Pierre Lorange

Pierre Lorange is a former politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was a member of the Montreal city council from 1966 to 1986 and was a prominent figure in mayor Jean Drapeau's administration.

Lorange was a jeweller in private life.Montreal Gazette journalists have described his personality as "dry and humourless" and "colourless."

Lorange first became a member of the Montreal city council in 1966, when he was selected by other councillors to fill a vacant seat. He was re-elected in the 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, and 1982 municipal elections and served as vice-chair of the Montreal executive committee (i.e., the municipal cabinet) during his later years on council.

In 1985, he helped pass a motion that banned most artists from selling their wares on downtown Montreal streets. The following year, he went on a business trip to China that was paid for by CP Air, a branch of Canadian Pacific, which has large property holdings in Montreal. Lorange broke no rules by taking the trip, but critics nonetheless charged that it highlighted the need for a municipal code of ethics.

Lorange was for many years the chief political organizer of Mayor Drapeau's Civic Party of Montreal and was considered the third most important figure in Drapeau's administration. Under Drapeau's leadership, the Civic Party had no platform, did not hold public meetings, and was largely centred on the mayor's personality. Lorange was completely loyal to Drapeau, whom he once described as "the father of the party, the enlightened man with great vision and exceptional balance."

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