Paul St-Pierre Plamondon

After the election of 5 October 2026, in which the party won 59 of 127 seats, he is premier-designate of Quebec, short of a majority. He was the PQ's candidate for Premier of Quebec in the 2026 general election.

Career

St-Pierre Plamondon was born on 17 February 1977 and studied law at McGill University (2001) and at Lund University, then took an MBA at Oxford's Nuffield College (2006). He worked as a lawyer, co-founded the non-profit Génération d'idées in 2007 and co-hosted the Radio-Canada show Génératrice in 2011. He lost the 2018 race in Prévost, won the PQ leadership in 2020 with 56 per cent in the third round, and won Camille-Laurin in 2022 with 41.68 per cent. In the 5 October 2026 election the PQ rose from 7 seats to 59 with 28.02 per cent of the vote.

Positions

St-Pierre Plamondon leads a party Wikipedia places at the centre to centre-left, favouring Quebec sovereignty, nationalism and social democracy. He says he will hold a referendum on independence during a first term, but not before 20 January 2029. He has proposed a referendum on immigration, pledged to abolish Santé Québec and supports an independent Quebec currency within a decade of independence.

Controversies

In September 2026, during the campaign, his comments linking immigration to crowded schools and the decline of French drew criticism from opponents, as reported by CTV News. He said his comments had been distorted by opponents.

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