His Worship the Honourable Denis Coderre PC |
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44th Mayor of Montreal | |
Assumed office November 14, 2013 |
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Preceded by | Laurent Blanchard |
MP for Bourassa | |
In office June 2, 1997 – June 2, 2013 |
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Preceded by | Osvaldo Nunez |
Succeeded by | Emmanuel Dubourg |
Personal details | |
Born |
Joliette, Quebec, Canada |
July 25, 1963
Political party |
Liberal (federal) Équipe Denis Coderre (municipal) |
Spouse(s) | Chantale Renaud |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Profession | Insurance broker, public relations officer, announcer |
Denis Coderre PC (born July 25, 1963) is a Canadian politician from Quebec, Canada. Coderre was the Member of Parliament for the riding of Bourassa from 1997 until 2013, and was the Immigration minister from 2002-2003. In 2013, he was elected mayor of Montreal.
Born in Joliette, Quebec, Coderre is the son of Elphege Coderre, a carpenter, and Lucie Baillargeon. The family moved to Montréal-Nord in 1973, where Coderre attended École Secondaire Henri-Bourassa and Cégep Marie-Victorin. He has a BA in political science from the Université de Montréal and a Master in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Ottawa.
Coderre ran unsuccessfully three times prior to being elected: first, in the 1988 election in the riding of Joliette, losing to the Progressive Conservative Party candidate, Gaby Larrivée; second, in a 1990 by-election in the riding of Laurier—Sainte-Marie, losing to Gilles Duceppe; and third, in the 1993 elections in the riding of Bourassa, defeated by the Bloc Québécois candidate, Osvaldo Núñez.