Sammy Forcillo
Encyclopedia
Savino "Sammy" Forcillo is a Canadian politician and a City Council
lor in Montreal
, Quebec
.
ancestry and has a degree from the École nationale d'administration publique (ENAP).
's Civic Party
. He was elected to Montreal's City Council
in 1978 in Saint-Jacques, a district with a significant amount of gay
residents. He was re-elected in 1982, but was defeated by RCM candidate Raymond Blain
in 1986. In November 1992 though, he won a by-election
in the same district.
's Parti des Montréalais (Montrealers’ Party), Forcillo decided to support Pierre Bourque
and join Vision Montreal
. He was re-elected in 1994 and became Deputy Chairman of Montreal Executive Committee.
and sat as an Independent
, but refused to leave the Executive Committee.
In 1998 he first announced that he would support Jacques Duchesneau
for Mayor, but eventually changed his mind. He ended up being re-elected as a candidate for Jean Doré
's Équipe Montréal
(Team Montreal).
and joined Gérald Tremblay
's Montreal Island Citizens Union ' onMouseout='HidePop("17479")' href="/topics/Union_Montreal">Union Montréal
).
He lost against Vision Montreal
's candidate Robert Laramée
in 2001, but was re-elected in 2005 representing the merged district of Sainte-Marie—Saint-Jacques.
He has been a Member of Montreal's Executive Committee since then.
On June 25, 2008, Tremblay named Forcillo as the Executive Member responsible for the city's finances following a re-organization that was made necessary following the resignation of the president of the Executive Council, Frank Zampino
. http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20080625/CPACTUALITES/80625092/6730/CPACTUALITES
He ran again in the 2009 Montreal municipal election
for Union Montréal in the adjacent district of Peter-McGill.
City council
A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...
lor in 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....
.
Background
He has ItalianItalian-Canadian
An Italian Canadian is a Canadian of Italian descent or heritage. According to the 2006 census of Canada, 1,445,335 Canadians consider themselves to be of Italian origin. The Italian-Canadian population climbed by more than 12% and half have combined Italian origins along with another ethnic...
ancestry and has a degree from the École nationale d'administration publique (ENAP).
Civic Party
He was a member of Jean DrapeauJean Drapeau
Jean Drapeau, was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as mayor of Montreal from 1954 to 1957 and 1960 to 1986...
's Civic Party
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:...
. He was elected to Montreal's City Council
City council
A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...
in 1978 in Saint-Jacques, a district with a significant amount of gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
residents. He was re-elected in 1982, but was defeated by RCM candidate Raymond Blain
Raymond Blain
Raymond Blain was a Québécois politician. In 1986, he was the first openly gay candidate to be elected to public office in Canada. He represented the Saint-Jacques district at Montreal City Hall, succeeding Sammy Forcillo...
in 1986. In November 1992 though, he won a by-election
By-election
A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....
in the same district.
Vision Montreal
When the Civic Party ceased to exist and merged with Jérôme ChoquetteJérôme Choquette
Jérôme Choquette is a lawyer and politician in Quebec, Canada.-Background:Choquette was born in Montreal, Quebec, and studied at the Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Academy and Collège Stanislas in Montreal, a Roman Catholic private school and the most elite institution of its kind in Quebec...
's Parti des Montréalais (Montrealers’ Party), Forcillo decided to support 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:...
and join 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:...
. He was re-elected in 1994 and became Deputy Chairman of Montreal Executive Committee.
Team Montreal
In 1997 he was asked to resign from the Executive Committee. He left Vision MontrealVision 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 sat as an Independent
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
, but refused to leave the Executive Committee.
In 1998 he first announced that he would support Jacques Duchesneau
Jacques Duchesneau
Jacques Duchesneau, CM is a French Canadian civil servant and former Chief of Police.He holds a Master's Degree in Public Administration from the École nationale d'administration publique and a Bachelor of Science degree from the Université de Montréal...
for Mayor, but eventually changed his mind. He ended up being re-elected as a candidate for Jean Doré
Jean Doré
Jean Doré is a Canadian politician and former mayor of the City of Montreal, Quebec.-Background:Jean Doré studied law at the Université de Montréal, where he was president of the student union from 1967 to 1968. He received a Master's Degree of Political Science from McGill University...
's Équipe Montréal
Équipe Montréal
Équipe Montréal was a municipal political party that existed from 1998 to 2001 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was founded by Jean Doré, a former leader of the Montreal Citizens' Movement who served as mayor of Montreal from 1986 to 1994.-Origins:Doré, who resigned from the MCM in 1997, announced...
(Team Montreal).
Union Montreal
In 2000 Forcillo sat again as an IndependentIndependent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
and joined Gérald Tremblay
Gérald Tremblay
Gérald Tremblay is a Canadian politician and businessman currently serving his third term as mayor of Montreal and as president of the Montreal Metropolitan Community...
's Montreal Island Citizens Union ' onMouseout='HidePop("17479")' href="/topics/Union_Montreal">Union Montréal
Union Montreal
Union Montreal is a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It currently governs Montreal's city government.-Origins:It was established as the Montreal Island Citizens Union in the aftermath of the province-wide municipal merger of 2001 and not long before the municipal election...
).
He lost against 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:...
's candidate Robert Laramée
Robert Laramée
Robert Laramée is a Canadian politician and was a city councillor in Montreal, Quebec.- Background :Laramée holds a Bachelor’s degree in Recreation. According to Fugues magazine, he is openly gay.- City Councillor :...
in 2001, but was re-elected in 2005 representing the merged district of Sainte-Marie—Saint-Jacques.
He has been a Member of Montreal's Executive Committee since then.
On June 25, 2008, Tremblay named Forcillo as the Executive Member responsible for the city's finances following a re-organization that was made necessary following the resignation of the president of the Executive Council, Frank Zampino
Frank Zampino
Frank Zampino is a Montreal politician and a chartered accountant. He served as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the City of Montreal and the city's second-ranking official...
. http://www.cyberpresse.ca/article/20080625/CPACTUALITES/80625092/6730/CPACTUALITES
He ran again in the 2009 Montreal municipal election
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....
for Union Montréal in the adjacent district of Peter-McGill.
Electoral record (incomplete)
See also
- Vision Montreal Crisis, 1997Vision Montreal Crisis, 1997The Vision Montreal Crisis of 1997 was one of the most severe internal party crises in Montreal politics.-Origins:In January 1997, Mayor Pierre Bourque tried to dismiss two members of Montreal's Executive Committee: Deputy Chairman Sammy Forcillo and Pierre Goyer. Yet, the City Charter of 1921...