The mayor

Mayor

In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....

 is the highest elected official in Trois-Rivières

Trois-Rivières

Trois-Rivières means three rivers in French and may refer to:in Canada*Trois-Rivières, the largest city in the Mauricie region of Quebec, Canada*Circuit Trois-Rivières, a racetrack in Trois-Rivières, Quebec...

, in the Mauricie

Mauricie

Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents...

 region of Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

. Since its incorporation in 1845, the city has had thirty-six mayors.

The mayor presides over the Trois-Rivières City Council

Trois-Rivières City Council

The Trois-Rivières City Council is the governing body for the city of Trois-Rivières, in the Mauricie region of Quebec.-Councilors:District 1, De Sainte-Marthe*Micheline Courteau...

.

List

This is a list of mayor

Mayor

In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....

s of the city of Trois-Rivières.

#	Mayor	Taking Office	Leaving
1	Pierre-Benjamin Dumoulin Pierre-Benjamin Dumoulin Pierre-Benjamin Dumoulin was a seigneur, lawyer, judge and political figure in Lower Canada and Canada East....	1845	1846
2	Antoine Polette Antoine Polette Antoine Polette was a Quebec lawyer, judge and political figure.He was born Antoine Paulet in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Lower Canada in 1807 and studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec. He articled in law at Quebec City, was admitted to the bar in 1828 and set up practice in Trois-Rivières...	1846	1853
3	John McDougall	1854	1855
4	J.-B. Lajoie	1855	1857
5	Joseph-Édouard Turcotte Joseph-Édouard Turcotte Joseph-Édouard Turcotte was a lawyer and political figure in Canada East.He was born in Gentilly, Lower Canada in 1808. He studied at the Séminaire de Nicolet. In 1831, he lost his right arm in an accident. Deciding not to pursue a future in the priesthood, he studied law with Elzéar Bédard and...	1857	1863
6	Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville Louis-Charles Boucher de Niverville was a Quebec lawyer and political figure. He represented Trois-Rivières in the Canadian House of Commons.-Early Background:He was born in Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada on August 12, 1825...	1863	1865
7	Sévère Dumoulin	1865	1869
8	Joseph-Moïse Désilet	1869	1872
9	Joseph-Napoléon Bureau	1872	1873
10	Télesphore-Eusèbe Normand Télesphore-Eusèbe Normand Télesphore-Eusèbe Normand was a politician from Quebec, Canada.-Background:He was born on August 18, 1832 in Quebec City. He was a notary...	1873	1876
11	Arthur Turcotte Arthur Turcotte Arthur Turcotte was a Quebec lawyer, journalist and political figure.He was born Arthur-Henri-René Turcotte in Montreal in 1845, the son of Joseph-Édouard Turcotte. He studied at the Jesuit Collège Sainte-Marie de Montréal and at Stonyhurst College in England...	1876	1877
9	Joseph-Napoléon Bureau	1877	1879
7	Sévère Dumoulin	1879	1885
12	Henri-Gédéon Malhiot Henri-Gédéon Malhiot Henri-Gédéon Malhiot was a politician from Quebec, Canada.-Background:He was born on March 22, 1840 in Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets, Centre-du-Quebec. He was a lawyer...	1885	1888
13	J.-E. Hétu	1888	1889
10	Télesphore-Eusèbe Normand Télesphore-Eusèbe Normand Télesphore-Eusèbe Normand was a politician from Quebec, Canada.-Background:He was born on August 18, 1832 in Quebec City. He was a notary...	1889	1894
14	Philippe-Elisée Panneton	1894	1896
15	Richard-Stanislas Cooke Richard-Stanislas Cooke Richard-Stanislas Cooke was a politician from Quebec, Canada.-Background:He was born on January 23, 1850 in Trois-Rivières, Mauricie. He was a lawyer...	1896	1898
