Pierre Goyer
Encyclopedia
Pierre Goyer is a Canadian politician and a City Council
lor in Montreal
, Quebec
.
as a Montreal Citizens' Movement (RCM)
candidate in the district of Jean-Talon in 1986, defeating Civic
incumbent
George Savoidakis. In 1989, he left the RCM and founded the Democratic Coalition of Montreal with three other colleagues.
He was re-elected in the district of Saint-Édouard in 1990. In 1992, he left the Coalition with colleague Claudette Demers-Godley to sit as an Independent
.
candidate and was re-elected. He became a member of Montreal's Executive Committee. In 1997 he was asked to resign from the Executive Committee. He left Vision Montreal
and sat as an Independent
, but refused to resign from the Executive Committee.
's Équipe Montréal (Team Montreal) but was defeated by François Purcell.
City council
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lor in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
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City Councillor
He was elected to Montreal's City CouncilCity council
A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...
as a Montreal Citizens' Movement (RCM)
Montreal Citizens' Movement
The Montreal Citizens' Movement was a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It existed from 1973 to 2001.-Origins:...
candidate in the district of Jean-Talon in 1986, defeating Civic
Civic Party of Montreal
The Civic Party of Montreal was a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It existed from 1960 to 1994. Throughout its history the Civic Party was dominated by the personality of its leader Jean Drapeau.-Origins:...
incumbent
Incumbent
The incumbent, in politics, is the existing holder of a political office. This term is usually used in reference to elections, in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent. For example, in the 2004 United States presidential election, George W...
George Savoidakis. In 1989, he left the RCM and founded the Democratic Coalition of Montreal with three other colleagues.
He was re-elected in the district of Saint-Édouard in 1990. In 1992, he left the Coalition with colleague Claudette Demers-Godley to sit as an Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
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Member of the Executive Committee
In 1994, Goyer ran as a Vision MontrealVision Montreal
Vision Montreal is a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It has been in existence since 1994 and presently forms the Official opposition on Montreal City Council under leader Louise Harel.-Origins:...
candidate and was re-elected. He became a member of Montreal's Executive Committee. In 1997 he was asked to resign from the Executive Committee. He left Vision Montreal
Vision Montreal
Vision Montreal is a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It has been in existence since 1994 and presently forms the Official opposition on Montreal City Council under leader Louise Harel.-Origins:...
and sat as an Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
, but refused to resign from the Executive Committee.
Political Decline
In 1998 he ran as a candidate for Jean DoréJean Doré
Jean Doré is a Canadian politician and former mayor of the City of Montreal, Quebec.-Background:Jean Doré studied law at the Université de Montréal, where he was president of the student union from 1967 to 1968. He received a Master's Degree of Political Science from McGill University...
's Équipe Montréal (Team Montreal) but was defeated by François Purcell.
See also
- Vision Montreal Crisis, 1997Vision Montreal Crisis, 1997The Vision Montreal Crisis of 1997 was one of the most severe internal party crises in Montreal politics.-Origins:In January 1997, Mayor Pierre Bourque tried to dismiss two members of Montreal's Executive Committee: Deputy Chairman Sammy Forcillo and Pierre Goyer. Yet, the City Charter of 1921...