Marcel Côté
| Marcel Côté | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 29, 1942 Malartic, Quebec |
| Died | May 25, 2014 (aged 71) Joliette, Quebec |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | University of Ottawa, Carnegie Mellon University |
| Occupation | Economist |
| Known for | Candidate for Mayor of Montreal |
| Website | marcelcote |
Marcel Côté (July 29, 1942 – May 25, 2014) was a Canadian economist and politician. He was a founding partner of SECOR, a strategic management consulting firm. On July 3, 2013, he announced his candidacy for Mayor of Montreal in the 2013 Montreal municipal election.
Born in Malartic, Quebec, he obtained a bachelor's degree in physical science from the University of Ottawa in 1966 and a master's degree in economics from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh in 1969. He also received the title of Fellow of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University in 1986.
On the academic side, Marcel Côté taught at Université de Sherbrooke and Université du Québec à Montreal.
In the 1973 Quebec general election, Côté was a candidate for Union Nationale in the riding of Sherbrooke, but lost to Jean-Paul Pépin of the Quebec Liberal Party.
In 1975, Côté founded SECOR and held the position of a founding member after its acquisition by KPMG in 2012.
From 1986 to 1988, Marcel Côté served as economic advisor to the Premier of Quebec Robert Bourassa. In 1989 and 1990, he held the position of Director of Strategic Planning and Communications for Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney.
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