The Executive Council of Quebec (in French, Le Conseil executif du Québec, but informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of Quebec and in French

French language

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: Le Conseil des ministres) is the cabinet

Cabinet (government)

A Cabinet is a body of high ranking government officials, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers, an Executive Council, or an Executive Committee.- Overview :...

 of the government of Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, Canada

Canada

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.

Usually made up of members of the Quebec National Assembly, the Cabinet is similar in structure and role to the Cabinet of Canada

Cabinet of Canada

The Cabinet of Canada is a body of ministers of the Crown that, along with the Canadian monarch, and within the tenets of the Westminster system, forms the government of Canada...

, while being smaller in size. As federal and provincial responsibilities differ, there are a number of portfolios that differ between the federal and provincial governments.

The Lieutenant Governor of Quebec

Lieutenant Governor of Quebec

The Lieutenant Governor of Quebec : Lieutenant-gouverneur du Québec, or : Lieutenant-gouverneure du Québec) is the viceregal representative in Quebec of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions...

, as representative of the Queen in Right of Quebec

Monarchy in Quebec

By the arrangements of the Canadian federation, Canada's monarchy operates in Quebec as the core of the province's Westminster-style parliamentary democracy and constitution. As such, the Crown within Quebec's jurisdiction is referred to as the Crown in Right of Quebec , Her Majesty in Right of...

, heads the Council, and is referred to as the Governor-in-Council

Queen-in-Council

The Queen-in-Council is, in each of the Commonwealth realms, the technical term of constitutional law that refers to the exercise of executive authority, denoting the monarch acting by and with the advice and consent of his or her privy council or executive council The Queen-in-Council (during...

. Other members of the Cabinet, who advise, or minister

Minister (government)

A minister is a politician who holds significant public office in a national or regional government. Senior ministers are members of the cabinet....

, the vice-regal, are selected by the Premier of Quebec

Premier of Quebec

The Premier of Quebec is the first minister of the Canadian province of Quebec. The Premier is the province's head of government and his title is Premier and President of the Executive Council....

, and appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor. Most Cabinet Ministers are the head of a ministry

Ministry (government department)

A ministry is a specialised organisation responsible for a sector of government public administration, sometimes led by a minister or a senior public servant, that can have responsibility for one or more departments, agencies, bureaus, commissions or other smaller executive, advisory, managerial or...

, but this is not always the case.

As at the federal level, the most important Cabinet post, after that of the prime minister or premier, is Minister of Finance. Today, the next most powerful position is the Health Portfolio, which has a vast budget and is of central political import. Other powerful portfolios include education and energy.

Current Cabinet

The current Cabinet has been in place since soon after the 2003 election

Quebec general election, 2003

The Quebec general election of 2003 was held on April 14, 2003, to elect members of the National Assembly of Quebec . The Parti libéral du Québec , led by Jean Charest, defeated the incumbent Parti Québécois, led by Bernard Landry.-Unfolding:...

, with the formation of a government by the Quebec Liberal Party. A major cabinet shuffle

Cabinet shuffle

In the parliamentary system a cabinet shuffle or reshuffle is an informal term for an event that occurs when a head of government rotates or changes the composition of ministers in their cabinet....

 was implemented on February 18, 2005, It was shuffled again, and significantly reduced, after the election of March 26, 2007 which resulted in a minority government for the Liberals.

