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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 October 2024. Premier of Quebec from 2012 to 2014 Pauline Marois Marois in 2013 30th Premier of Quebec In office September 19, 2012 – April 23, 2014 Monarch Elizabeth II Lieutenant Governor Pierre Duchesne Deputy François Gendron Preceded by Jean Charest Succeeded by Philippe Couillard Leader of ...
The first female premier was Rita Johnston in 1991 in British Columbia. Today, every Canadian jurisdiction has had at least one female premier except for Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan. The most women first ministers at any one time was six, for 277 days from 11 February to 15 November 2013.
The premier is Quebec's head of government, while the king of Canada is its head of state and is represented by the lieutenant governor of Quebec. The premier picks a cabinet from the elected members to form the Executive Council of Quebec, and presides over that body. Members are first elected to the legislature during general elections ...
Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, the longest consecutively serving premier. The premier of Quebec is the head of government of Quebec. Since Canadian Confederation in 1867, there have been 32 premiers who have formed 37 Quebec ministries. The first premier, Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, took office on July 15, 1867.
First female elected in an Ontario municipal election: Constance Hamilton, Toronto City Council, 1920–21; First female mayor, appointed: Violet Barss, Delia, Alberta (1920–1922) First female mayor, elected: Barbara Hanley, Webbwood, Ontario (1936–1944) First female mayor of a city: Charlotte Whitton, Ottawa (1951–1956, 1960–1964)
The premier of Quebec is appointed as president of the Executive Council by the lieutenant governor of Quebec, the viceregal representative of the King in Right of Quebec. The premier is most usually the head of the party winning the most seats in the National Assembly of Quebec and is normally a sitting member of the National Assembly. An ...
First woman to run for a Senate seat - Jeannette Rankin - 1918 [274] First female to preside over the House – Alice Mary Robertson of Oklahoma - 1921 [citation needed] First woman to be appointed to the United States Senate - Rebecca Latimer Felton - 1922 [275] First woman to be elected to the United States Senate - Hattie Caraway - 1932 [276]
Following the 2014 election, she was named Deputy Premier of Quebec and the first woman to become Minister of Public Security in the history of Quebec. [4] In 2016, she was reassigned to the Status of Women portfolio but remained deputy premier until 2017. She decided not to seek re-election for the 2022 Quebec Provincial election. [5]