Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
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The Lieutenant Governor of Quebec is the vice-regal representative of the Queen of Canada in the province of Quebec. The role of the Lieutenant Governor is to carry out the constitutional and ceremonial duties of the monarch in the province.
The Governor General appoints the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec on the advice of the Prime Mininster, and in consultation with the Premier of Quebec. There is no set limit to a Lieutenant Governor's term, the traditional description being "at Her Majesty's pleasure."
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[edit] History
Since 1867, twenty seven lieutenant governors have served Quebec; previously they acted as Lieutenant Governors of Canada East (1841-1867) and Lieutenant Governors of Upper Canada (1791-1841), and Governors of Quebec served as representative of the British Crown in the colony from 1760 to 1791. Before the British conquest of Quebec, 13 Governors General of New France (1663-1760), six Governors of New France (1627-1663), and seven Lieutenants General of New France (1541-1627), served as the King of France's viceroy.
Lise Thibault, a former civil servant, is the first woman to serve as Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, from 1997 to the present. The shortest mandate by a Lieutenant Governor of Quebec was Lomer Gouin, from January to March 1929, when he died in office. The longest was Hugues Lapointe, for 12 years between 1966 and 1978.
[edit] Duties
The Lieutenant Governor of Quebec is vested with a number of governmental duties, as well as being expected to undertake various ceremonial roles. The Lieutenant Governor, attends various functions throughout the province and abroad, either as the host or a guest of honour. The Lieutenant Governor undertook approximately 400 engagements each year in 2002, 2003 and 2004.[1]
For more detailed information on the Vice-regal's responsibilities in Quebec see: Lieutenant Governor (Canada)
[edit] Symbols
The Lieutenant Governor of Quebec bears a personal flag which consists of a blue field bearing the shield of the Quebec coat of arms, surmounted by a crown, within a white disk. Along with the flag of the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, the Quebec vice-regal flag is only one of two that differs from all the others in Canada.