16	Arthur Olivier	1898	1900
17	Louis-Docithé Paquin	1900	1902
18	N.-L. Denoncourt	1902	1904
19	Nérée Le Noblet Duplessis Nérée Le Noblet Duplessis Nérée Le Noblet Duplessis was a politician in the province of Quebec, Canada. He served as Mayor of Trois-Rivières and as Member of the Legislative Assembly. He was the father of Premier Maurice Duplessis....	1904	1905
17	Louis-Docithé Paquin	1905	1905
20	J.-F. Bellefeuille	1905	1906
21	François-Siméon Tourigny	1906	1908
23	Louis-Philippe Normand Louis-Philippe Normand Louis-Philippe Normand, was a Canadian physician and politician.Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, the son of Télesphore-Eusèbe Normand and Alphonsine Giroux, he received his Doctor of Medicine from Université Laval in 1886. A practicing physician, he was also mayor of Trois-Rivières...	1908	1913
24	Joseph-Adolphe Tessier Joseph-Adolphe Tessier -Background:He was born on December 17, 1861 in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Mauricie. He was a lawyer and a senior army officer of the local military reserve. He was married to Marie-Louise-Elmire Guillet.-Mayor of Trois-Rivières:...	1913	1921
23	Louis-Philippe Normand Louis-Philippe Normand Louis-Philippe Normand, was a Canadian physician and politician.Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, the son of Télesphore-Eusèbe Normand and Alphonsine Giroux, he received his Doctor of Medicine from Université Laval in 1886. A practicing physician, he was also mayor of Trois-Rivières...	1921	1923
25	Arthur Bettez Arthur Bettez Arthur Bettez was a Canadian politician from Quebec, Canada.He was born in Trois-Rivières, Mauricie and became an accountant by trade. From 1923 to 1931 he was Mayor of Trois-Rivières....	1923	1931
26	J.-H. Robichon	1931	1937
27	Atchez Pitt	1937	1941
28	Arthur Rousseau	1941	1949
29	Joseph-Alfred Mongrain Joseph-Alfred Mongrain -Background:He was born on December 28, 1908 in St-Tite, Mauricie. He was a public relations officer.-Mayor of Trois-Rivières:He was Mayor of Trois-Rivières from 1949 to 1953 and from 1960 to 1963.-Provincial Politics:...	1949	1953
30	Léo Leblanc Leo LeBlanc Leo LeBlanc was an American musician. He played the pedal steel guitar and dobro, primarily playing Country music.LeBlanc performed on albums by Jerry Jeff Walker, John Prine, Mac Davis, Carole King, Liza Minnelli, Melissa Manchester, the Osmond Brothers, Bill Medley, Red Simpson, Aretha Franklin,...	1953	1955
31	Laurent Paradis	1955	1960
29	Joseph-Alfred Mongrain Joseph-Alfred Mongrain -Background:He was born on December 28, 1908 in St-Tite, Mauricie. He was a public relations officer.-Mayor of Trois-Rivières:He was Mayor of Trois-Rivières from 1949 to 1953 and from 1960 to 1963.-Provincial Politics:...	1960	1963
32	Gérard Dufresne	1963	1966
33	René Matteau	1966	1970
34	Gilles Beaudoin Gilles Beaudoin Gilles Beaudoin was a Canadian politician and a former Mayor of Trois-Rivières.-Background:He was born on October 12, 1919. He owned and managed a furniture store located on rue Champflour. He was married to Dolorès Blais since 1943 and was the father of five children. -Political career:Beaudoin...	1970	1990
35	Guy Leblanc Guy Leblanc Guy Leblanc was a politician from Quebec, Canada and a former Mayor of Trois-Rivières.-Councilmember:He was elected to the City Council of Trois-Rivières in 1982 and was re-elected in 1986.-Mayor of Trois-Rivières:...	1990	2001
36	Yves Lévesque Yves Lévesque Yves Lévesque is a Canadian politician and the current Mayor of Trois-Rivières.-City Councillor:He won his first electoral victory in 1994, when he became Councilmember in Trois-Rivières-Ouest...	2002	Current

Officially, elections to the Trois-Rivières Council are on a non-partisan basis.