Yvon Lamarre
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Yvon Lamarre was a Canadian politician and a City Council
lor in Montreal
, Quebec
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Lamarre was born and brought up in the Cote St. Paul district of Montreal. He graduated from the École des Hautes Études commerciales
at the Université de Montréal
in 1957. He worked in the family business "Lamarre Frères Inc".
in 1966 as a Civic
candidate against independent
incumbent
Bruno Lépine in the district of Saint-Henri. He was appointed to the City Council's executive committee in 1970, becoming the vice-chairman in 1974 and the chairman in 1978.
when the mayor had a mild stroke. Lamarre was re-elected to the Council in 1982 in the district of Saint-Paul, but did not run for re-election in 1986. He was succeeded by Montreal Citizens' Movement (RCM)
member Jean Durivage on the City Council.. Lamarre cited as his greatest achievement a city housing project launched in 1979. He subsequently pursued his interest in housing through the 1985 creation of Fondation Yvon Lamarre, which provides adapted residences for those with intellectual impairments.
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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Lamarre was born and brought up in the Cote St. Paul district of Montreal. He graduated from the École des Hautes Études commerciales
HEC Montréal
HEC Montréal , is the independent affiliated business school of the Université de Montréal, and the oldest management School in Canada. It holds accreditations from AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA, one of three schools in North America to hold triple accreditation in management education...
at the Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
in 1957. He worked in the family business "Lamarre Frères Inc".
City Councillor
He was elected to Montreal's City CouncilCity council
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in 1966 as a 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:...
candidate against independent
Independent (politician)
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incumbent
Incumbent
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Bruno Lépine in the district of Saint-Henri. He was appointed to the City Council's executive committee in 1970, becoming the vice-chairman in 1974 and the chairman in 1978.
Chairman of the Executive Council
Lamarre served as Chairman of Montreal's Executive Committee from 1978 to 1986. In 1982 he was considered as a possibility to replace Jean DrapeauJean Drapeau
Jean Drapeau, was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as mayor of Montreal from 1954 to 1957 and 1960 to 1986...
when the mayor had a mild stroke. Lamarre was re-elected to the Council in 1982 in the district of Saint-Paul, but did not run for re-election in 1986. He was succeeded by 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:...
member Jean Durivage on the City Council.. Lamarre cited as his greatest achievement a city housing project launched in 1979. He subsequently pursued his interest in housing through the 1985 creation of Fondation Yvon Lamarre, which provides adapted residences for those with intellectual impairments.