Stéphane Bédard (interim) Pierre Karl Péladeau The 2015 Parti Québécois leadership election was held from May 13 to May 15, 2015 as a result of the resignation of Parti Québécois leader Pauline Marois after the defeat of her government in the April 7, 2014 provincial election.

To be nominated, a candidate needed to collect 2,000 signatures aggregated from 50 ridings, in 10 regions and pay $20,000 to be listed on the first ballot.

[24] MNA for Saint-Jérôme (2014–present), principal shareholder and former president and CEO of Québecor Inc.[29] Spokesperson for the Conseil national des chômeurs, PQ activist and 2014 candidate in Laurier-Dorion.

[35] MNA for Marie-Victorin (2007–present), Minister responsible for Democratic Institutions and Active Citizenship (2012–2014) and the main architect and defender of the Quebec Charter of Values.

[37] MNA for Rosemont (2012–present), Minister of International Relations, La Francophonie and External Trade (2012–2014), former journalist and professor.