Former PQ staffer Christine Fréchette is Quebec’s new premier
Quebec has a new premier.
Christine Fréchette, the former Coalition Avenir Québec economy minister, replaces François Legault – becoming the 33rd premier in the province and the second woman to hold the post.
“I am so happy and proud that you put your trust in me,” she said at the CAQ convention. “Today we’re moving on to a new step. You voted for a new kind of leadership, a new generation.”
Fréchette ran against former education and environment minister Bernard Drainville and won 57.9 per cent of the vote.