Montreal Executive Committee

The Montreal Executive Committee (French: Comité exécutif de Montréal) is the executive branch of the municipal government of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The committee reports directly to city hall and is responsible for generating documents such as budgets and by-laws, which are then sent to the Montreal City Council for approval. As of 2017, the committee consists of the mayor of Montreal, twelve members, and five associate members.[1]

After the 2009 municipal election, mayor Gérald Tremblay broke with a longstanding tradition and appointed two members of opposition parties to the committee.[2] Tremblay also broke with precedent in naming himself as chair of the committee.[2] Following Tremblay's resignation in November 2012, interim mayor Michael Applebaum also took a cross-partisan approach, naming a coalition committee with representatives from all three party caucuses as well as the bloc of independent councillors.[3] When Laurent Blanchard, the chair of the executive committee under Applebaum, succeeded Applebaum as mayor in June 2012, he made only minor changes to the executive committee, adding one new member to fill the vacant seat.[4]

Following an offer made during the 2017 election, Mayor Valérie Plante named one opposition member to the council, Verdun borough mayor Jean-François Parenteau of Équipe Coderre. However, he chose to leave the party and sit as an independent.[5]

Members

There are thirteen members of the executive committee, including the mayor, and five associate members.[1]

Name	District	Party	Position[1]
Members of the executive committee
Benoit Dorais	Borough mayor, Le Sud-Ouest	Projet Montréal	Chair of the executive committee Finance, human resources, legal affairs
Sylvain Ouellet	Councillor, François-Perreault (Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension)	Projet Montréal	Vice-chair of the executive committee Water, infrastructure
Magda Popeanu	Councillor, Côte-des-Neiges (Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce)	Projet Montréal	Vice-chair of the executive committee Housing, property planning management
Robert Beaudry	Councillor, Saint-Jacques (Ville-Marie)	Projet Montréal	Economy and businesses
Éric Alan Caldwell	Councillor, Hochelaga (Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve)	Projet Montréal	Transportation, Office de consultation publique de Montréal
François Croteau	Borough mayor, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie	Projet Montréal	Smart city
Luc Ferrandez	Borough mayor, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal	Projet Montréal	Environment and major parks
Rosannie Filato	Councillor, Villeray (Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension)	Projet Montréal	Social development, homelessness, recreation and sports
Christine Gosselin	Councillor, Vieux-Rosemont (Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie)	Projet Montréal	Culture and heritage
Nathalie Goulet	Councillor, Ahuntsic (Ahuntsic-Cartierville)	Projet Montréal	Public safety
Laurence Lavigne Lalonde	Councillor, Maisonneuve–Longue-Pointe (Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve)	Projet Montréal	Transparency, democracy, citizen life, Space for Life
Jean-François Parenteau	Borough mayor, Verdun	Independent	Citizen services and purchasing
Valérie Plante	Mayor of Montreal	Projet Montréal	Mayor of Montreal Mount Royal, downtown, international relations
Associate members
Marianne Giguère	Councillor, De Lorimier (Le Plateau-Mont-Royal)	Projet Montréal	Vice-chair of the executive committee Housing, property planning management
Sophie Mauzerolle	Councillor, Sainte-Marie (Ville-Marie)	Projet Montréal	Associate councillor for the mayor
Suzie Miron	Councillor, Tétreaultville (Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve)	Projet Montréal	Infrastructure
Alex Norris	Councillor, Jeanne-Mance (Le Plateau-Mont-Royal)	Projet Montréal	Public safety
Craig Sauvé	Councillor, Saint-Henri-Est–Petite-Bourgogne– Pointe-Saint-Charles–Griffintown (Le Sud-Ouest)	Projet Montréal	Mobility and citizen services
Marie-Josée Parent	Councillor, Champlain–L'Île-des-Sœurs (Verdun)	Independent	Culture
Hadrien Parizeau	Councillor, Saint-Sulpice (Ahuntsic-Cartierville)	Independent	Youth, sports and leisure

2013-2017 Executive Council

Council under mayor Denis Coderre from November 14, 2013 – November 16, 2017.

Name	Party	Position
Denis Coderre	Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal	Mayor of Montreal Finances, human resources, legal affairs
Pierre Desrochers	Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal	Chair of the executive committee Finance, major projects, human capital, corporate communications, legal affairs and assessment
Anie Samson	Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal	Vice-chair of the executive committee Public safety, services
Harout Chitilian	Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal	Vice-chair of the executive committee Administrative reform, information technology, Smart City project
Manon Gauthier	Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal	Culture, heritage
Chantal Rouleau	Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal	Water, water infrastructure
Russell Copeman	Coalition Montréal	Housing, urban planning, real estate and real estate transactions, and strategies, Office of Public Consultation
Réal Ménard	Coalition Montréal	Sustainable development, environment, large parks, green spaces
Dimitrios Jim Beis	Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal	Procurement, sports, cultural communities
Lionel Perez	Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal	Infrastructure, the electrical services commission, governance, democracy, government relations
Monique Vallée	Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal	Social and community development, homelessness
Aref Salem	Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal	Transport

References

1. Normandin, Pierre-André (20 November 2017). "Comité exécutif de Montréal: "On brise avec la tradition", dit Valérie Plante". La Presse. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
2. "Opposition gets seats on Montreal executive committee", CBC News, 17 November 2009, accessed 26 May 2011.
3. "Executive committee". Ville de Montréal. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
4. "New mayor Laurent Blanchard shuffles executive committee". The Gazette, June 28, 2013.
5. Normandin, Pierre-André (20 November 2017). "Montréal: trois élus d'expérience à des postes-clés au comité exécutif". La Presse. Retrieved 20 November 2017.