The 20th Legislative Assembly of Quebec was the provincial legislature in
Quebec,
Canada that existed from August 17, 1936, to October 25, 1939. The Union Nationale led by
Maurice Duplessis was the governing party for the first time ever.
Louis Fitch, Union Nationale, Montréal-Saint-Louis, November 2, 1938 [4]
Henri Gérin, Union Nationale, Stanstead, November 2, 1938 [5]
Cabinet Ministers
Prime Minister and Executive Council President: Maurice Duplessis
Agriculture: Bona Dussault
Mines, Hunting and Fishing: Onésime Gagnon (1936)
Mines and Fishing: Onésime Gagnon (1936–1939)
Colonization: Henri Lemaître Auger
Labour: William Tremblay
Public Works: John Samuel Bourque
Lands and Forests: Oscar Drouin (1936–1937), Maurice Duplessis (1937–1938), John Samuel Bourque (1938–1939)
Health: Albiny Paquette (1936–1939)
Roads: François-Joseph Leduc (1936–1938), Maurice Duplessis (1938), Anatole Carignan (1938–1939)
Municipal Affairs, Industry and Commerce: Joseph Bilodeau
Attorney General: Maurice Duplessis
Provincial Secretary: Albiny Paquette
Treasurer: Martin Beattie Fisher
Members without portfolios: Antonio Élie, Thomas Chapais (1936–1939), Gilbert Layton, Thomas Joseph Coonan
New electoral districts
The electoral map was reformed in 1939 just prior to the
elections later that year.[6]
Châteauguay and
Laprairie were merged to form Châteauguay-Laprairie while
Napierville which was merged with Laprairie was merged with
Saint-Jean to form Saint-Jean-Napierville.