Party Leaders
| Leader | District (Region) |
Years of Service | Background | Selection as Leader |
| Maurice Duplessis | Trois-Rivières (Mauricie) |
1935-1959 | Lawyer | Confirmed as UN leader by caucus on June 20, 1936 |
| Paul Sauvé | Deux-Montagnes (Laurentides) |
1959-1960 | Lawyer Army officer |
Chosen by caucus on September 10, 1959 |
| Antonio Barrette (interim) |
Joliette (Lanaudière) |
1960 | Machinist Insurance Agent |
Chosen by caucus on January 8, 1960 |
| Yves Prévost (interim) |
Montmorency (Québec) |
1960-1961 | Lawyer | Chosen by caucus on September 16, 1960 |
| Antonio Talbot (interim) |
Chicoutimi (Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean) |
1961 | Lawyer | Chosen by caucus on January 11, 1961 |
| Daniel Johnson, Sr. | Bagot (Montérégie) |
1961-1968 | Lawyer | Won leadership convention on September 23, 1961; Defeated Jean-Jacques Bertrand on the first ballot |
| Jean-Jacques Bertrand | Missisquoi (Eastern Townships) |
1968-1971 | Lawyer | Won leadership convention on June 21, 1969; Defeated Jean-Guy Cardinal on the first ballot |
| Gabriel Loubier | Bellechasse (Chaudière-Appalaches) |
1971-1974 | Lawyer | Won leadership convention on June 19, 1971; Defeated Marcel Masse on the third ballot |
| Maurice Bellemare (interim) |
Johnson (Montérégie) |
1974-1976 | Timber Scaler | Chosen by caucus on March 30, 1974 |
| Rodrigue Biron | Lotbinière (Chaudière-Appalaches) |
1976-1980 | Small business owner | Won leadership convention on May 22, 1976; Defeated Jacques Tétreault on the first ballot |
| Michel Le Moignan (interim) |
Gaspé (Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine) |
1980-1981 | Catholic priest | Chosen by caucus on March 3, 1980 |
| Roch La Salle | n/a | 1981 | Member of Parliament for Joliette Public relations officer Sales manager |
Won leadership convention on January 9, 1981; Unopposed |
| Jean-Marc Béliveau | n/a | 1982-1985 | Lawyer | Won leadership convention on October 24, 1982; Unopposed |
| Maurice Bouillon | n/a | 1985 | n/a | n/a |
| André Léveillé | n/a | 1985-1986 | Accountant | n/a |
| Paul Poulin | n/a | 1986-1987 | n/a | n/a |
| Michel Le Brun (interim) |
n/a | 1987-1989 1992-1994 |
n/a | n/a |
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