This is a list of politicians who served as third party parliamentary leaders (chefs parlementaires) at the National Assembly of Quebec. Parties with fewer than twelve Members of the National Assembly (MNA) 12 members and less than 20% of the vote do not have official party status and their members sit as Independents.Standing Orders of the National Assembly
Third party leaders with party status {| class="wikitable sortable" ! !Parliamentary Leader !District (Region) !Took office !Left office !Party
|Paul GouinIn 1935, the Conservatives formed a coalition with the Action libérale nationale (ALN). The ALN ran 60 candidates and won 26 seats. The Conservatives ran 30 candidates and won 16 seats. However, Conservative Maurice Duplessis rather than Paul Gouin served as leader of the coalition and therefore remained Leader of the Opposition.L'Assomption(Lanaudière)19351936Action libérale nationale
|Camille LaurinParti Québécois Leader René Lévesque lost his seat in Laurier. While he remained Party Leader, Camille Laurin rather than René led the party in the legislature.Bourget(Montreal East)19701973Parti Québécois
|Camil SamsonRouyn-Noranda(Abitibi-Témiscamingue)19701972Ralliement créditiste du Québec
|Armand BoisFollowing the resignation of Camil Samson, Armand Bois served as Acting Leader. Saint-Sauveur(Québec)19721973Ralliement créditiste du Québec
|Camil SamsonNewly chosen Leader Yvon Dupuis' tried to win a seat to the legislature in the district of Saint-Jean. In the meantime Camil Samson remained as leader of the party's parliamentary wing. However, Dupuis was defeated.Rouyn-Noranda(Abitibi-Témiscamingue)19731973Ralliement créditiste du QuébecFrom September to December 1973, the Ralliement créditiste du Québec was called Parti créditiste.
|Rodrigue BironIn 1976, Members of the National Assembly (MNA) agreed to grant the Union Nationale official party status, even though it had not quite met the guidelines.Lotbinière(Chaudière-Appalaches)19761980Union Nationale
|Michel Le MoignanIn 1980, Rodrigue Biron resigned as Leader of the Union Nationale and joined the Parti Québécois. Michel Le Moignan served as Acting Leader until newly selected Leader Roch Lasalle tried to win a seat to the legislature in the district of Berthier. Lasalle was defeated.Gaspé(Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine)19801981Union Nationale
|André BoisclairPointe-aux-Trembles(Montreal East)20072007 Parti Québécois
|François GendronFollowing the resignation of André Boisclair (May 8, 2007), François Gendron became Acting Leader. Pauline Marois became party Leader on June 26, 2007, but Gendron still led the party's parliamentary wing until Marois could win a seat to the legislature.Abitibi-Ouest(Abitibi-Témiscamingue)20072007 Parti Québécois
|Pauline MaroisMarois won a by-election on September 24, 2007 and was sworn in as MNA for the district of Charlevoix on October 11, 2007. The district had been vacated in her favor by MNA Rosaire Bertrand. See the following articles: Marois haut la main, Malorie Beauchemin and Tommy Chouinard, La Presse, September 25, 2007 Pauline Marois assermentée comme députée, Info 690, October 11, 2007Charlevoix(Québec)20072008 Parti Québécois
|Sylvie RoySylvie Roy served as parliamentary leader from March 2009 to October 2009.Lotbinière(Chaudière-Appalaches)20092009 Action démocratique du Québec
|François BonnardelFrançois Bonnardel served as parliamentary leader from October 2009 to November 2009.Shefford(Montérégie)20092009 Action démocratique du Québec
|Gérard DeltellGérard Deltell served as parliamentary leader from November 2009 to January 2012, when the ADQ merged with the CAQ.Chauveau(Capitale-Nationale)20092012 Action démocratique du Québec
|François LegaultL'Assomption(Lanaudière)20122018 Coalition Avenir Québec
|Manon MasséElected co-spokesperson of QS in the National Assembly.Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques(Montreal) 2018 2021 Québec solidaire
|Gabriel Nadeau-DuboisGouin(Montreal) 2021 2025 Québec solidaire
|Ruba GhazalMercier(Montreal) 2025 2026 Québec solidaire
|Éric DuhaimeBellechasse(Chaudière-Appalaches) 2026 present Conservative Party of Québec
Third party leaders without party status {| class="wikitable sortable" ! !Parliamentary Leader !District !Took office !Left office !Party
|Henri BourassaSaint-Hyacinthe(Montérégie)19081912Ligue nationaliste
|André LaurendeauMontréal-Laurier(Montreal East)19441947 Laurendeau sat as an Independent by July 6, 1947.Bloc Populaire Canadien
|David CôtéCCF Leader in Quebec Romuald-Joseph Lamoureux was defeated in Montréal-Saint-Henri. David Côté rather than Lamoureux led the party in the legislature.Rouyn-Noranda–Témiscamingue(Abitibi-Témiscamingue)19441945 By July 22, 1945 Côté sat as an Independent.Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
|René LévesqueElected to legislature as the Member for Laurier, René Lévesque left the Liberals in 1967 and co-founded the Parti Québécois in 1968.Laurier(Montreal East)1968 1970 Parti Québécois
|Fabien RoyIn 1973, Party Leader Yvon Dupuis was defeated in Saint-Jean. Fabien Roy succeeded him as Socred Leader. Beauce-Sud(Chaudière-Appalaches)19731975Ralliement créditiste du Québec
|Maurice BellemareMaurice Bellemare won a by-election in 1974. He served as Acting Leader of the Union Nationale until 1976, when Rodrigue Biron was chosen as leader and won a seat to the legislature.Johnson(Eastern Townships)1974<td>1976<td>Union Nationale
|Robert Libman<td>D'Arcy-McGee(Montreal West)<td>1989<td>1993<td> Equality Party
|Mario Dumont<td>Rivière-du-Loup(Bas-Saint-Laurent)<td>1994<td>2007<td> Action démocratique du Québec
|Mario DumontDumont announced that he would resign as party leader when he gave his concession speech on December 8, 2008. On February 24, 2009, he submitted a resignation letter to party president Mario Charpentier. The letter indicated that his resignation as party leader and as MNA would be effective on March 6, 2009. Lettre de démission officielle de Mario Dumont, La Vie Rurale, February 24, 2009 <td>Rivière-du-Loup(Bas-Saint-Laurent)<td>2008<td>2009<td> Action démocratique du Québec
|Amir Khadir<td>Mercier(Montreal East)<td>2008<td>2012<td> Québec solidaire
|Gérard DeltellGérard Deltell became CAQ parliamentary leader in January 2012, when his former party (the ADQ) merged with the CAQ.<td>Chauveau(Capitale-Nationale)<td>2012<td>2012<td> Coalition Avenir Québec
|Francoise DavidElected co-spokesperson of QS in the National Assembly.<td>Gouin(Montreal) <td> 2012 <td> 2017 <td> Québec solidaire
|Manon MasséElected co-spokesperson of QS in the National Assembly.<td>Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques(Montreal) <td> 2017 <td> 2018 <td> Québec solidaire
See also List of Quebec general elections Timeline of Quebec history National Assembly of Quebec List of premiers of Quebec Deputy Premier of Quebec List of leaders of the Official Opposition (Quebec) History of Quebec
References
External links Les chefs de l'opposition officielle depuis 1869