François Legault

The Honourable François Legault MNA
Legault in 2011
32nd Premier of Quebec
Incumbent
Assumed office October 18, 2018
Monarch	Elizabeth II Charles III
Lieutenant Governor	J. Michel Doyon
Deputy	Geneviève Guilbault
Preceded by	Philippe Couillard
Leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec
Incumbent
Assumed office November 4, 2011
Preceded by	Position established
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for L'Assomption
Incumbent
Assumed office September 4, 2012
Preceded by	Scott McKay
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Rousseau
In office December 15, 1998 – June 25, 2009
Preceded by	Lévis Brien
Succeeded by	Nicolas Marceau
Personal details
Born	(1957-05-26) May 26, 1957 (age 67) Montreal, Quebec
Political party	Parti Québécois (1998–2009) Coalition Avenir Québec (2011–present)
Spouse(s)	Isabelle Brais
Children	2
Residence	Edifice Price
Alma mater	HEC Montréal
Net worth	$10,000,000
Portfolio	Finances, Economic Development

(pronounced [fʁɑ̃swa ləɡo]; born May 26, 1957) is a Canadian politician and businessman. He is the 32nd and current Premier of Quebec since 2018. He has been Leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) punding in 2011. He was the co-founder of the Canadian airline Air Transat.^[1]

Legault was a member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1998 to 2009. During this time, he was a part of the Parti Québécois (PQ).^[2] He was a cabinet minister while Lucien Bouchard and Bernard Landry were Premier.^[3] He was elected in the 1998, 2003, 2007, and 2008 elections. He did not run for election again in 2009, and stopped being a member of the National Assembly that year.^[4] As a part of the CAQ, he became a member of the National Assembly again after the 2012 provincial election.^[5]

References

1. "Coalition avenir Québec". Directeur général des élections du Québec. Retrieved 2012-02-04.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. Richer, Jocelyne (December 16, 2019). "Quebec Premier François Legault already planning his exit from political power". Global News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
3. Montpetit, Jonathan (October 1, 2018). "Who is François Legault, Quebec's next premier?". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
4. Boivin, Simon (June 24, 2009). "François Legault tire sa révérence". Le Soleil. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
5. "CAQ Leader François Legault elected in l'Assomption". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. September 4, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2020.