| Government of Quebec | |
|---|---|
| French: Gouvernement du Québec | |
 Logo of the Government of Quebec | |
| Overview | |
| Established | July 1, 1867 |
| State | Quebec |
| Country | Canada |
| Leader | Premier François Legault |
| Appointed by | Lieutenant Governor Manon Jeannotte |
| Main organ | Executive Council |
| Responsible to | National Assembly |
| Headquarters | Quebec City |
| Website | www |
The Government of Quebec (French: Gouvernement du Québec) also known as His Majesty's Government for Quebec is the body responsible for the administration of the Canadian province of Quebec. The term Government of Quebec (French: Gouvernement du Québec) is typically used to refer to the executive—ministers of the Crown (the Executive Council) of the day, and the non-political staff within each provincial department or agency, i.e. the civil services, whom the ministers direct—which corporately brands itself as the Gouvernement du Québec, or more formally, His Majesty's Government (French: Gouvernement de Sa Majesté).[1][2]
The current construct was established when the province joined Confederation in 1867. Quebec is a secondary jurisdiction of Canada, a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy in the Westminster tradition; a Premier—presently François Legault of the Coalition Avenir Québec—is the head of government and is invited by the Crown to form a government after securing the confidence of the National Assembly, typically determined through the election of enough members of the National Assembly (MNAs) of a single political party in an election to provide a majority of seats, forming a governing party or coalition.[3] The sovereign is King Charles III, Canada's head of state, who is represented provincially in Quebec by the lieutenant governor, presently Manon Jeannotte.
- ^ MacLeod, Kevin S. (2008), A Crown of Maples (PDF) (1 ed.), Ottawa: Queen's Printer for Canada, p. 18, ISBN 978-0-662-46012-1, retrieved June 21, 2009
- ^ Government of Canada, Department of Justice (1999-11-03). "Department of Justice - Final Report of the French Constitutional Drafting Committee". www.justice.gc.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "Westminster Tradition". www.leg.bc.ca. Retrieved 2021-03-29.