The 2020 Parti Québécois leadership election was held on 9 October 2020, to replace Jean-François Lisée, who resigned on 1 October 2018 after leading the Parti Québécois to a third-place finish in the 2018 Quebec general election and failing to be re-elected in his own riding. Paul St-Pierre Plamondon was elected on the third ballot with 56% of the vote. The election was originally scheduled for 19 June but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec.