Pierre DesMarais was a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Montreal City Council from 1940 to 1950.
Pierre DesMarais | |
|---|---|
| Chair of the Montreal Executive Committee | |
| In office 1954–1957 | |
| Preceded by | J.-Omer Asselin |
| Succeeded by | Joseph-Marie Savignac |
| Member of the Montreal City Council | |
| In office 1940–1950 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Civic Action League |
Career
editDesMarais ran for a seat on the Montreal City Council in 1940 and won. He was re-elected in 1942, 1944 and 1947, but did not run for re-election in 1950.
He co-founded the Civic Action League in 1951, with other good government activists who were known as the Public Morality Committee. He was re-elected in 1954 and 1957.[1][2] He served as chairman of the Montreal Executive Committee during Drapeau's first term as mayor from 1954 to 1957.[3]
In 1960, he lost the support of Jean Drapeau who founded the Civic Party of Montreal and lost his bid for re-election. He also was defeated in the district of Saint-Jacques in 1962.
References
edit- ^ ROBERTS, LESLIE. "DOES A POLITICIAN WHO GETS THINGS DONE HAVE TO BE DEMOCRATIC TOO? | Maclean's | APRIL 18 1964". Maclean's | The Complete Archive. Retrieved 2022-07-15.
- ^ Sancton, Andrew (2021-01-08). Governing the Island of Montreal: Language Differences and Metropolitan Politics. Univ of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-30577-9.
- ^ Thibert, Joël (2016-04-22). Governing Urban Regions Through Collaboration: A View from North America. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-12547-1.