Jean Charest

The Honourable Jean Charest PC
Charest in 2017
29th Premier of Quebec
In office April 29, 2003 – September 19, 2012
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor	Lise Thibault Pierre Duchesne
Deputy	See list Monique Gagnon-Tremblay Jacques Dupuis Nathalie Normandeau Line Beauchamp Michelle Courchesne
Preceded by	Bernard Landry
Succeeded by	Pauline Marois
5th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
In office June 25, 1993 – November 4, 1993
Prime Minister	Kim Campbell
Preceded by	Don Mazankowski
Succeeded by	Sheila Copps
Leadership positions Leader of the Opposition in Quebec In office April 30, 1998 – April 29, 2003 Preceded by Monique Gagnon-Tremblay Succeeded by Bernard Landry Leader of the Quebec Liberal Party In office April 30, 1998 – September 5, 2012 Preceded by Monique Gagnon-Tremblay (interim) Succeeded by Jean-Marc Fournier (interim) Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada In office December 14, 1993 – April 2, 1998 Interim: December 14, 1993 – April 29, 1995 Preceded by Kim Campbell Succeeded by Elsie Wayne (interim)
Canadian cabinet Minister of Industry In office June 25, 1993 – November 4, 1993 Prime Minister Kim Campbell Preceded by Pierre H. Vincent (Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs; Registrar General of Canada) Michael Wilson (Minister of Industry, Science and Technology) Succeeded by John Manley Minister of the Environment In office April 21, 1991 – June 24, 1993 Prime Minister Brian Mulroney Preceded by Robert de Cotret Succeeded by Pierre H. Vincent Minister of State (Fitness and Amateur Sport) In office March 31, 1988 – January 23, 1990 Prime Minister Brian Mulroney Minister Jake Epp Perrin Beatty Preceded by Otto Jelinek Succeeded by Marcel Danis Minister of State (Youth) In office June 30, 1986 – January 23, 1990 Prime Minister Brian Mulroney Minister David Crombie Lucien Bouchard Gerry Weiner Preceded by Andrée Champagne Succeeded by Marcel Danis
House of Commons roles Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Assistant Deputy Chair of the Committees of the Whole In office October 31, 1984 – June 29, 1986 Speaker John Bosley Preceded by Jacques Guilbault Succeeded by Andrée Champagne
Parliamentary constituencies Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Sherbrooke In office November 30, 1998 – September 4, 2012 Preceded by Marie Malavoy Succeeded by Serge Cardin Member of Parliament for Sherbrooke In office September 4, 1984 – April 30, 1998 Preceded by Irénée Pelletier Succeeded by Serge Cardin
Personal details
Born	John James Charest (1958-06-24) June 24, 1958 (age 66) Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Conservative (federal) Quebec Liberal (provincial)
Other political affiliations	Progressive Conservative (before 2003)
Spouse(s)	Michèle Dionne ​ (m. 1980)​
Residence	Westmount, Quebec, Canada
Alma mater	Université de Sherbrooke
Website	www.jeancharest.ca

John James "Jean" Charest (born 24 June 1958) is a French Canadian politician. He was Premier of Quebec from 2003 until 2012 under the Quebec Liberal Party.^[1]

1. ↑ "Jean Charest" (in French). Radio-Canada.ca. Archived from the original on 8 October 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.