Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin | |
---|---|
17th Mayor of Gatineau | |
Assumed office November 2013 |
|
Preceded by | Marc Bureau |
Personal details | |
Born | 1968 Buckingham, Quebec |
Political party | Action Gatineau |
Maxime Pedneaud-Jobin (born 1968) is a Canadian politician, who was elected Mayor of Gatineau in the city's 2013 municipal election. Previously a city councillor for the city's Buckingham District, he defeated incumbent mayor Marc Bureau in what was widely seen as a surprise victory.
Educated in political science at the University of Ottawa, where he was president of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa in 1990-91, and at the Université du Québec en Outaouais, Pedneaud-Jobin has worked primarily in health administration and as a columnist and commentator for various media in the Gatineau region.