The following is a list of the lieutenant governors of Quebec. Though the present day office of the
lieutenant governor in Quebec came into being only upon the province's entry into
Canadian Confederation
Canadian Confederation (french: Confédération canadienne, link=no) was the process by which three British North American provinces, the Province of Canada, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick, were united into one federation called the Dominio ...
in 1867, the post is a continuation from the first
governorship of New France in 1627, through the
governor generalcy of New France, and the
governorship of the Province of Quebec. From 1786 to 1841, the
Governors General of The Canadas simultaneously acted as the direct governor of
Lower Canada
The Province of Lower Canada (french: province du Bas-Canada) was a British colony on the lower Saint Lawrence River and the shores of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence (1791–1841). It covered the southern portion of the current Province of Quebec ...
, only occasionally appointing a lieutenant to act in their stead.
Lieutenant governors of the Province of Quebec, 1760–1791
Lieutenant governors of Lower Canada, 1791–1841
Lieutenant governors of Quebec, 1867–present
See also
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Office-holders of Canada
This is a list of leaders and office-holders of Canada. See also Canadian incumbents by year.
Monarchs
* Monarchs of Canadian territories (1497–)
* Monarchs of Canada (1497–)
Federal
Governors General
* Governors General of Canada (1627â ...
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Canadian incumbents by year
{{leaders_by_yearThis is a list of Canadian incumbents in any given year. This includes cabinet ministers, premiers and lieutenant governors of provinces, mayors, Supreme Court justices, religious leaders, and others.
Twenty-first century
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References
External links
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{{Politics of Quebec
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Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirte ...
Lieutenant governors