The Vice President of the National Assembly of Quebec (French; Le Vice-président de l'Assemblée nationale) is the deputy speaker of the National Assembly of Quebec, Canada, which is modeled after the Westminster parliamentary system. The President of the National Assembly is fourteenth in the Quebec order of precedence.
Description The position of Vice President was created in 1909, with a second Vice President being added in 1973 and a third in 1999. Currently, two Vice Presidents are elected from the ruling party (or coalition) and one from the opposition. They are elected by their colleagues at the beginning of a legislature, and serve until a successor is elected. The Vice President assists the President of the Assembly, and can replace the President in the case of their absence. The Vice Presidents generally preside over routine proceedings. They rarely take part in debate, although they can still cast votes. The current Vice Presidents of the Assembly are Liberals Francois Ouimet and Maryse Gaudreault and péquiste Francois Gendron.Parliamentary Offices, National Assembly of QuebecVice Presidents since 1909
List of vice presidents of the National Assembly of Quebec Dates are derived from the National Assembly's listing of Vice Presidents and their linked profiles.
One officeholder (1909–1973) Vice President Elected Left office Party Cyrille-Fraser Delâge 10 March 1909 8 January 1912 Liberal Joseph-Adolphe Tessier 18 January 1912 2 March 1915 Liberal Antonin Galipeault 12 January 1915 22 May 1916 Liberal 8 November 1916 20 November 1919 Liberal Adrien Beaudry 11 December 1919 26 March 1921 Liberal Gustave Lemieux 12 January 1922 21 December 1923 Liberal Hector Laferté 21 December 1923 10 January 1928 Liberal Télesphore-Damien Bouchard 24 January 1928 7 January 1930 Liberal Irénée Vautrin 22 January 1930 9 May 1934 Liberal Hector Authier 17 January 1935 13 March 1936 Liberal Léon Casgrain 29 April 1936 10 July 1936 Liberal Marc Trudel 14 October 1936 September 1939 Union Nationale Valmore Bienvenue 6 March 1940 12 May 1942 Liberal Cyrille Dumaine 12 May 1942 23 February 1943 Liberal Charles Delagrave 4 March 1943 22 June 1944 Liberal Maurice Tellier 13 February 1945 15 December 1955 Union Nationale Daniel Johnson Sr. 15 December 1955 30 April 1958 Union Nationale Germain Caron 4 December 1958 21 September 1960 Union Nationale John Richard Hyde 21 September 1960 9 January 1962 Liberal Jean-Jacques Bédard 30 January 1962 18 April 1966 Liberal Gérard Lebel 6 December 1966 22 October 1968 Union Nationale Raynald Fréchette 22 October 1968 24 February 1970 Union Nationale Roland Théorêt 24 February 1970 10 June 1970 Union Nationale Denis Hardy 10 June 1970 28 February 1973 Liberal
Two officeholders (1973–1999) Vice President Elected Left office Party Harry Blank 2 March 1973 14 December 1976 Liberal Liberal Jean-Guy Cardinal 14 December 1976 16 March 1979 Parti Québécois Louise Cuerrier 19 May 1981 Parti Québécois Claude Vaillancourt 17 May 1979 11 November 1980 Parti Québécois Jean-Pierre Jolivet 11 November 1980 20 December 1984 Parti Québécois Réal Rancourt 19 May 1981 16 December 1985 Parti Québécois Raymond Brouillet 20 December 1984 Parti Québécois Jean-Pierre Saintonge 16 December 1985 28 November 1989 Liberal Liberal Lawrence Cannon 28 November 1989 5 October 1990 Liberal Michel Bissonnet 26 September 1994 Liberal Roger Lefebvre 16 October 1990 11 January 1994 Liberal Michel Tremblay 8 March 1994 29 November 1994 Liberal Pierre Bélanger 29 November 1994 29 January 1996 Parti Québécois Raymond Brouillet 2 March 1999 Parti Québécois Claude Pinard 12 March 1996 Parti Québécois
Three officeholders (1999–present) Vice presidents for the majority Vice President Elected Left office Party Claude Pinard 2 March 1999 11 March 2002 Parti Québécois Raymond Brouillet 4 June 2003 Parti Québécois François Beaulne 12 March 2002 3 June 2003 Parti Québécois Christos Sirros 4 June 2003 17 June 2004 Liberal Diane Leblanc 8 May 2007 Liberal William Cusano 19 October 2004 Liberal Jacques Chagnon 8 May 2007 5 April 2011 Liberal Fatima Houda-Pepin 30 October 2012 Liberal François Ouimet 5 April 2011 Liberal Carole Poirier 30 October 2012 20 May 2014 Parti Québécois Claude Cousineau Parti Québécois François Ouimet 20 May 2014 27 November 2018 Liberal Maryse Gaudreault Liberal Marc Picard 27 November 2018 29 November 2022 Coalition Avenir Québec Chantal Soucy present Coalition Avenir Québec Sylvain Lévesque 29 November 2022 Coalition Avenir Québec
Vice president for the opposition Vice President Elected Left office Party Michel Bissonnet 2 March 1999 4 June 2003 Liberal François Gendron 4 June 2003 8 May 2007 Parti Québécois Marc Picard 8 May 2007 13 January 2009 ADQ François Gendron 13 January 2009 19 September 2012 Parti Québécois François Ouimet 30 October 2012 20 May 2014 Liberal François Gendron 20 May 2014 27 November 2018 Parti Québécois Maryse Gaudreault 27 November 2018 29 November 2022 Liberal Frantz Benjamin 29 November 2022 present Liberal
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