List of premiers of Quebec by time in office

This is a list of Premiers of Quebec in order of time served in office as Premier of Quebec as of December 7, 2016. The preceding Premier always stays in office during an election campaign, and that time is included in the total.

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Rank	Premier	Incumbency	Dates in Power	Mandates
1	Duplessis, MauriceMaurice Duplessis[1]	18 years, 82 days	1936-8-26—1939-11-8 1944-8-30—1959-9-7	5
2	Taschereau, Louis-AlexandreLouis-Alexandre Taschereau	15 years, 338 days	1920-7-9—1936-6-11	4
3	Gouin, LomerLomer Gouin	15 years, 108 days	1905-3-23—1920-7-9	4
4	Bourassa, RobertRobert Bourassa	14 years, 227 days	1970-5-12—1976-11-25 1985-12-12—1994-1-11	4
5	Charest, JeanJean Charest	9 years, 143 days	2003-4-29—2012-9-19	3
6	Lévesque, RenéRené Lévesque	8 years, 312 days	1976-11-25—1985-10-3	2
7	Chauveau, Pierre-Joseph-OlivierPierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau	6 years, 41 days	1867-07-15—1873-02-25	2
8	Lesage, JeanJean Lesage	5 years, 346 days	1960-7-5—1966-6-16	2
9	Bouchard, LucienLucien Bouchard	5 years, 38 days	1996-1-29—2001-3-8	1
10	Godbout, AdélardAdélard Godbout	5 years, 7 days	1936-6-11—1936-8-26 1939-11-8—1944-8-30	1
11	Mercier, HonoréHonoré Mercier	4 years, 326 days	1887-01-29—1891-12-21	1
12	de Boucherville, Charles BoucherCharles Boucher de Boucherville	4 years, 163 days	1874-09-22—1878-03-08 1891-12-21—1892-12-16	2
13	Parent, Simon-NapoléonSimon-Napoléon Parent	4 years, 121 days	1900-10-3—1905-3-23	2
14	Taillon, Louis-OlivierLouis-Olivier Taillon	3 years, 151 days	1887-01-25—1887-01-29 1892-12-16—1896-5-11	0
15	Marchand, Félix-GabrielFélix-Gabriel Marchand[1]	3 years, 124 days	1897-5-24—1900-9-25	1
16	Ross, John JonesJohn Jones Ross	3 years, 2 days	1884-01-23—1887-01-25	1
17	Chapleau, Joseph-AdolpheJoseph-Adolphe Chapleau	2 years, 273 days	1879-10-31—1882-07-31	1
18	Couillard, PhilippePhilippe Couillard (incumbent)	2 years, 228 days	2014-4-23—present	1
19	Johnson, Sr., DanielDaniel Johnson, Sr.[1]	2 years, 102 days	1966-6-16—1968-9-26	1
20	Landry, BernardBernard Landry	2 years, 52 days	2001-3-8—2003-4-29	0
21	de Lotbinière, Henri-Gustave JolyHenri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière	1 year, 237 days	1878-03-08—1879-10-31	1
22	Bertrand, Jean-JacquesJean-Jacques Bertrand	1 year, 222 days	1968-10-2—1970-5-12	0
23	Marois, PaulinePauline Marois	1 year, 216 days	2012-9-19—2014-4-23	1
24	Ouimet, GédéonGédéon Ouimet	1 year, 207 days	1873-02-27—1874-09-22	0
25	Mousseau, Joseph-AlfredJoseph-Alfred Mousseau	1 year, 176 days	1882-07-31—1884-01-23	0
26	Parizeau, JacquesJacques Parizeau	1 year, 125 days	1994-9-26—1996-1-29	1
27	Flynn, Edmund JamesEdmund James Flynn	1 year, 13 days	1896-5-11—1897-5-24	0
28	Johnson, Jr., DanielDaniel Johnson, Jr.	0 years, 258 days	1994-1-11—1994-9-26	0
29	Barrette, AntonioAntonio Barrette	0 years, 185 days	1960-1-2—1960-7-5	0
30	Sauvé, PaulPaul Sauvé[1]	0 years, 113 days	1959-9-11—1960-1-2	0
31	Johnson, Pierre-MarcPierre-Marc Johnson	0 years, 70 days	1985-10-3—1985-12-12	0

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