Roland Désaulniers has been a local businessman and politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He was the 18th Mayor of Shawinigan, Quebec from 1986 to 1994.
He successfully ran as Mayor of Shawinigan in 1986 and was re-elected in 1990.
He did not run for re-election in 1994.
Désaulniers, who is a federalist, took the stump in local rallies in 1995 to oppose the Quebec sovereignty movement. He has often been mentioned by the media as a potential Liberal candidate to the provincial legislature but has never thrown his hat in the ring so far.
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He has also been Chairman of the Board of Administrators for La Cité de l'Énergie, a theme park based on local industrial history with a 115 metre high observation tower. [1]
La Cite de l'Énergie is a theme park based on local industrial history and located in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada.
Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents. Its largest cities are Trois-Rivières and Shawinigan.
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Preceded by Dominique Grenier | Mayors of Shawinigan 1986–1994 | Succeeded by Lise Landry |
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