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Denis Coderre

His Worship the Honourable
Denis Coderre
PC
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44th Mayor of Montreal
Assumed office
November 14, 2013
Preceded by Laurent Blanchard
MP for Bourassa
In office
June 2, 1997 – June 2, 2013
Preceded by Osvaldo Nunez
Succeeded by Emmanuel Dubourg
Personal details
Born (1963-07-25) July 25, 1963 (age 53)
Joliette, Quebec, Canada
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.


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