Minister of Justice (Quebec)
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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.
On June 4, 1965, the Justice Department Act came into effect, making Quebec the first Canadian province to have a department of justice. The first Minister appointed under the new Act was Claude Wagner
.
Previous Quebec Ministers of Justice:
of Canada East
and before 1841 the Attorney General
of Lower Canada
.
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
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The Minister is automatically the Attorney General
Attorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...
, and Registrar of Quebec.
On June 4, 1965, the Justice Department Act came into effect, making Quebec the first Canadian province to have a department of justice. The first Minister appointed under the new Act was Claude Wagner
Claude Wagner
Claude Wagner, PC, QC was a judge and politician in the Province of Quebec, Canada. In his career, Wagner was a Crown prosecutor, professor of criminal law and judge...
.
Previous Quebec Ministers of Justice:
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(June 4, 1965 - June 16, 1966)
List of Attorneys-General of Quebec (Procureur Général du Québec)
Prior to 1965, the senior justice official in the province was the Attorney General. This role was created in 1867 replacing the role of Attorney GeneralAttorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...
of Canada East
Canada East
Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....
and before 1841 the Attorney General
Attorney General
In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.The term is used to refer to any person...
of Lower Canada
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
.
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1867-1873 - Georges Irvine 1873-1874
- Levi Ruggles ChurchLevi Ruggles ChurchLevi Ruggles Church was a Quebec doctor, lawyer, judge and political figure.He was born in Aylmer in Lower Canada around May 24, 1836, the son of a doctor. He first studied medicine at Victoria College in Cobourg, the Albany Medical College in New York state and McGill College, then studied law...
1874-1876 - Auguste-Réal AngersAuguste-Réal AngersSir Auguste-Réal Angers, KCB, PC was a Canadian judge and parliamentarian, holding seats both as a member of the Canadian House of Commons, and as a Senator...
1876-1878 - David Alexander RossDavid Alexander RossDavid Alexander Ross was a lawyer, businessman and political figure in Quebec. He represented Chauveau in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1878 to 1881 as a Liberal....
1878-1879 - Louis-Onesime LorangerLouis-Onésime LorangerLouis-Onésime Loranger was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge.Born in Yamachiche, Lower Canada, the son of Joseph Loranger and Marie-Louise Dugal, Loranger was educated in Montreal at the Petit Séminaire de Montréal and studied law at the Collège Sainte-Marie...
1879-1882 - Joseph-Alfred MousseauJoseph-Alfred MousseauJoseph-Alfred Mousseau, PC , was a French Canadian politician.He was born in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier, Lower Canada, the son of Louis Mousseau, the son of Alexis Mousseau, and Sophie Duteau, dit Grandpré...
1882-1884 - Louis-Olivier TaillonLouis-Olivier TaillonSir Louis-Olivier Taillon, PC was born in Terrebonne, Quebec. He twice served as the eighth Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec....
1884-1887 - Honoré MercierHonoré MercierHonoré Mercier was a lawyer, journalist and politician in Quebec, Canada. He was the ninth Premier of Quebec from January 27, 1887 to December 21, 1891, as leader of the Parti National or Quebec Liberal Party ....
1887-1888 - Arthur TurcotteArthur TurcotteArthur Turcotte was a Quebec lawyer, journalist and political figure.He was born Arthur-Henri-René Turcotte in Montreal in 1845, the son of Joseph-Édouard Turcotte. He studied at the Jesuit Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal and at Stonyhurst College in England...
1888-1890 - Joseph-Emery RobidouxJoseph-Émery RobidouxJoseph-Émery Robidoux was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Châteauguay in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1884 to 1892 and from 1897 to 1900 as a Liberal....
1890-1891 - Thomas Chase Casgrain 1891-1892, 1892–1896
- Edmund Jamess Flynn 1892
- Louis-Philippe PelletierLouis-Philippe PelletierLouis-Philippe Pelletier, PC was a Canadian lawyer, journalist, newspaper owner, politician, professor, and judge.-Biography:...
1896-1897 - Sir François-Xavier-Horace Archambeault 1897-1905
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1905-1919 - Louis-Alexandre TaschereauLouis-Alexandre TaschereauLouis-Alexandre Taschereau was a the 14th Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from 1920 to 1936. He was elected four times, the first in 1900, in the riding of Montmorency. He was also a member of the Parti libéral du Québec...
1919-1936 - Joseph-Edouard PerraultJoseph-Édouard PerraultJoseph-Édouard Perrault was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Arthabaska from 1916 to 1936 in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec as a Liberal member....
1936 - Charles-Auguste Bertrand 1936-1939
- Maurice DuplessisMaurice DuplessisMaurice Le Noblet Duplessis served as the 16th Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from 1936 to 1939 and 1944 to 1959. A founder and leader of the highly conservative Union Nationale party, he rose to power after exposing the misconduct and patronage of Liberal Premier Louis-Alexandre...
