Paul St-Pierre Plamondon swears in 22-minister cabinet with Gentilcore as deputy premier

Paul St-Pierre Plamondon swore in his 22-minister cabinet Wednesday at the Salon rouge, marking the first government under the Parti québécois in over a decade.

Catherine Gentilcore holds the most high-profile role as Vice-Premier, while also serving as Minister of Immigration and Integration and Minister responsible for Quebec's accession to independence, plus parliamentary leader. Nicolas Marceau takes Finance and Infrastructure. Alain Therrien holds Government Administration and chairs the Treasury Board, with responsibility for Community Action and as deputy parliamentary leader.

The cabinet includes several delegated ministers: Sébastien D'Astous handles Government Efficiency and Regulatory Relief for Abitibi-Témiscamingue and the North; Anne Nguyen oversees Artificial Intelligence and Digital for the Laurentians. Nicolas Girard holds Transport and Sustainable Mobility, Municipal Affairs, and the Capital Region. Stéphane Paquet takes Economic Development, Innovation and Energy, plus Metropolitan and Montreal responsibility. Dieudonné Ella Oyono heads International Relations, Francophonie and Foreign Trade for Laval.

Joël Arseneau becomes Minister of National Education. Elsie Lefebvre takes Higher Education, Housing, the Status of Women, and Lanaudière.