Équipe Labeaume
| Régis Labeaume | |
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| 41st Mayor of Quebec City | |
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Assumed office December 3, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Jacques Joli-Coeur (interim) |
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May 2, 1956 Roberval, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Équipe Labeaume |
Régis Labeaume (born May 2, 1956) is a Canadian businessman, writer and politician, currently serving as mayor of Quebec City. He was first elected on December 2, 2007 after the death of former mayor Andrée Boucher. He was re-elected two years later on November 1, 2009 and again on November 3, 2013.
Labeaume holds a bachelor's degree in sociology from the Université Laval. Prior to being mayor, Labeaume was a local businessman and chair of the Fondation de l’entrepreneurship organisation since 2003 and worked primarily in the mining industry. He was previously the political adviser of former Communications Minister and former Parti Québécois MNA of the riding of Vanier, Jean-François Bertrand from 1980 to 1983. He also collaborated to two books on the Quebec mining industry and on small and medium enterprises.
In 2005, he made an attempt to be elected leader of the municipal political party Renouveau municipal de Québec but lost to 2007 candidate Claude Larose
Labeaume was elected on December 2, 2007 in a special election following the death of Andrée Boucher. He was elected with over 59 per cent of the popular vote, defeating candidate Ann Bourget who was the front-runner throughout most of the campaign until the final few days. She eventually ended second with 32% of the votes, followed by former Quebec Liberal Party Minister of Justice and lawyer Marc Bellemare. Labeaume obtained the support of key local figures including Marc Boucher, husband of the late Andrée Boucher, and former mayor Gilles Lamontagne.
Throughout his first term as mayor, Régis Labeaume's emphasis centered on making the city of Quebec a major tourism destination in Canada. At the time, he was keen to the idea of a New Quebec City Amphitheatre. With the 400th Anniversary of the city in 2008, the image of Quebec City changed in the eyes of many. After the festivities, the mayor promised to keep investing to make Quebec City an appealing destination.
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