1936-1939 - Wilfrid GirouardWilfrid GirouardWilfrid Girouard was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Drummond—Arthabaska in the Canadian House of Commons from 1926 to 1939 as a Liberal member and represented Arthabaska in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1939 to 1942.He was born in Drummondville, Quebec,...
1939-1942 - Léon CasgrainLéon CasgrainLéon Casgrain was a Canadian politician from Quebec.-Background:He was born on August 13, 1892 in Rivière-Ouelle and was an attorney.-Member of the legislature:...
1942-1944 - Maurice DuplessisMaurice DuplessisMaurice Le Noblet Duplessis served as the 16th Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec from 1936 to 1939 and 1944 to 1959. A founder and leader of the highly conservative Union Nationale party, he rose to power after exposing the misconduct and patronage of Liberal Premier Louis-Alexandre...
1944-1959 - Antoine RivardAntoine Rivard-Background:He was born in Quebec City on November 14, 1898. He was an attorney and a professor. He was on active military service during World War I and World War II.-Member of the legislature:...
1959-1960 - Georges-Émile LapalmeGeorges-Émile LapalmeGeorges-Émile Lapalme was a politician in Quebec, Canada, member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec, and leader of the Quebec Liberal Party.-Background:...
1960-1963 - René HamelRené HamelRené Hamel was a local politician in Quebec, Canada. He served as Member of the Canadian Parliament and as Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. -World War II politics:...
1963-1964 - Claude WagnerClaude WagnerClaude Wagner, PC, QC was a judge and politician in the Province of Quebec, Canada. In his career, Wagner was a Crown prosecutor, professor of criminal law and judge...
1964-1965
List of Attorneys-General of Canada East (Procureur Général du Canada-Est) 1841-1867
- Louis-Hippolyte LafontaineLouis-Hippolyte LafontaineSir Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine , 1st Baronet, KCMG was the first Canadian to become Prime Minister of the United Province of Canada and the first head of a responsible government in Canada. He was born in Boucherville, Lower Canada in 1807...
1842-1843 - James Smith ? −1847
- William BadgleyWilliam BadgleyWilliam Badgley was born in Lower Canada, educated there, and admitted to the Lower Canadian bar in 1823. He became a judge and attorney general for Canada East....
1847-1848 - Louis-Hippolyte LafontaineLouis-Hippolyte LafontaineSir Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine , 1st Baronet, KCMG was the first Canadian to become Prime Minister of the United Province of Canada and the first head of a responsible government in Canada. He was born in Boucherville, Lower Canada in 1807...
1848-1851 - Lewis Thomas DrummondLewis Thomas DrummondLewis Thomas Drummond was a Quebec lawyer, judge and political figure.He was born in Coleraine, County Londonderry in Ireland in 1813. His father, an attorney, died while he was young and he came to Lower Canada with his mother in 1825...
1851-1856 - Sir George-Étienne CartierGeorge-Étienne CartierSir George-Étienne Cartier, 1st Baronet, PC was a French-Canadian statesman and Father of Confederation.The English spelling of the name, George, instead of Georges, the usual French spelling, is explained by his having been named in honour of King George III....
1856-1862 - Sir Antoine-Aimé DorionAntoine-Aimé DorionSir Antoine-Aimé Dorion, PC was a French Canadian politician and jurist.-Early years:He was born in Lower Canada in 1818, the son of Pierre-Antoine Dorion, a merchant and member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada who supported Louis-Joseph Papineau...
1863-1864 - Sir George-Étienne CartierGeorge-Étienne CartierSir George-Étienne Cartier, 1st Baronet, PC was a French-Canadian statesman and Father of Confederation.The English spelling of the name, George, instead of Georges, the usual French spelling, is explained by his having been named in honour of King George III....
1864-1867
List of Attorneys-General of Lower Canada (Procureur Général du Bas-Canada) 1791-1841
- James StuartSir James Stuart, 1st BaronetSir James Stuart, 1st Baronet of Oxford was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada.He was born in Fort Hunter, New York in 1780, the son of Anglican priest John Stuart, a United Empire Loyalist...
1825-1832 - Charles Richard OgdenCharles Richard OgdenCharles Richard Ogden was a Joint Premier of the Province of Canada for Canada East from 1842 with William Henry Draper PM for Canada West. Odgen was a member of the Château Clique....
1833-1840 - Jonathan SewellJonathan SewellJonathan Sewell was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada.-Early life:He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of the last British attorney general of Massachusetts...
1791-1793 - Jonathan SewellJonathan SewellJonathan Sewell was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada.-Early life:He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of the last British attorney general of Massachusetts...
1795-1796