Montréal-Nord borough council
The Montréal-Nord borough council is the local governing body of Montréal-Nord, a borough in the City of Montreal. The council consists of five members: the borough mayor (who also serves as a Montreal city councillor), two city councillors representing the borough's electoral districts, and two borough councillors representing the same electoral districts.[1]
Montréal-Nord is former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre's home territory, and his Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal party is the dominant party in the borough.
Current members
| District | Position | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Borough mayor City councillor |
Christine Black | Équipe Denis Coderre | |
| Marie-Clarac | City councillor | Abdelhaq Sari | Équipe Denis Coderre | |
| Borough councillor | Jean Marc Poirier | Équipe Denis Coderre | ||
| Ovide-Clermont | City councillor | Chantal Rossi | Équipe Denis Coderre | |
| Borough councillor | Renée-Chantal Belinga | Équipe Denis Coderre |
- Former members
- Monica Ricourt was born in Haiti in 1978 and moved to Canada with her family at a young age.[2] She has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the Université du Québec à Montréal (2001).[3] Ricourt was a member of the borough council from 2009 to 2017; she also served in the board of Société de transport de Montréal from 2009 to 2013.[4] Originally elected for Union Montreal, she left this party in May 2013[5] and joined Coderre's party in June of the same year.[6]
References
- Electoral Process and Districts: Montréal-Nord borough , City of Montreal, accessed 5 December 2013.
- Delphine Jung, "Monica Ricourt, passionnée de politique, fière de ses origines", Le Guide de Montréal-Nord, 16 February 2016, accessed 11 May 2017.
- Monica Ricourt, Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal, accessed 11 May 2017.
- "Composition of the STM Board of Directors", Société de transport de Montréal, 2 December 2013, accessed 29 November 2017.
- "Deux nouveaux départs à Union Montréal", Radio-Canada, 7 May 2013, accessed 11 May 2017.
- Adam Kovac, "Eight candidates join Coderre slate; Seven come from Union Montreal; Previous council experience heralded," Montreal Gazette, 18 June 2013, A8.
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