Ministry of Education, Recreation and Sports (Quebec)

The Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports (in French: Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport) is the individual who has the political responsibility for the regulation and oversight of educational services offered in the province of Quebec as well as for the Ministry of Education.

The Quebec government abolished the Ministry of Public Instruction in 1875 to submit to the ultramontane Roman Catholic clergy which considered education the domain of the family and the Church, not the state.^[1] Under the new provincial government of Premier Jean Lesage, in 1964 a Ministry of Education was established with Paul Gérin-Lajoie appointed the first Minister of Education since 1875.^[2] For the majority of the time since the creation of the position, the minister has been responsible for both for lower and post-secondary education.

The following people have served as Quebec's Minister of Education:

	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
	Paul Gérin-Lajoie	May 13, 1964	June 16, 1966	Liberal
	Jean-Jacques Bertrand	June 16, 1966	October 31, 1967	Union Nationale
	Jean-Guy Cardinal	October 31, 1967	May 12, 1970	Union Nationale
	Guy Saint-Pierre	May 12, 1970	February 2, 1972	Liberal
	François Cloutier	February 2, 1972	July 31, 1975	Liberal
	Jérôme Choquette	July 31, 1975	September 26, 1975	Liberal
	Raymond Garneau	September 26, 1975	January 20, 1976	Liberal
	Jean Bienvenue	January 20, 1976	November 26, 1976	Liberal
	Jacques-Yvan Morin	November 26, 1976	November 6, 1980	Parti Québécois
	Camille Laurin	November 6, 1980	March 5, 1984	Parti Québécois
	Yves Bérubé	March 5, 1984	December 20, 1984	Parti Québécois
	François Gendron	December 20, 1984	December 12, 1985	Parti Québécois
	Claude Ryan	December 12, 1985	October 5, 1990	Liberal
	Michel Pagé	October 5, 1990	October 29, 1992	Liberal
	Lucienne Robillard	October 29, 1992	January 11, 1994	Liberal
	Jacques Chagnon	January 11, 1994	September 25, 1994	Liberal
	Jean Garon	September 26, 1994	January 28, 1996	Parti Québécois
	Pauline Marois	January 28, 1996	December 15, 1998	Parti Québécois
	François Legault	December 15, 1998	January 30, 2002	Parti Québécois
	Sylvain Simard	January 30, 2002	April 29, 2003	Parti Québécois
	Pierre Reid	April 29, 2003	February 18, 2005	Liberal
	Jean-Marc Fournier	February 18, 2005	April 18, 2007	Liberal
	Michelle Courchesne	April 18, 2007	August 2010	Liberal
	Line Beauchamp	August 2010	Incumbent	Liberal|}

Minister for Higher Education

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Between 1984 and 1994, a second cabinet position was dedicated to higher education in addition to the position responsible for lower education.

The following persons served as Quebec's Minister of Higher Education, Science, and Technology.

	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Party
	Yves Bérubé	December 20, 1984	October 16, 1985	Parti Québécois
	Jean-Guy Rodrigue	October 16, 1985	December 12, 1985	Parti Québécois
	Claude Ryan	December 12, 1985	October 5, 1990	Liberal
	Lucienne Robillard	October 5, 1990	January 11, 1994	Liberal

Notes

1. ^ Nemni, Max and Monique. Young Trudeau: 1919-1944: Son of Quebec, Father of Canada. p. 31 Douglas Gibson Books. ISBN 978-0-7710-6749-5
2. ^ Nemni, Max and Monique. Young Trudeau: 1919-1944: Son of Quebec, Father of Canada. p. 46 Douglas Gibson Books. ISBN 978-0-7710-6749-5

Courchesne is no longer the Minister - she was replaced by Line Beauchamp on August 11, 2010.

References

• Hunte K. D. (1964). The Ministry of Public Instruction in Québec: 1867-1875, Ph. D. thesis, McGill University

External links

• Minister's Official Webpage (in French)