The Government House Leader (fr: Leader du gouvernement) is a Member of the National Assembly (MNA) chosen by the Premier of Quebec to be in charge of strategy and procedure for the group of Members who support the government in the Assembly. « Leader du gouvernement », in Encyclopédie du parlementarisme québécois (en ligne), Assemblée nationale du Québec, 5 juin 2013. (Accessed July 3, 2013)
The role of Government House Leader is now codified in the Standing Orders of the National Assembly.Standing Orders and Other Rules of Procedure, 2013 (13th edition)
Two other MNAs are Deputy Government House Leader (fr: Leader adjoint du gouvernement). They assist the Government House Leader and replace him when required.
List List of Government House Leaders:Les leaders parlementaires depuis 1965, National Assembly. (Accessed July 3, 2013)
Government House Leader From Until Legislature Premier Pierre Laporte January 21, 1965 April 18, 1966 27th Lesage Maurice Bellemare 1966 1969 28th D. Johnson Rémi Paul February 26, 1969 1970 28th Bertrand Pierre Laporte May 12, 1970 October 17, 1970 29th Bourassa Gérard D. Levesque 1970 1976 29th, 30th Robert Burns December 14, 1976 October 3, 1978 31st Lévesque Claude Charron October 3, 1978 February 23, 1982 31st, 32nd Jean-François Bertrand February 23, 1982 March 5, 1984 32nd Marc-André Bédard March 5, 1984 October 23, 1985 32nd P.-M. Johnson Michel Gratton December 16, 1985 August 9, 1989 33rd Bourassa Michel Pagé October 11, 1989 October 29, 1992 34th Pierre Paradis November 12, 1992 September 26, 1994 34th Guy Chevrette September 26, 1994 January 29, 1996 35th Parizeau Pierre Bélanger January 29, 1996 August 25, 1997 35th Bouchard Jean-Pierre Jolivet August 25, 1997 September 23, 1998 35th Jacques Brassard September 23, 1998 January 29, 2002 35th, 36th André Boisclair January 30, 2002 April 14, 2003 36th Landry Jacques P. Dupuis April 29, 2003 February 21, 2007 37th Charest Jean-Marc Fournier April 18, 2007 November 5, 2008 38th Jacques P. Dupuis December 18, 2008 August 9, 2010 39th Jean-Marc Fournier September 20, 2010 August 1, 2012 39th Stéphane Bédard September 19, 2012 April 26, 2014 40th Marois Jean-Marc Fournier April 26, 2014 October 18, 2018 41st Couillard Simon Jolin-Barrette October 18, 2018 April 21, 2026 42nd, 43rd Legault François Bonnardel April 21, 2026 43rd Fréchette
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See also Politics of Quebec