Premier of Quebec | |
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Government of Quebec Office of the Premier | |
Style | The Honourable |
Member of | |
Reports to | National Assembly of Quebec |
Residence | Edifice Price (Price Building) |
Seat | Quebec City |
Appointer | Lieutenant Governor of Quebec |
Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
Inaugural holder | Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau |
Formation | July 15, 1867[1] |
Salary | $90,850 plus $95,393 (indemnity and allowances)[2] |
The Premier of Quebec (French: Premier ministre du Québec (masculine) or Première ministre du Québec (feminine)) is the head of government of the Canadian province of Quebec. The current Premier of Quebec is François Legault.
The Premier is most usually the head of the party winning the most seats in the National Assembly of Quebec, and is normally a sitting member of the National Assembly.
The role of the Premier of Quebec is to set the legislative roles on the opening speech of the National Assembly.