The president of the National Assembly of Quebec (French; Président de l'Assemblée nationale du Québec) is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada, which is modeled after the Westminster parliamentary system. In other Anglophone parliaments and legislatures the equivalent position is often called the "Speaker", which is why from 1867 to 1968, the presiding officer of the Assembly was known in French as "orateur," a translation of the English term "speaker".
Description The president of the National Assembly is fifth in the Quebec order of precedence, after the king of Canada, the lieutenant governor of Quebec, the premier, and the deputy premier. The National Assembly elects the president at the beginning of a legislature, for the length of the legislature. The president is assisted by the vice presidents of the Assembly, who serve in the absence of the president. Parti Québécois Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Louise Harel made history by being appointed as the first female president on March 12, 2002. The current president of the Assembly is the CAQ MNA Nathalie Roy. Roy is the second woman to serve in the role after Harel herself.
Roles The function of the president holds three major roles. Presiding over Assembly hearings. Administration of Assembly services. Representing the Assembly, notably in relations with other parliaments.
List of presidents of the National Assembly of Quebec No. Portrait NameElectoral district(Birth–Death) Term of officePartyLegislatureTerm startTerm end1Joseph-Goderic BlanchetMLA for Lévis(1829–1890)December 27,1867June 7,1875Conservative1st2nd2Pierre-Étienne FortinMLA for Gaspé(1823–1888)November 4,1875November 9,1876Conservative3rd3Louis BeaubienMLA for Hochelaga(1837–1915)November 10,1876May 1,1878Conservative4Arthur TurcotteMLA for Trois-Rivières(1845–1905)June 4,1878March 8,1882Independent Conservative4th5Louis-Olivier TaillonMLA for Montréal-Est(1840–1923)March 8,1882January 23,1884Conservative5th6Jonathan Saxton Campbell WürteleMLA for Yamaska(1828–1904)March 27,1884June 28,1886Conservative6th7Félix-Gabriel MarchandMLA for Saint-Jean(1832–1900)January 27,1887April 26,1892Liberal7th8Pierre-Évariste LeblancMLA for Laval(1853–1918)April 26,1892November 23,1897Conservative8th9Jules TessierMLA for Portneuf(1852–1934)November 23,1897February 14,1901Liberal9th10Henri-Benjamin RainvilleMLA for Montréal division no. 3(1852–1937)February 14,1901March 2,1905Liberal10th11Auguste TessierMLA for Rimouski(1853–1938)March 2,1905March 23,1905Liberal11th12William Alexander WeirMLA for Argenteuil(1858–1929)April 25,1905August 31,1906Liberal13Philippe-Honoré RoyMLA for St. Jean(1847–1910)January 15,1907June 8,1908Liberal14Jean-Marie-Joseph-Pantaléon PelletierMLA for Sherbrooke(1860–1924)March 2,1909August 7,1911Liberal12th15Cyrille-Fraser DelâgeMLA for Québec-Comté(1869–1957)January 9,1912November 7,1916Liberal13th16Antonin GalipeaultMLA for Bellechasse(1879–1971)November 7,1916August 25,1919Liberal14th17Joseph-Napoléon FrancoeurMLA for Lotbinière(1880–1965)December 10,1919January 10,1928Liberal15th16th18Hector LafertéMLA for Drummond(1885–1971)January 10,1928April 24,1929Liberal17th19Télesphore-Damien BouchardMLA for Saint-Hyacinthe(1881–1962)January 7,1930June 6,1935Liberal18th20Lucien DugasMLA for Joliette(1897–1985)March 24,1936October 7,1936Liberal19th21Paul SauvéMLA for Deux-Montagnes(1907–1960)October 7,1936February 19,1940Union Nationale20th22Bernard BissonnetteMLA for L'Assomption(1898–1964)February 20,1940May 8,1942Liberal21st23Valmore BienvenueMLA for Bellechasse(1894–1952)May 12,1942November 5,1942Liberal24Cyrille DumaineMLA for Bagot(1897–1946)February 23,1943February 7,1945Liberal25Alexandre TachéMLA for Hull(1899–1961)February 7,1945December 15,1955Union Nationale22nd23rd24th26Maurice TellierMLA for Montcalm(1896–1966)December 15,1955September 20,1960Union Nationale25th27Lucien ClicheMLA for Abitibi-Est(1916–2005)September 20,1960December 15,1961Liberal26th28John Richard HydeMLA for Westmount–Saint-Georges(1912–2003)January 9,1962October 14,1965Liberal27th29Guy LechasseurMLA for Verchères(1916–2005)October 22,1965December 1,1966Liberal30Rémi PaulMLA for Maskinongé(1921–1982)December 1,1966October 21,1968Union Nationale28th31Gérard LebelMNA for Rivière-du-Loup(1930–2020)January 1,1969December 23,1969Union Nationale32Raynald FréchetteMNA for Sherbrooke(1933–2007)February 24,1970June 8,1970Union Nationale33Jean-Noël LavoieMNA for Laval(1927–2013)June 8,1970December 14,1976Liberal29th30th34Clément RichardMNA for Montmorency(1939–2022)December 14,1976November 6,1980Parti Québécois31st35Claude VaillancourtMNA for Jonquière(born 1944)November 11,1980March 23,1983Parti Québécois32nd36Richard GuayMNA for Taschereau(born 1943)March 23,1983December 16,1985Parti Québécois37Pierre LorrainMNA for Saint-Jean(1942–2004)December 16,1985November 28,1989Liberal33rd38Jean-Pierre SaintongeMNA for La Pinière(born 1945)November 28,1989November 29,1994Liberal34th39Roger BertrandMNA for Portneuf(born 1947)November 29,1994January 29,1996Parti Québécois35th40Jean-Pierre CharbonneauMNA for Borduas(born 1950)March 12,1996March 12,2002Parti Québécois36th41Louise HarelMNA for Hochelaga-Maisonneuve(born 1946)March 12,2002June 4,2003Parti Québécois42Michel BissonnetMNA for Jeanne-Mance–Viger(born 1942)June 4,2003July 14,2008Liberal37th38th43François GendronMNA for Abitibi-Ouest(born 1944)October 21,2008January 12,2009Parti Québécois44Yvon VallièresMNA for Richmond(born 1949)January 13,2009April 5,2011Liberal39th45Jacques ChagnonMNA for Westmount–Saint-Louis(born 1952)April 5,2011November 26,2018Liberal40th41st46François ParadisMNA for Lévis(born 1957)November 26,2018November 28,2022Coalition Avenir Québec42nd47Nathalie RoyMNA for Montarville(born 1964)November 29,2022IncumbentCoalition Avenir Québec43rd All but one speaker was born in the province (Valmore Bienvenue was born in the United States to Québécois parents). Henri-Benjamin Rainville died in the US and Cyrille Dumaine died in Ottawa.
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