The deputy premier of Quebec (French: Vice-premier ministre du Québec (masculine) or Vice-première ministre du Québec (feminine)), is the deputy head of government in Quebec. The position is nominated by the premier of Quebec, and they serve on the Executive Council of Quebec as a Cabinet minister. They help the current premier if they are unable to attend functions executed by the premier.
There was no deputy premier until July 1960. In the 1960s, the post was sometimes referred to as the vice president of the Executive Council.
The post has been temporarily vacant four times: when Jean-Jacques Bertrand became premier after the death Daniel Johnson, Sr., after the death of deputy premier Pierre Laporte, after premier François Legault shuffled his cabinet on September 10, 2025, and after Christine Fréchette became premier after Legault's resignation. Besides Bertrand, two other deputy premiers, Bernard Landry and Pauline Marois, later became premier, though both did so some years after their tenure as deputy premier had ended. The longest-serving deputy premier was Lise Bacon at 8 years and 30 days. Michelle Courchesne was the shortest serving at 4 months, 5 days. Out of 23 deputy premiers, 10 have been women.
List Name District (Region) Took office Left office PartyGeorges-Émile Lapalme Montréal-Outremont(Montreal West) 1960 1964 LiberalPaul Gérin-Lajoie Vaudreuil-Soulanges(Montérégie) 1964 1966 LiberalJean-Jacques Bertrand Missisquoi(Eastern Townships) 1966 1968 Union Nationalenone n.a. 26 September1968 11 December1968 Union NationaleJean-Guy Cardinal Bagot(Montérégie) 1968 1970 Union NationalePierre Laporte Chambly(Montérégie) 1970 17 October 1970 Liberalnone n.a. 17 October1970 1972 LiberalGérard D. Levesque Bonaventure(Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine) 1972 1976 LiberalJacques-Yvan Morin Sauvé(Montreal East) 1976 1984 Parti QuébécoisCamille Laurin Bourget(Montreal East) 1984 1984 Parti QuébécoisMarc-André Bédard Chicoutimi(Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean) 1984 1985 Parti QuébécoisLise Bacon Chomedey(Laval) 1985 1994 LiberalMonique Gagnon-Tremblay Saint-François(Eastern Townships) 1994 1994 LiberalBernard Landry Verchères(Montérégie) 1994 2001 Parti QuébécoisPauline Marois Taillon(Montérégie) 2001 2003 Parti QuébécoisMonique Gagnon-Tremblay Saint-François(Eastern Townships) 2003 2005 LiberalJacques Dupuis Saint-Laurent(Montreal West) 2005 2007 LiberalNathalie Normandeau Bonaventure(Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine) 2007 2011 LiberalLine Beauchamp Bourassa-Sauvé(Montreal North) 2011 2012 LiberalMichelle Courchesne Fabre(Laval) 2012 2012 LiberalFrançois Gendron Abitibi-Ouest(Abitibi-Témiscamingue) 2012 2014 Parti QuébécoisLise Thériault Anjou–Louis-Riel(Montreal) 23 April 2014 11 October 2017 LiberalDominique Anglade Saint-Henri–Sainte-Anne(Montreal) 11 October 2017 18 October 2018 LiberalGeneviève Guilbault Louis-Hébert(Capitale-Nationale) 18 October 2018 10 September 2025 Coalition Avenir Québecnone n.a. 10 September 2025 21 April 2026 Coalition Avenir QuébecIan Lafrenière Vachon(Montérégie) 21 April 2026 Coalition Avenir Québec
See also List of Quebec general elections Timeline of Quebec history National Assembly of Quebec List of premiers of Quebec List of leaders of the Official Opposition (Quebec) List of third party leaders (Quebec) History of Quebec
For more lists of this type, see Lists of office-holders. References
External links Les vice-premiers ministres et vice-présidents du Conseil exécutif depuis 1961