Lieutenant Governor of Quebec

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The Lieutenant Governor of Quebec is the King’s representative in the Canadian province of Quebec, performing constitutional, ceremonial, and community duties at the provincial level.

Observed surface forms (2)


Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf provincial representative of the Canadian monarch
vice-regal office
appliesToJurisdiction Quebec, Canada
surface form: Quebec
appointedBy Governor General of Canada
appointmentMadeOnAdviceOf Prime Minister of Canada
associatedWith Government of Quebec
National Assembly of Quebec
ceremonialRole delivers the Speech from the Throne at the opening of sessions of the National Assembly
presents provincial honours and awards
represents the Crown at official events in Quebec
communityRole supports charitable and community organizations in Quebec
constitutionalRole King’s representative in Quebec
dissolves the National Assembly of Quebec
grants royal assent to provincial legislation
part of the Legislature of Quebec
prorogues the National Assembly of Quebec
summons the National Assembly of Quebec
country Canada
createdBy Constitution Act, 1867
flag Standard of the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
governmentBranch provincial government of Quebec
hasJurisdictionOver provincial matters in Quebec under the Constitution of Canada
hasOfficialLanguage English
French
hasPower to appoint or dismiss provincial ministers on advice of the Premier
to appoint the Premier of Quebec
to reserve provincial bills for the consideration of the Governor General
to withhold royal assent to provincial bills
isMemberOf Council of the Federation (through the provincial Crown)
isPartOf Canadian system of constitutional monarchy
legalStatus constitutional office established by the Constitution of Canada
officeCreated 1867
officeHolderTitleInFrench Lieutenant Governor of Quebec self-linksurface differs
surface form: Lieutenant-gouverneur du Québec

Lieutenante-gouverneure du Québec
officeScope provincial
officeType non-partisan
partOf Canadian Crown in right of Quebec
predecessorOffice Governor of Canada East
rankInOrderOfPrecedence represents the Crown at the provincial level and ranks immediately after the Governor General within Quebec
represents Canadian monarch
Charles III, King of Canada
surface form: King of Canada

Canadian Crown in right of Quebec
surface form: the Crown in right of Quebec
residence Quebec City
residenceType official residence
residesIn Outaouais administrative region
surface form: National Capital Region of Quebec
seat Quebec City
style The Honourable
symbolizes the continuity of constitutional government in Quebec
termLength at His Majesty’s pleasure

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Premier of Quebec appointedBy Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada follows Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
this entity surface form: Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Quebec
Quebec City isSeatOf Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
Lieutenant Governor of Quebec officeHolderTitleInFrench Lieutenant Governor of Quebec self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Lieutenant-gouverneur du Québec
Government of Quebec representativeOfMonarch Lieutenant Governor of Quebec
Premier of Quebec subordinateTo Lieutenant Governor of Quebec