Ministry of Public Security (Quebec)
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The Quebec Ministry of Public Security (in French
: Ministère de la Sécurité publique) is responsible for public safety in the province of Quebec
. The ministry is in charge of the Sûreté du Québec
, the province of Quebec
's police force.
The current minister in charge is Jacques P. Dupuis
, since 2005.
& Robert Perreault 1996-1997
Quebec French
Quebec French , or Québécois French, is the predominant variety of the French language in Canada, in its formal and informal registers. Quebec French is used in everyday communication, as well as in education, the media, and government....
: Ministère de la Sécurité publique) is responsible for public safety in the province 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....
. The ministry is in charge of the Sûreté du Québec
Sûreté du Québec
Sûreté du Québec or SQ is the provincial police force for the Canadian province of Québec...
, the province 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....
's police force.
The current minister in charge is Jacques P. Dupuis
Jacques P. Dupuis
Jacques P. Dupuis is a Canadian politician and lawyer. A member of the Quebec Liberal Party and former MNA for Saint-Laurent in the Montreal region, Dupuis is also a former Quebec Minister of Justice and was Minister of Public Security until 2010.Dupuis has a law degree from the Université de...
, since 2005.
Ministers of Public Safety
A list of previous Minister of Public Security:- Jacques ChagnonJacques ChagnonJacques Chagnon is a politician in Quebec, Canada. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Concordia University and graduate degrees in political science and in Law from the Université de Montréal...
2003-2005 - Serge MénardSerge MénardLt. Serge Ménard is a Quebec politician from Canada. He was a Parti Québécois Member of the National Assembly of Quebec) from 1993 to 2003 in the riding of Laval-des-Rapides, and in that time served under a number of Cabinet portfolios: Minister of Public Safety , Minister of State for the Greater...
2002-2003 - Normand Jutras 2002
- Serge MénardSerge MénardLt. Serge Ménard is a Quebec politician from Canada. He was a Parti Québécois Member of the National Assembly of Quebec) from 1993 to 2003 in the riding of Laval-des-Rapides, and in that time served under a number of Cabinet portfolios: Minister of Public Safety , Minister of State for the Greater...
1998-2002 - Pierre BélangerPierre BélangerPierre Bélanger is a lawyer and politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. He was a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1992 to 1998 and was a cabinet minister in the government of Lucien Bouchard....
1997-1998 - Serge MénardSerge MénardLt. Serge Ménard is a Quebec politician from Canada. He was a Parti Québécois Member of the National Assembly of Quebec) from 1993 to 2003 in the riding of Laval-des-Rapides, and in that time served under a number of Cabinet portfolios: Minister of Public Safety , Minister of State for the Greater...
1994-1996 - Robert Middlemiss 1994
- Herbert MarxHerbert Marx (politician)Herbert Marx is a Canadian lawyer, university law professor, politician, and judge.The Honourable Herbert Marx was born in Montreal in 1932. He graduated from Baron Byng High School made famous by the writer Mordecai Richler in his novels as Fletcher's Field High School...
1988 - Gil Rémillard 1988-1989
- Sam Elkas 1989-1990
- Claude RyanClaude RyanClaude Ryan, was a Canadian politician and leader of the Parti libéral du Québec from 1978 to 1982. He was also the National Assembly of Quebec member for Argenteuil from 1979 to 1994.-Early life and career:...
1990-1994 - Robert Middlemiss 1994
- Serge MénardSerge MénardLt. Serge Ménard is a Quebec politician from Canada. He was a Parti Québécois Member of the National Assembly of Quebec) from 1993 to 2003 in the riding of Laval-des-Rapides, and in that time served under a number of Cabinet portfolios: Minister of Public Safety , Minister of State for the Greater...
1994-1996
& Robert Perreault 1996-1997
- Pierre BélangerPierre BélangerPierre Bélanger is a lawyer and politician in the Canadian province of Quebec. He was a Parti Québécois member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1992 to 1998 and was a cabinet minister in the government of Lucien Bouchard....
1997-1998 - Serge MénardSerge MénardLt. Serge Ménard is a Quebec politician from Canada. He was a Parti Québécois Member of the National Assembly of Quebec) from 1993 to 2003 in the riding of Laval-des-Rapides, and in that time served under a number of Cabinet portfolios: Minister of Public Safety , Minister of State for the Greater...
1998-2003 - Normand Jutras 2002
- Jacques ChagnonJacques ChagnonJacques Chagnon is a politician in Quebec, Canada. He holds a bachelor's degree in political science from Concordia University and graduate degrees in political science and in Law from the Université de Montréal...
2003-2005
Solicitor General of Quebec
Prior to 2002, the ministry was under the Solicitor General (solliciteur général):- Georges Irvine 1867-1873
- Joseph-Adolphe ChapleauJoseph-Adolphe ChapleauSir Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, PC, KCMG , born in Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec, was a French-Canadian lawyer and politician....
1873-1874 - Auguste-Real 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...
1874-1876 - Georges Barnard Baker 1876-1878
- Alexandre ChauveauAlexandre ChauveauAlexandre Chauveau was a lawyer, judge, educator and political figure in Quebec. He represented Rimouski in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1872 to 1880 as both a Conservative member and a Liberal cabinet minister.He was born in Quebec City, the son of Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau and...
1878-1879 - 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 ....
1879 - William Warren LynchWilliam Warren LynchWilliam Warren Lynch was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge in the province of Quebec.Born near the Village of Bedford, County of Missisquoi, Canada East, the son of Thomas Lynch and Charlotte R...
1879-1881 - Edmund James FlynnEdmund James FlynnEdmund James Flynn was a Canadian politician and the tenth Premier of Quebec.-Background:Flynn, the son of Jacques Flynn and Elizabeth Tostevin, was born at Percé on November 16, 1847. He studied law at the Université Laval in Quebec City from 1871 to 1873, obtaining his degree with distinction. On...
1884-1887 - Georges DuhamelGeorges DuhamelGeorges Duhamel , was a French author, born in Paris. Duhamel trained as a doctor, and during World War I was attached to the French Army. In 1920, he published Confession de minuit , the first of a series featuring the anti-hero Salavin...
1887-1890
- 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:...
1950-1959 - Jacques MiquelonJacques MiquelonJacques Miquelon was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Quebec. He represented Abitibi-Est in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1948 to 1960 as a member of the Union Nationale....
1959-1960 - 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...
1964-1966 - Roy FournierRoy FournierRoy Fournier was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Gatineau in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec and then National Assembly of Quebec from 1962 to 1972 as a Liberal member....
1971-1972 - Fernand LalondeFernand LalondeFernand Lalonde is a lawyer and politician in the Canadian province of Quebec, who represented the riding of Marguerite-Bourgeoys in the National Assembly of Quebec from 1973 to 1984....
1975-1976 - Marc-André Bédard 1985
- Gerard Latulippe 1985-1987
- Herbert MarxHerbert Marx (politician)Herbert Marx is a Canadian lawyer, university law professor, politician, and judge.The Honourable Herbert Marx was born in Montreal in 1932. He graduated from Baron Byng High School made famous by the writer Mordecai Richler in his novels as Fletcher's Field High School...
1987-1988