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Nathalie Roy
MNA
Nathalie Roy MNA
	Roy in 2015
47th President of the National Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; November 29, 2022
Premier	Francois Legault
Preceded by	François Paradis
Minister of Culture and Communications
	In office; October 18, 2018 – October 20, 2022
Preceded by	Marie Montpetit
Succeeded by	Mathieu Lacombe
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Montarville
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; September 4, 2012
Preceded by	Monique Richard (for Marguerite-D'Youville)
Personal details
Born	New Carlisle, Quebec, Canada
Political party	Coalition Avenir Québec
Profession	Lawyer; news anchor;
Cabinet	Ministry of Culture and Communications (Quebec)

Nathalie Roy MNA (born May 8, 1964) is a Canadian politician.^[1] She is a member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Montarville, first elected in the 2012 election.^[2] From 2018 to 2022 she served as minister of Culture and Communications.^[1] Prior to her election, Roy served as a journalist and news anchor with TVA Nouvelles.^[3]

In August 2016, Roy came out as against Burkini and Hijab, saying these are accessories of Radical Islam.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

In August 2019, as minister of Culture and Communications, Roy announced the allocation of CA$15 million to preserve the cultural heritage that the churches of Quebec embody, and CA$5 million for the requalification of places of worship.^[8]

Following the 2022 Quebec general election, she was re-elected in her riding of Montarville. In the first session of the 43rd legislature, she was elected by her fellow members to the position of President of the National Assembly (or speaker). She is the second woman to serve as president of the national assembly after Louise Harel in 2002.^[9]

Cabinet posts

Cabinet post (1)
Quebec provincial government of François Legault
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Marie Montpetit	Minister of Culture, Communication and the French Language 18 October 2018 – present	Incumbent

Electoral record

v t e 2022 Quebec general election: Montarville
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Nathalie Roy	19,045	45.90%	+4.79
	Parti Québécois	Daniel Michelin	7,753	18.69%	+2.55
	Québec solidaire	Marie-Christine Veilleux	6,741	16.25%	+0.35
	Liberal	Lucie Gagnon	5,090	12.27%	-12.10
	Conservative	Evans Henry	2,124	5.12%	+5.12
	Green	Jeanne Dufour	601	1.45	+.145
	Climat Québec	Isadora Lamouche	134	0.32	+0.32
Total valid votes			41,488	–
Total rejected ballots				–
Turnout
Electors on the lists				–	–

v t e 2018 Quebec general election: Montarville
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Nathalie Roy	17,368	41.11	+6.07
	Liberal	Ludovic Grisé Farand	10,298	24.37	-6.92
	Parti Québécois	Daniel Michelin	6,820	16.14	-10.18
	Québec solidaire	Caroline Charette	6,716	15.9	+9.25
	New Democratic	Lise Roy	836	1.98
	Bloc Pot	Jean Dury	214	0.51
Total valid votes			42,252	98.60
Total rejected ballots			599	1.40
Turnout			42,851	80.37
Eligible voters			53,315
	Coalition Avenir Québec hold		Swing		+6.495
Source(s) "Rapport des résultats officiels du scrutin". Élections Québec.

2014 Quebec general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Nathalie Roy	14,999	35.04	-0.70
	Liberal	Jacques Gendron	13,392	31.29	+6.80
	Parti Québécois	Simon Prévost	11,268	26.32	-5.17
	Québec solidaire	Jean Marc Ostiguy	2,845	6.65	+2.18
	Option nationale	Anthony van Duyse	301	0.70	-1.25
Total valid votes			42,805	98.83	–
Total rejected ballots			505	1.17	–
Turnout			43,310	83.17	-4.49
Electors on the lists			52,071	–	–
	Coalition Avenir Québec hold		Swing		-3.75

2012 Quebec general election
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Coalition Avenir Québec	Nathalie Roy	16,083	35.74	+19.96
	Parti Québécois	Monique Richard	14,175	31.50	-4.56
	Liberal	Nicole Girard	11,020	24.49	-16.90
	Québec solidaire	David Fortin Côté	2,010	4.47	+1.22
	Option nationale	Luc Lapierre-Pelletier	877	1.95	–
	Green	Dominique Robitaille	633	1.41	-1.80
	Conservative	Claude Leclair	205	0.46	–
Total valid votes			45,003	99.16	–
Total rejected ballots			381	0.84	–
Turnout			45,384	87.66
Electors on the lists			51,772	–	–
	Coalition Avenir Québec notional gain from Liberal		Swing		+18.43