Stéphane Gendron
| Stéphane Gendron | |
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| Mayor of Huntingdon, Quebec | |
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In office November 2003 – November, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | André Brunette |
| Succeeded by | André Brunette |
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| Born |
December 22, 1967 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec |
| Alma mater |
Université de Montréal (LL.B) University of Massachusetts Lowell (M.A.) |
| Occupation | Politician, political analyst |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Stéphane Gendron (born December 22, 1967) was the mayor of Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada, from 2003 to 2013 and a radio host, a television host and a political analyst for several media outlets.
He was born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu and raised in nearby Saint-Rémi in the Montérégie. Gendron is a graduate of Collège Jean de la Mennais in La Prairie and has a law degree from the Université de Montréal and master's degree in history from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Prior to his political and media career, Gendron practised law and taught at the CEGEP level. He was also a political aide to former Parti Québécois politician Jean Garon.
Gendron was elected Mayor of Huntingdon in November 2003 and was re-elected without opposition for a four-year term in November 2005, and re-elected in November 2009. He stepped down from municipal politics at the end of his mandate on November 2013.
Gendron is viewed as right-leaning despite being in favour of same-sex marriage and legalized abortion.
Gendron first gained media attention by enacting a municipal curfew forcing minors to stay off the street after 10 p.m. in Huntingdon, in an attempt to reduce juvenile crime. Following threats of litigation, the municipal council withdrew the proposed curfew. It was later discovered that the authors of the crime spree were, in fact, both adults.
In 2005, he claimed that Quebec premier Jean Charest was a "murderer" ("meurtrier") for his government's initial refusal to subsidize Herceptin, a new drug against breast cancer; he later apologized for these comments after being served legal papers.
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