Yvette Bissonnet
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Yvette Bissonnet is a politician in Montreal
, Quebec
, Canada
. She was a member of the Montreal city council
from 2001 to 2009, serving as a member of the Montreal Island Citizens Union (MICU; renamed Union Montreal
in 2007). She had previously served on the Saint-Leonard council before that city's amalgamation into Montreal.
Bissonnet is married to Michel Bissonnet
, a former Liberal member of the National Assembly of Quebec
and the current borough mayor of Saint-Leonard. She worked as an administrative secretary before seeking public office.
's Ralliement de Saint-Léonard
(RdSL). She was forty-six years old during this campaign. The RdSL won ten out of twelve seats on council, and Bissonett initially served as a supporter of Renaud's administration.
In May 1988, Frank Zampino
and seven other RdSL councillors resigned from the party to sit as independents. Bissonnet was one of the rebel councillors; she later joined Zampino's Parti Municipal
and was re-elected under its banner in the 1990 municipal election.
The Parti Municipal dominated political life in Saint-Leonard during the 1990s, and Bissonnet was returned without opposition in the 1994 and 1998 elections.
in that year's municipal election
. The Montreal Island Citizens Union won a majority on council, and Bissonnet supported new mayor Gérald Tremblay
's administration. She was deputy mayor from January to April 2002, from September to December 2002, and again from May to August 2003, and served on the Montreal Transit Corporation. She was re-elected in the 2005 municipal election
also served as interim borough mayor of Saint-Leonard in 2008, following Zampino's resignation.
In 2005, Bissonnet introduced a resolution at a meeting of the Saint-Leonard borough council to approve a twenty-year contract for the Dessau
subsidiary Sogep to manage the community's parks, pavilions, and tennis courts. The resolution was approved. In 2009, the Montreal Gazette reported that Saint-Leonard was paying $1.06 million more under this arrangement than under its previous contract.
Bissonnet did not seek re-election in 2009.
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
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, Canada
Canada
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. She was a member of the Montreal city council
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 2001 to 2009, serving as a member of the Montreal Island Citizens Union (MICU; renamed Union Montreal
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...
in 2007). She had previously served on the Saint-Leonard council before that city's amalgamation into Montreal.
Bissonnet is married to Michel Bissonnet
Michel Bissonnet
Michel Bissonnet, MNA is a Canadian politician who served as Liberal member and President of the National Assembly of Quebec.-Background:...
, a former Liberal member of the National Assembly of Quebec
National Assembly of Quebec
The National Assembly of Quebec is the legislative body of the Province of Quebec. The Lieutenant Governor and the National Assembly compose the Parliament of Quebec, which operates in a fashion similar to those of other British-style parliamentary systems.The National Assembly was formerly the...
and the current borough mayor of Saint-Leonard. She worked as an administrative secretary before seeking public office.
Early political career
Bissonnet was first elected to the Saint-Leonard council in the 1986 municipal election, winning a narrow victory in the city's seventh ward as a member of mayor Raymond RenaudRaymond Renaud
Raymond Renaud was a politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was mayor of the suburban community of Saint-Leonard from 1984 to 1990, leading the municipal Ralliement de Saint-Léonard party.-Councillor:...
's Ralliement de Saint-Léonard
Ralliement de Saint-Léonard
The Ralliement de Saint-Léonard is a former political party in Saint-Leonard, Quebec, Canada. The RdSL existed prior to Saint-Leonard's amalgamation into Montreal and dominated the city's political life in the mid-1980s.-Rise to political dominance:...
(RdSL). She was forty-six years old during this campaign. The RdSL won ten out of twelve seats on council, and Bissonett initially served as a supporter of Renaud's administration.
In May 1988, 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...
and seven other RdSL councillors resigned from the party to sit as independents. Bissonnet was one of the rebel councillors; she later joined Zampino's Parti Municipal
Parti Municipal (Saint-Léonard)
The Parti Municipal was a political party that existed from 1990 to 2001 in the suburban community of Saint-Leonard in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
and was re-elected under its banner in the 1990 municipal election.
The Parti Municipal dominated political life in Saint-Leonard during the 1990s, and Bissonnet was returned without opposition in the 1994 and 1998 elections.
Montreal city councillor
Saint-Leonard was amalgamated into the City of Montreal in 2001, and Bissonnet was elected as one of the community's three representatives to the Montreal city councilMontreal 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...
in that year's municipal election
Montreal municipal election, 2001
The 2001 Montreal municipal election took place on November 4, 2001, to elect a mayor and city councillors in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Gérald Tremblay defeated incumbent Pierre Bourque to become mayor of the newly amalgamated city....
. The Montreal Island Citizens Union won a majority on council, and Bissonnet supported new mayor 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 administration. She was deputy mayor from January to April 2002, from September to December 2002, and again from May to August 2003, and served on the Montreal Transit Corporation. She was re-elected in the 2005 municipal election
Montreal municipal election, 2005
The 2005 Montreal municipal election was held on November 6, 2005, to elect a city mayor, borough mayors, city councillors, and borough councillors in Montreal, Quebec, Canada...
also served as interim borough mayor of Saint-Leonard in 2008, following Zampino's resignation.
In 2005, Bissonnet introduced a resolution at a meeting of the Saint-Leonard borough council to approve a twenty-year contract for the Dessau
Dessau (engineering)
Dessau is one of Canada's largest engineering-construction firms and is based in Montreal, Canada. Active in both national and international markets, Dessau is ranked among the top 100 engineering firms in the world by Engineering News Record...
subsidiary Sogep to manage the community's parks, pavilions, and tennis courts. The resolution was approved. In 2009, the Montreal Gazette reported that Saint-Leonard was paying $1.06 million more under this arrangement than under its previous contract.
Bissonnet did not seek re-election in 2009.