Richard Deschamps | |
|---|---|
| Vice-chair of the Montreal Executive Committee | |
| In office November 2009 –November 2012 | |
| Montreal City Councillor for Sault-Saint-Louis | |
| Assumed office January 1,2002 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| LaSalle City Councillor | |
| In office 1999 –December 31,2001 | |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Union Montreal (2001-2013) Independent (2013-) |
| Residence(s) | Montreal,Quebec,Canada |
| Occupation | Management consultant |
Richard Deschamps is a Canadian politician from Montreal,Quebec. He currently serve as vice-chairman of the Montreal Executive Committee,responsible for infrastructure and economic development,and sits on Montreal City Council representing the Sault-Saint-Louis district of the borough of LaSalle. He was a member of the Union Montreal party.
Deschamps holds a Master of Business Administration,a Master of Science in industrial relations,and a Bachelor of Arts in psychology. [1]
He has previously held teaching positions at Cégep Marie-Victorin,HEC Montréal and Universitéde Montréal. He has worked as a management consultant for National Bank of Canada,Transat Group and the Fonds de solidaritéFTQ. [2]
He was first elected to city council in the former city of LaSalle in 1999. Following the merger of LaSalle into Montreal he has represented Sault-Saint-Louis on Montreal City Council since 2002. [1]
Following the resignation of Gérald Tremblay,on November 8,2012 Union Montreal announced Deschamps as its nominee for Mayor of Montreal in the council vote to be held on November 16. [3] In the final vote,he was defeated by Michael Applebaum,winning 29 votes to Applebaum's 31. [4]