Monique Gagnon-Tremblay
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Monique Gagnon-Tremblay (born May 26, 1940 in Plessisville) is a politician in Quebec, Canada. She served as Liberal leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly of Quebec from May 1998 to December 1998.
When former Liberal Premier and then leader of the Opposition Daniel Johnson, Jr decided to quit politics in March 1998, Jean Charest resigned as leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party to replace Johnson as leader of the Quebec Liberal Party. (The Quebec Liberal Party is not affiliated with the federal Liberal Party of Canada). Gagnon-Tremblay became leader of the Opposition, since Charest did not yet have a seat in the National Assembly.
In the 1998 election, Charest won a seat and replaced Gagnon-Tremblay as leader of the Opposition.
After the Liberals won the 2003 election, Gagnon-Tremblay became deputy premier from May 2003 to February 2005 in the Charest government, and has held various cabinet posts including minister of international relations as well as minister responsible for la francophonie. Re-elected in the 2007 election, Gagnon-Tremblay has been the member of the National Assembly for Saint-François since December 1985.
[edit] See also
- Politics of Quebec
- Quebec general elections
- List of Quebec leaders of the Opposition
- Timeline of Quebec history
[edit] External links
- National Assembly biography (in French)
| Preceded by Lise Bacon |
Deputy Premier (Quebec) 1994 |
Succeeded by Bernard Landry |
| Preceded by Pauline Marois |
Deputy Premier (Quebec) 2003-2005 |
Succeeded by Jacques P. Dupuis |
| Preceded by Gérard D. Lévesque |
Minister of Finance (Quebec) 1993 - 1994 |
Succeeded by André Bourbeau |
| Preceded by Daniel Johnson, Jr. |
Leader of the Opposition in Quebec 1998 |
Succeeded by Jean Charest |
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