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♂ Philippe Couillard
aliasPhilippe Couillard
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 5 0 5
Birth 26 June 1957
Age 66 years + 10 months
First mandate 14 April 2003 → 21 years + 14 days ago
↳ at age 45 years + 9 months
 
Mandate ended 5 years + 6 months ago (4 October 2018)
Special notes
None
 
Philippe Couillard (1957– )
© Photo 2018 Merick Seguin — licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 

Length of service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Québec 10 0 3 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. QC 40–41
QLP
 1 Party leader 55–61 17 Mar 2013 — 09 Oct 2018 5 6 22
2. QC 40
QLP
 1 Opposition Leader 56 10 Dec 2013 — 06 Apr 2014 0 3 27
3. QC 41
QLP
 1 Premier 56–61 07 Apr 2014 — 28 Sep 2018 4 5 21

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 7  
4 documented challengers
⊕ Véronique Hivon  f 
⊕ Denise Trudel  f 
 		 ⊕ Denis Trottier  m 
⊕ Alex Tyrrell  m 
 
Eligible: 44,218 Votes: 26,356 Participation: 59.60% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
37		 Québec
14 April 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 315(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
45
QLP
 1/4 21,021 80.91% +17,556 Loser:
PQ
 3,465 13.34% Vincent Gagnon

Service: 3 years 11 months 11 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 41,208 Votes: 32,958 Participation: 79.98% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
38		 Québec
26 March 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
ID: 49(F) — 20 Feb 2022 18:56 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
QLP
 1/6 13,732 41.96% +3,873 Loser:
PQ
 9,859 30.13% Véronique Hivon
After his election:
25 Jun 2008 50
QLP
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 1 year 2 months 30 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 40,434 Votes: 20,694 Participation: 51.18% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
38		 Québec
29 September 2008
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
ID: 11383(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
51		 Successor:
QLP
 12,039 58.49% Yves Bolduc
Eligible: 38,671 Votes: 10,217 Participation: 26.42% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
40		 Québec
9 December 2013
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Minority
ID: 11393(F) — 20 Feb 2022 19:58 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus (Party leader)
Age
56
QLP
 1/7 5,582 55.11% +2,318 Loser:
QS
 3,264 32.23% Édith Laperle

Service: 3 months 28 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,143 Votes: 32,634 Participation: 72.29% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
41		 Québec
7 April 2014
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 7150(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
56
QLP
 1/6 17,816 55.17% +7,052 Loser:
PQ
 10,764 33.33% Denis Trottier

Service: 4 years 5 months 23 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 44,511 Votes: 28,217 Participation: 63.39% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
42		 Québec
1 October 2018
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CAQ  Majority
ID: 11858(F) — 18 Jan 2022 21:25 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
61
QLP
 1/7 11,807 42.46% +5,088 Loser:
CAQ
 6,719 24.16% Denise Trudel
After his election:
4 Oct 2018 61
QLP
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 3 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 44,509 Votes: 15,439 Participation: 34.69% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
42		 Québec
10 December 2018
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CAQ  Majority
ID: 25935(F) — 8 Oct 2023 11:22 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
61		 Successor:
CAQ
 8,373 54.53% Nancy Guillemette

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
Philippe Couillard		 27 Jan 2024
EN Wikipedia
Philippe Couillard		 27 Jan 2024
FR Wikipédia
Philippe Couillard		 27 Jan 2024

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