Quebec swears in first female premier 19 (UPI) -- The Canadian province of Quebec swore in its first female premier Wednesday, a woman determined to break the province away from Canada. Pauline Marois, the 63-year-old leader of the Parti Quebecois, became the 30th premier in a private ceremony ironically conducted by the British monarch's provincial representative, Lt. Gov. Pierre Duchesne in Quebec City. In the Sept. 4 election earlier this month, the leftist PQ unseated the Liberal party, but only managed a minority government of 54 seats in the 125-seat National Assembly. The Liberals hold 50 seats, the center-right Coalition Avenir Quebec has 19 and the separatist Quebec Solidaire party has two. Since organizational legislative formalities began Monday, Canadian flags have been removed from the Legislature and only Quebec's blue and white fleur-de-lis flags remain, the Globe and Mail said. Marois has said she'll seek a meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper to demand Quebec have more authority on such issues as language and culture, the QMI Agency said. She also said she wants to pass a bill preventing French-speaking citizens and immigrants from attending English-speaking community colleges. In previous terms, the Parti Quebecois has conducted two referendums on separations and lost each time.