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List of the Prime Ministers of Quebec since 1867. To see the list of the prime ministers of the Province of Canada (United Canada: Upper Canada [now Ontario] and Lower Canada [now Quebec]) from 1841 to 1867, click here.

No Name Party Mandate
1. Mr. Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau Parti conservateur July 15, 1867 /
February 25, 1873
2. Mr. Gédéon Ouimet Parti conservateur February 27, 1873 /
September 22, 1874
3. Sir Charles-Eugène Boucher de Boucherville (Legislative Councillor) Parti conservateur September 22, 1874 /
March 8, 1878
4. Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbiniere Parti libéral March 8, 1878 /
October 31, 1879
5. Sir Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau Parti conservateur October 31, 1879 /
July 31, 1882
6. Mr. Joseph-Alfred Mousseau Parti conservateur July 31, 1882 /
January 22, 1884
7. Mr. John Jones Ross (Legislative Councillor) Parti conservateur January 23, 1884 /
January 25, 1887
8. Sir Louis-Olivier Taillon Parti conservateur January 25-29, 1887
9. Mr. Honoré Mercier (père) Parti national(1) January 29, 1887 /
December 21, 1891
  Sir Charles-Eugène Boucher de Boucherville (Legislative Councillor) Parti conservateur December 21, 1891 /
December 16, 1892
  Sir Louis-Olivier Taillon Parti conservateur December 16, 1892 /
May 11, 1896
10. Mr. Edmund James Flynn Parti conservateur May 11, 1896 /
May 24, 1897
11. Mr. Félix-Gabriel Marchand (Died in office) Parti libéral May 24, 1897 /
September 25, 1900
12. Mr. Simon-Napoléon Parent Parti libéral October 3, 1900 /
March 21, 1905
13. Sir Jean Lomer Gouin Parti libéral March 23, 1905 /
July 8, 1920
14. Mr. Louis-Alexandre Taschereau Parti libéral July 9, 1920 /
June 11, 1936
15. Mr. Joseph-Adélard Godbout Parti libéral June 11, 1936 /
August 26, 1936
16. Mr. Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis Union nationale August 26, 1936 /
November 8, 1939
  Mr. Joseph-Adélard Godbout Parti libéral November 8, 1939 /
August 30, 1944
  Mr. Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis (Died in office) Union nationale August 30, 1944 /
September 7, 1959
17. Mr. Joseph-Migneault-Paul Sauvé (Died in office) Union nationale September 11, 1959 /
January 2, 1960
18. Mr. Antonio Barrette Union nationale January 8, 1960 /
July 5, 1960
19. Mr. Jean Lesage Parti libéral July 5, 1960 /
June 16, 1966
20. Mr. Daniel Johnson (père) (Died in office) Union nationale June 16, 1966 /
September 26, 1968
21. Mr. Jean-Jacques Bertrand Union nationale October 2, 1968 /
May 12, 1970
22. Mr. Robert Bourassa Parti libéral May 12, 1970 /
November 25, 1976
23. Mr. René Lévesque Parti québécois November 25, 1976 /
October 3, 1985
24. Mr. Pierre Marc Johnson Parti québécois October 3, 1985 /
December 12, 1985
  Mr. Robert Bourassa Parti libéral December 12, 1985 /
January 11, 1994
25. Mr. Daniel Johnson (fils) Parti libéral January 11, 1994 /
September 26, 1994
26. Mr. Jacques Parizeau Parti québécois September 26, 1994 /
January 29, 1996
27. Mr. Lucien Bouchard Parti québécois January 29, 1996 /
March 8, 2001
28. Mr. Bernard Landry Parti québécois March 8, 2001 /
April 29, 2003
29. Mr. Jean J. Charest Parti libéral 29 avril 2003 /
 

(1) The Parti national have been founded by Honoré Mercier (père) in protest to Louis Riel's execution in 1885 by incorporating dissident Conservatives into the Parti libéral. The Party have been dissolved one year after Mercier had been sworn as Prime Minister, and then had a Cabinet with Liberals only.

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