Pierre Gagnier
Encyclopedia
Pierre Gagnier is a city councillor
from Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
. Since 2009
, he has served as the mayor of the Ahuntsic-Cartierville
borough. He was a member of the Projet Montréal
municipal political party. On December 27, 2010, he announced that he would quit Projet Montréal and sit as an independent.
Gagnier had previously served as a city councillor for the Cartierville district from 1990-1998. Originally elected as a member of the Parti municipal de Montréal
, he was also at one time the vice president of Vision Montreal
and served as former mayor Pierre Bourque
's economic development advisor in the late 1990s. In the early 1990s, he was the leader of the Civic Party of Montreal
and leader of the official opposition at Montreal City Hall
.
Montreal City Council
The Montreal City Council is the governing body of Montreal, Quebec. The head of the city government in Montreal is the mayor, who is first among equals in the City Council. The mayor is Gérald Tremblay, who is a member of the Union des citoyens et des citoyennes de l'Île de Montréal...
from Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, 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....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. Since 2009
Montreal municipal election, 2009
The city of Montreal, Quebec, held a municipal election at the same time as numerous other municipalities in Quebec, on November 1, 2009. Voters elected the Mayor of Montreal, Montreal City Council, and the mayors and councils of each of the city's boroughs....
, he has served as the mayor of the Ahuntsic-Cartierville
Ahuntsic-Cartierville
Ahuntsic-Cartierville is a borough of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Geography:The borough is located in the northern part of Montreal along the banks of the Rivière des Prairies, and includes some islands in the river such as Île aux Chats, Île Perry, and Île de la Visitation...
borough. He was a member of the Projet Montréal
Projet Montréal
Projet Montréal is a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Origins:Projet Montréal is possibly the first party since the Montreal Citizens' Movement that was not specifically established to promote a mayoral candidacy. It was created by environmental activists in May...
municipal political party. On December 27, 2010, he announced that he would quit Projet Montréal and sit as an independent.
Gagnier had previously served as a city councillor for the Cartierville district from 1990-1998. Originally elected as a member of the Parti municipal de Montréal
Parti municipal de Montréal
The Parti municipal de Montréal was a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from 1987 to 1994.-Emergence :...
, he was also at one time the vice president of Vision Montreal
Vision Montreal
Vision Montreal is a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It has been in existence since 1994 and presently forms the Official opposition on Montreal City Council under leader Louise Harel.-Origins:...
and served as former mayor Pierre Bourque
Pierre Bourque
Pierre Bourque, CQ is a businessman and politician in Quebec, Canada. He founded the Vision Montreal political party and served as mayor of Montreal from 1994 to 2001.-Background:...
's economic development advisor in the late 1990s. In the early 1990s, he was the leader of the Civic Party of Montreal
Civic Party of Montreal
The Civic Party of Montreal was a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It existed from 1960 to 1994. Throughout its history the Civic Party was dominated by the personality of its leader Jean Drapeau.-Origins:...
and leader of the official opposition at Montreal City Hall
Montreal City Hall
The five-storey Montreal City Hall is the work of architects Henri-Maurice Perrault and Alexander Cowper Hutchison, and was built between 1872 and 1878 in the Second Empire style. It is located in Old Montreal, between Place Jacques-Cartier and the Champ de Mars, at 275 Notre-Dame Street East...
.