Lieutenant-Governor
His Honour The Honourable Pierre Duchesne Pierre Duchesne Pierre Duchesne is the 28th and current Lieutenant Governor of Quebec and former secretary general of the National Assembly of Quebec.-Biography:A licentiate in Law from Université Laval, Pierre Duchesne had been a notary in Sept-Îles in 1966....	(2007-)
Portfolio	Minister
Premier of Quebec Premier of Quebec The Premier of Quebec is the first minister of the Canadian province of Quebec. The Premier is the province's head of government and his title is Premier and President of the Executive Council....       and Minister responsible for Youth Issues	Jean Charest Jean Charest John James "Jean" Charest, PC, MNA is a Canadian politician who has been the 29th Premier of Quebec since 2003. He was leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1993 to 1998 and has been leader of the Quebec Liberal Party since 1998....	(2003-)
Deputy Premier of Quebec       Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports	Line Beauchamp Line Beauchamp Line Beauchamp is a Quebec politician. She is the current Quebec Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the Montreal riding of Bourassa-Sauvé as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party...	(2011-) (2010-)
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs	Yvon Vallières Yvon Vallières Yvon Vallières is a Quebec politician and teacher. He is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Richmond in the Estrie region. Formerly the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food from 2003 to 2007, he is the current Chair of the Government Caucus...	(2011-)
Minister of International Relations	Monique Gagnon-Tremblay Monique Gagnon-Tremblay Monique Gagnon-Tremblay is a politician in Quebec, Canada. She is the current MNA member for the riding of Saint-François in the Estrie region. She served as Liberal leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly of Quebec from May 1998 to December 1998 and Deputy Premier in 1994 and from 2003...	(2010-)
Minister of Justice Minister of Justice (Quebec) The Minister of Justice is responsible for the administration of courts and prosecutors in Quebec, Canada. The Minister is automatically the Attorney General, and Registrar of Quebec....	Jean-Marc Fournier Jean-Marc Fournier Jean-Marc Fournier is a Quebec politician and a lawyer. He currently serves as the Minister of Justice and the Reform of Democratic Institutions in the cabinet of Quebec Premier Jean Charest....	(2010-)
Minister of Government Administration	Michelle Courchesne Michelle Courchesne Michelle Courchesne is a Quebec politician. A member of the Quebec Liberal Party, she is the National Assembly Member for the riding of Fabre in Laval, Quebec...	(2010-)
Minister of Finance       and Minister of Revenue	Raymond Bachand Raymond Bachand Raymond Bachand is a politician, a businessman and a lawyer in Quebec, Canada. He is the Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Outremont, and a member of the Quebec Liberal Party caucus. He is also the current minister of Finances and Revenue in the cabinet of Premier of...	(2009-)
Minister of Public Security	Robert Dutil Robert Dutil Robert Dutil is a Canadian businessman, a politician from Quebec and a two-term member of the National Assembly of Quebec.-Background:He was born in Saint-Georges, Quebec on April 16, 1950...	(2010-)
Minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade	Sam Hamad Sam Hamad Sam Hamad is a Syrian-born Quebec politician. He is the current Member of National Assembly for the riding of Louis-Hebert in the Quebec City region...	(2011-)
Minister of Health and Social Services	Yves Bolduc Yves Bolduc Yves Bolduc is a doctor and politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. He was named the new Minister of Health and Social Services of Quebec on June 25, 2008 succeeding Philippe Couillard who resigned on the same day following five years as Minister for that portfolio...	(2008-)
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Regions and Land Occupancy	Laurent Lessard Laurent Lessard Laurent Lessard is a politician and notary in Quebec, Canada. He is the current Member of the National Assembly for the provincial riding of Frontenac in Central Quebec south of Quebec City. Member of the Quebec Liberal Party, he is the current Minister of Municipal Affairs and Regions and Land...	(2009-)
Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity	Julie Boulet Julie Boulet Julie Boulet is the current Member of National Assembly for the provincial riding of Laviolette in the Mauricie region. Member of the Quebec Liberal Party, she is the current Minister of Employment and Social Solidarity.Boulet went the Université Laval and obtained a bachelor's degree in pharmacy...	(2010-)
Minister of Natural Resources and Wildlife	Clément Gignac Clément Gignac Clément Gignac is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec, who represents the riding of Marguerite-Bourgeoys in the National Assembly of Quebec...	(2011-)
