Jean Fortier
Jean E. Fortier is a Canadian politician and was a City Councillor from Montreal.
Member of the Bourque Administration
In 1998 he ran for a seat on the City Council under the Vision Montreal label in the district of Darlington. He won with 32% against incumbent Jack Chadirdjian (31%). He served as Montreal's Chairman of the Executive Committee from 1998 to 2001.
He did not run for re-election in 2001.
Provincial Politics
In 2001 he considered running as a Parti Québécois candidate in a provincial by-election in the district of Labelle, but eventually abandoned that idea.[1] Sylvain Pagé became the PQ nominee and won the election.
Federal Politics
Fortier ran as a Conservative star candidate in the district of Ahuntsic in 2004. He finished fourth with 5% of the votes.[2][3]
Footnotes
- ↑ Jean Fortier demeure en politique municipale, LCN, May 23, 2001 Archived 18 December 2010 at WebCite
- ↑ Les grandes villes à la solde des libéraux?, Antoine Robitaille, Le Devoir, June 13, 2004 Archived 18 December 2010 at WebCite
- ↑ Montréal: une lutte à deux qui pourrait réserver des surprises, Radio-Canada, June 25, 2004 Archived 18 December 2010 at WebCite
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jack Chadirdjian (Independent) |
City Councillor, District of Darlington 1998-2001 |
Succeeded by Saulie Zajdel (Union Montreal) |
| Preceded by Noushig Eloyan (Vision Montreal) |
Chairman of the Executive Committee 1998-2001 |
Succeeded by Frank Zampino (Union Montreal) |
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