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♂ François Legault
aliasFrançois Legault
Record
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Roman Catholic   
Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 In office
Québec
Government
 Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Québec 9 0 9
* Includes a post-dated race
Birth 26 May 1957
Age 66 years + 11 months
First mandate 30 November 1998 → 25 years + 4 months ago
↳ at age 41 years + 6 months
 
 
Special notes
None
 
François Legault (1957– )
© Photo 2022 Lea-Kim Chateauneuf — 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 22 2 10 Z

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. QC 39–43
CAQ
 1 Party leader 54–66 14 Feb 2012 — 12 2 14
2. QC 42–43
CAQ
 1 Premier 61–66 01 Oct 2018 — 5 6 27

Electoral history

Races * 9  
Path points 10  
1 documented challenger
⊕ Pierre A. Paquette  m 
 
 
Eligible: 43,604 Votes: 33,114 Participation: 75.94% Candidacies: 4
Provincial
36		 Québec
30 November 1998
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 461(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 → New to this legislature
Age
41
PQ
 1/4 18,076 55.35% +8,543 Loser:
QLP
 9,533 29.19% John A. Redmond

Service: 4 years 4 months 14 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 46,120 Votes: 29,963 Participation: 64.97% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
37		 Québec
14 April 2003
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 336(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
45
PQ
 1/5 14,079 47.85% +4,952 Loser:
QLP
 9,127 31.02% Michel F. Brunet

Service: 3 years 11 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 51,494 Votes: 35,548 Participation: 69.03% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
38		 Québec
26 March 2007
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Minority
ID: 101(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
49
PQ
 1/5 14,670 41.78% +1,410 Loser:
ADQ
 13,260 37.76% Jean-Pierre Parrot

Service: 1 year 8 months 11 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 54,695 Votes: 29,546 Participation: 54.02% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
39		 Québec
8 December 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 6096(F) — 20 Feb 2022 19:46 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
51
PQ
 1/5 16,513 56.77% +10,019 Loser:
QLP
 6,494 22.33% Michel Fafard
After his election:
24 Jun 2009 52
PQ
 →
Vac.
 Left provincial politics
Service: 6 months 16 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 55,979 Votes: 16,924 Participation: 30.23% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
39		 Québec
21 September 2009
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 11386(F) — 8 Sep 2021 08:18 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
52		 Successor:
PQ
 9,529 57.03% Nicolas Marceau
Eligible: 51,210 Votes: 41,187 Participation: 80.43% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
40		 Québec
4 September 2012
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Minority
ID: 6982(F) — 8 Sep 2021 09:58 ET
✓
 → Returned to this legislature after hiatus (Party leader)
Age
55
CAQ
 1/6 17,166 42.21% +1,078 Loser:
PQ
 16,088 39.56% Lizabel Nitoi

Service: 1 year 7 months 2 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 52,567 Votes: 38,576 Participation: 73.38% Candidacies: 6
Provincial
41		 Québec
7 April 2014
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  QLP  Majority
ID: 7107(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
56
CAQ
 1/6 18,719 49.38% +7,178 Loser:
PQ
 11,541 30.44% Pierre A. Paquette

Service: 4 years 5 months 23 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 45,248 Votes: 32,554 Participation: 71.95% Candidacies: 7
Provincial
42		 Québec
1 October 2018
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CAQ  Majority
ID: 11815(F) — 24 Jul 2021 09:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
61
CAQ
 1/7 18,237 57.03% +12,812 Loser:
QS
 5,425 16.96% Marie-Claude Brière

Service: 4 years 1 day (Gov't)
Eligible: 45,587 Votes: 32,252 Participation: 70.75% Candidacies: 5
Provincial
43		 Québec
3 October 2022
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CAQ  Majority
ID: 38830(F) — 4 Oct 2022 20:16 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent (Party leader)
Age
65
CAQ
 1/5 18,637 58.63% +14,084 Loser:
QS
 4,553 14.32% Martin Lefebvre

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Gov't)
L'Assomption
Post-dated race
Provincial
44		 Québec
5 October 2026
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  PQ  Majority
ID: 39718(P) — 4 Apr 2024 22:11 ET
✓
 Incumbent will likely be re-elected (Party leader) (Oppo.)
Age
69
CAQ
 1/5   36.26%   Loser:
PQ

Online biographical references (3)

 Retrieved on
FR Quebec National Assembly
François Legault		 17 Feb 2024
EN Wikipedia
François Legault		 17 Feb 2024
FR Wikipédia
François Legault		 17 Feb 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.:  4 Apr 2024 22:10 (but data presented dynamically)

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