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries	Pierre Corbeil Pierre Corbeil Pierre Corbeil, D.M.D. is a Quebec politician and dentist. He is a Member of National Assembly of Quebec for Abitibi-Est as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party and the current Minister Responsible for Indian Affairs.Corbeil went to the Université de Montréal and obtained a doctor's degree in...	(2011-)
Minister of Transport	Pierre Moreau Pierre Moreau Pierre Moreau is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec and current Minister of Transportation...	(2011-)
Minister of Culture and Communications Ministry of Culture and Communications (Quebec) Minister of Culture and Communications is responsible for promoting and protecting the culture in the province of Quebec .-External links:...	Christine St-Pierre Christine St-Pierre Christine St-Pierre, B.Sc.Soc. is a journalist and a Quebec politician. She is the current MNA for the Montreal provincial riding of Acadie as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party....	(2007-)
Minister of Sustainable Development, the Environment and Parks	Pierre Arcand Pierre Arcand Pierre Arcand is a politician, businessman, announcer and journalist in Quebec, Canada. He is the elected Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the provincial riding of Mont-Royal in the Island of Montreal. He represents the Quebec Liberal Party...	(2010-)
Minister of Labour	Lise Thériault Lise Thériault Lise Thériault is a Quebec politician. She is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Anjou in Montreal...	(2010-)
Minister of Families	Yolande James Yolande James Yolande James is a Quebec provincial politician. She is the first black female MNA and the youngest, as well as the first black cabinet minister in Quebec history...	(2010-)
Minister of Tourism Ministry of Tourism (Quebec) The Minister of Tourism is responsible for promoting tourism to the province of Quebec.The current minister is Nicole Ménard.-External links:*...	Nicole Ménard Nicole Ménard Nicole Ménard is a Quebec politician. She is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Laporte in the Montérégie region...	(2008-)
Minister of Immigration and Cultural Communities	Kathleen Weil Kathleen Weil Kathleen Weil is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec, who was elected to represent the riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 provincial election...	(2010-)
Minister of Native Affairs	Geoffrey Kelley Geoffrey Kelley Geoffrey Kelley is a Quebec politician, coach and teacher. He is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Jacques-Cartier in Montreal's West Island region. He represents the Quebec Liberal Party.Kelley went to the Université de Montréal to study French courses and then...	(2011-)
Minister for Seniors	Marguerite Blais Marguerite Blais Marguerite Blais is a Quebec politician and former journalist and radio host. She is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Saint-Henri—Sainte-Anne in Montreal...	(2007-)
Minister for Transport Minister for Transport A Ministry of Transport is a ministry or other government agency charged with transport. It may be headed by a Minister for Transport.Specific duties may be overseeing transportation safety, developing government transportation policy, organizing public transport, and the maintenance and...	Norman McMillan Norman MacMillan (politician) Normand MacMillan is a Quebec politician, businessman and insurance agent. He is the current MNA for the riding of Papineau in the Outaouais region...	(2008-)
Minister for Social Services	Dominique Vien Dominique Vien Dominique Vien is a Canadian politician, who served as Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Bellechasse from 2003 to 2007. She was defeated in the 2007 election by Jean Domingue of the Action démocratique du Québec, but was then re-elected in the same district in 2008...	(2010-)
Minister for Natural Resources and Wildlife	Serge Simard Serge Simard Serge Simard is a politician in the Canadian province of Quebec, who was elected to represent the riding of Dubuc in the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2008 provincial election...	(2008-)
Minister for Finance	Alain Paquet Alain Paquet Alain Paquet is a Quebec politician, teacher and economist. He is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Laval-des-Rapides and currently serves as the province's Delegate Minister of Finance, a position he has held since February 3, 2011...	(2011-)
Non-Cabinet Roles
Role	Member
President of the Liberal Caucus	Lawrence S. Bergman	(2010-)
Government Whip Whip (politics) A whip is an official in a political party whose primary purpose is to ensure party discipline in a legislature. Whips are a party's "enforcers", who typically offer inducements and threaten punishments for party members to ensure that they vote according to the official party policy...	Lucie Charlebois Lucie Charlebois Lucie Charlebois is a Quebec politician and administrator. She is the current Member of National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Soulanges in the Montérégie region...	(2011-)