantic—L'Érable | 2008[13] | 2013 | Stephen Harper | |
| Denis Lebel | Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean (before 2015) Lac-Saint-Jean (after 2015) | 2013[14] | 2017 | Stephen Harper Rona Ambrose (interim) | |
| Alain Rayes | Richmond—Arthabaska | 2017[15] | 2020 | Andrew Scheer Erin O'Toole | |
| Richard Martel | Chicoutimi—Le Fjord | 2020[16] | 2021 | Erin O'Toole | |
| Alain Rayes | Richmond—Arthabaska | 2021[17] | 2022 | Erin O'Toole Candice Bergen (interim) | |
| Luc Berthold | Mégantic—L'Érable | 2022[17] | 2022 | Candice Bergen (interim) | |
| Pierre Paul-Hus | Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles | 2022[18] | Present | Pierre Poilievre | |
Social Credit
| Lieutenant | Riding | Took office | Left office | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Réal Caouette | Villeneuve | 1961[19] | 1963[n 7] | Robert N. Thompson | |
New Democratic
| Lieutenant | Riding | Took office | Left office | Leader | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gérard Picard[20][21] | None[n 8] | 1961 | 1963 | Tommy Douglas | |
| Robert Cliche | None[n 9] | 1964 | 1968 | Tommy Douglas | |
| None | 1968 | 1989 | Tommy Douglas David Lewis Ed Broadbent | ||
| Claude Rompré | None[n 10] | 1989 | 1990 | Ed Broadbent Audrey McLaughlin | |
| None | 1990 | 2003 | Audrey McLaughlin Alexa McDonough | ||
| Pierre Ducasse | None[n 11] | 2003 | 2007[n 12] | Jack Layton | |
| Tom Mulcair | Outremont | 2007[22] | 2012 | Jack Layton Nycole Turmel (interim) | |
| Alexandre Boulerice | Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie | 2012[23] | Present | Tom Mulcair Jagmeet Singh Don Davies (interim) | |
Notes
- Patenaude ran in Jacques-Cartier in 1925 and 1926 and was defeated both times.
- 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.
- 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. He had also been associate president of the party since 2001 and ran in its 2003 leadership election, in which Layton was elected.
- Ducasse continued to serve as Layton's Quebec special advisor following Mulcair's appointment.