The Executive Council of Quebec (informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of Quebec and in French Le Conseil des ministres) is the cabinet of the Canadian province.
Made up of members of the Quebec National Assembly the cabinet is similar in structure and role to the Cabinet of Canada while being smaller in size. As federal and provincial responsibilities differ there are a number of different portfolios between the federal and provincial governments.
The cabinet is selected by the Premier of Quebec and sworn in by the Lieutenant-Governor of Quebec. Most cabinet ministers are the head of a ministry, but this is not always the case.
Like at the federal level the most important cabinet post after that of the leader is Minister of Finance. Today the next most powerful position is certainly the health portfolio which has a vast budget and is of central political import. Other powerful porfolios include Education and Energy.
Current Cabinet
The current cabinet has been in place since soon after the 2003 Quebec election with the formation of a government by the Quebec Liberal Party. A Major cabinet shuffle was implemented on February 18, 2005.
| Portfolio |
Minister |
| Premier of Quebec |
Jean Charest |
(2003-) |
Deputy Premier of Quebec
Minister of International Relations
Minister responsible for la Francophonie
and Minister responsible for the Estrie region |
Jacques Dupuis |
(2005-) |
Minister responsible for Government Administration
and Minister responsible for the Montréal region |
Monique Jérôme-Forget |
(2003-) |
| Minister of Finance |
Michel Audet |
(2005-) |
| Minister of Justice |
Yvon Marcoux |
(2005-) |
| Minister of Health and Social Services |
Philippe Couillard |
(2003-) |
| Minister of Education |
Jean-Marc Fournier |
(2005-) |
| Minister of Economic and Regional Development and Research |
|
(2003-) |
Minister of Municipal Affairs, Sports and Recreation
and Minister responsible for the Montérégie region |
|
(2003-) |
Minister for the Reform of Democratic Institutions
Minister responsible for the Laurentides region and the Lanaudière region
and Government House Leader |
Jacques P. Dupuis |
(2003-) |
| Minister of Public Security |
Jacques Dupuis |
(2005-) |
| Minister of Transport |
|
(2003-) |
Minister of Employment, Social Solidarity and Family Welfare
and Minister responsible for the Bas-Saint-Laurent region and Côte-Nord region |
Claude Béchard |
(2003-) |
| Minister of Culture and Communication |
Line Beauchamp |
(2003-) |
| Minister of the Environment |
Thomas J. Mulcair |
(2003-) |
Minister of Natural Ressources, Wildlife and Parks
and Minister responsible for the Capitale-Nationale region
|
Pierre Corbeil |
(2005-) |
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
and Minister responsible for the Saguenay—Lac-St-Jean region |
Françoise Gauthier |
(2003-) |
| Minister of Relations with the Citizens and Immigration |
Michelle Courchesne |
(2003-) |
| Minister of Labour |
Michel Després |
(2003-) |
| Minister of Revenue |
Lawrence S. Bergman |
(2003-) |
Minister for Canadian Intergovernmental Affairs and Native Affairs
and Minister responsible for the Outaouais region |
Benoît Pelletier |
(2003-) |
Minister for Regional Development and Tourism
and Minister responsible for the Gaspésie—-Îles-de-la-Madeleine region |
Nathalie Normandeau |
(2003-) |
Minister for Family Welfare
and Minister responsible for the Chaudière-Appalaches region |
Carole Théberge |
(2003-) |
Minister for Forest, Wildlife and Parks
and Minister responsible for the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region and Nord-du-Québec region |
Pierre Corbeil |
(2003-) |
Minister responsible for Transports
and Minister responsible for the Mauricie region |
Julie Boulet |
(2003-) |
