25th Quebec Legislature
The 25th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the Quebec, Canada, provincial political legislature that existed from June 20, 1956, and June 22, 1960. The Union Nationale was the governing party for the fourth consecutive mandate. It was also Maurice Duplessis last term as Premier of Quebec. He died in office in 1959 and was succeeded in less than a year by Paul Sauvé and former cabinet Minister Antonio Barrette after Sauvé died less than four months after being sworn as Premier.
Seats per political party
- '''After the 1956 [Quebec general election|1956 elections]'''
Member list
This was the list of members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec that were elected in the 1956 election:Other elected MLAs
Other MLAs were elected in by-elections during this mandate- Joseph-Maurice Laberge, Union Nationale, Chateauguay, September 18, 1957
- Claude-Gilles Gosselin, Union Nationale, Compton, September 18, 1957
- Joseph-Émile Fortin, Union Nationale, Mégantic, September 18, 1957
- Loyola Schmidt, Union Nationale, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, September 18, 1957
- Benoît Gaboury, Union Nationale, Matane, July 2, 1958
- Pierre Bohémier, Union Nationale, Labelle, October 15, 1958
- Jean-Joseph Turcotte, Union Nationale, Roberval, October 15, 1958
- Fernand Lafontaine, Union Nationale, Labelle, September 16, 1959
- Jean-Paul Levasseur, Union Nationale, Lac-Saint-Jean, September 16, 1959
Cabinet Ministers
Duplessis Cabinet (1956-1959)
- Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Maurice Duplessis
- Agriculture: Laurent Barrée
- Colonization: Joseph-Damase Begin
- Labour: Antonio Barrette
- Public Works: Roméo Lorrain
- Social Welfare and Youth: Paul Sauvé
- Health: Albiny Paquette, Arthur Leclerc
- Lands and Forests: John Samuel Bourque, Jean-Jacques Bertrand
- Hunting and Coastal Fisheries: Camille-Eugène Pouliot
- * Fisheries and Hunting: Camille-Eugene Pouliot
- Mines: William McOuat Cottingham
- Hydraulic resources: John Samuel Bourque, Daniel Johnson Sr.
- Roads: Antonio Talbot
- Transportation and Communications: Antoine Rivard
- Municipal Affairs: Yves Prevost, Paul Dozois
- Industry and Commerce: Jean-Paul Beaulieu
- Attorney General: Maurice Duplessis
- Provincial Secretary: Romeo Lorrain, Yves Prevost
- Solicitor General: Antoine Rivard
- Finances: Onésime Gagnon, John Samuel Bourque
- State Ministers: Gerard Thibeault
Sauve Cabinet (1959-1960)
- Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Paul Sauve
- Agriculture: Laurent Barrée
- Colonization: Joseph-Damase Begin
- Labour: Antonio Barrette
- Public Works: Roméo Lorrain
- Social Welfare and Youth: Paul Sauvé
- Health: Arthur Leclerc
- Lands and Forests: Jean-Jacques Bertrand
- Fisheries and Hunting: Camille-Eugène Pouliot
- Mines: William McOuat Cottingham
- Hydraulic resources: Daniel Johnson Sr.
- Roads: Antonio Talbot
- Transportation and Communications: Antoine Rivard
- Municipal Affairs: Paul Dozois
- Industry and Commerce: Jean-Paul Beaulieu
- Attorney General: Antoine Rivard
- Provincial Secretary: Yves Prevost
- Solicitor General: Jacques Miquelon
- Finances: John Samuel Bourque
- State Ministers: Gerard Thibeault, Antonio Elie, Maurice Bellemare, Wilfrid Labbe, Robert Bernard, Jacques Miquelon
Barrette Cabinet (1960)
- Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Antonio Barrette
- Agriculture: Laurent Barrée
- Colonization: Joseph-Damase Begin
- Labour: Antonio Barrette
- Public Works: Roméo Lorrain
- Social Welfare and Youth: Jean-Jacques Bertrand
- Health: Arthur Leclerc
- Lands and Forests: Jacques Miquelon
- Fisheries and Hunting: Camille-Eugène Pouliot
- Mines: William McOuat Cottingham
- Hydraulic resources: Daniel Johnson Sr.
- Roads: Antonio Talbot
- Transportation and Communications: Antoine Rivard
- Municipal Affairs: Paul Dozois
- Industry and Commerce: Jean-Paul Beaulieu
- Attorney General: Antoine Rivard
- Provincial Secretary: Yves Prévost
- Solicitor General: Jacques Miquelon
- Finances: John Samuel Bourque
- State Ministers: Gerard Thibeault, Antonio Élie, Maurice Bellemare, Wilfrid Labbe, Robert Bernard, Maurice-Tréfflé Custeau, Armand Maltais