Laurent Blanchard
Laurent Blanchard | |
|---|---|
| 43rd Mayor of Montreal | |
| In office June 25, 2013 – November 14, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Jane Cowell-Poitras |
| Succeeded by | Denis Coderre |
| Member of the Montreal Executive Committee responsible for finances, human resources, and legal affairs | |
| In office June 28, 2013 – November 14, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Applebaum |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Desrochers |
| Chair of the Montreal Executive Committee | |
| In office November 22, 2012 – June 25, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Applebaum |
| Succeeded by | Josée Duplessis |
| Member of the Montreal Executive Committee responsible for infrastructure, buildings, real estate transactions, information technology, and corporate communications | |
| In office November 22, 2012 – June 25, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Deschamps (infrastructure), Michael Applebaum (corporate communications) |
| Succeeded by | Richard Deschamps (infrastructure), Benoit Dorais (buildings and real estate transactions), Caroline Bourgeois (information technology and corporate communications) |
| Montreal City Councillor for Hochelaga | |
| In office 2005 – June 25, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Luc Larivée |
| Succeeded by | Éric Alan Caldwell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 25, 1952 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Coalition Montréal (2013) |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2012-2013) Vision Montréal (2005-2012) |
Laurent Blanchard (born November 25, 1952) is a politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He represented the east-end Hochelaga ward on Montreal city council from 2005 to 2013, initially as a member of Vision Montreal and later as an independent. On June 25, 2013, he was elected by council as interim Mayor of Montreal, a position he served in until the election of Denis Coderre on November 3, 2013.