Pierre DesMarais | |
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Chair of the Montreal Executive Committee | |
In office 1954–1957 | |
Preceded by | J.-Omer Asselin |
Succeeded by | Joseph-Marie Savignac |
Member of the Montreal City Council | |
In office 1940–1950 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Civic Action League |
Pierre DesMarais was a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Montreal City Council from 1940 to 1950.
DesMarais ran for a seat on the Montreal City Council in 1940 and won. He was re-elected in 1942,1944 and 1947,but did not run for re-election in 1950.
He co-founded the Civic Action League in 1951,with other good government activists who were known as the Public Morality Committee. He was re-elected in 1954 and 1957. [1] [2] He served as chairman of the Montreal Executive Committee during Drapeau's first term as mayor from 1954 to 1957. [3]
In 1960,he lost the support of Jean Drapeau who founded the Civic Party of Montreal and lost his bid for re-election. He also was defeated in the district of Saint-Jacques in 1962.
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