Denis Coderre
Denis Coderre, PC ( born July 25, 1963 in Joliette, Quebec ) is a Canadian politician ( Liberal Party ). He was from 1997 to 2013 Member of the Canadian House of Commons and represented during this time the located in the city of Montreal constituency Bourassa. From 2002 to 2004 he was a member of the federal cabinets of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin. Since 14 November 2013, is the mayor of the city of Montreal.
Biography
Coderre studied political science at the University of Montreal and graduated from the University of Ottawa from a Master of Business Administration. Both in the general election in 1988 as well as in a by-election in 1990, he went to no avail for the Liberal Party. Successful was he in the general election of 1997, when the constituency Bourassa he was able to prevail in the north of Montreal itself. As a result, he managed the re-election five times ( 2000, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2011).
Premiermininister Jean Chrétien appointed Coderre in August 1999 to the Secretary of State in the field of amateur sport. As such, he contributed significantly to the fact that the World Anti-Doping Agency moved its headquarters to Montreal. On 15 January 2002, the appointment would come to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. In the Cabinet of Chrétien's successor Paul Martin Coderre took over on 12 December 2003, the Bureau of the Privy Council. In this role he created, among other things, personnel management authority for the civil service. He also served as a partner of the federal government for Métis and Non - Status Indians, as he was responsible for relations with the French-speaking world, and for dealing with the past of residential schools. Against him allegations that he was involved in a bribery scandal that led on 19 July 2004 to exclude from the Cabinet.
During the election campaign before the general election in 2006 Coderre accused the hockey player Shane Doan, on 13 December 2005 during a game against the Montreal Canadiens the French-speaking linesman Michel Cormier to have racially abused. In a letter, he called on the President of Hockey Canada to make Doan's nomination for the cadres of the 2006 Winter Olympics canceled - unless the player of Phoenix Coyotes would apologize publicly. Doan sued Coderre in January 2006 for defamation and demanded a compensation of 250,000 CAD (which he would make to charity ). After Cormier was confirmed to have been offended racist, Coderre responded in April 2007 with a counter-claim in the amount of 45,000 CAD. About one month before the scheduled process came in August 2010 concluded a settlement out of court. Doan announced the linesman was actually offended, however, by another player.
Coderre was a member from 2006, the opposition and was Vice Chairman of the constant Transportation and Infrastructure Commission. Opposition leader Michael Ignatieff appointed him in January 2009 as a consultant in all matters relating to Québec. Back in September of the same year he resigned this influential office in protest. Coderre had received an order to search for the next elections "star candidates" to. For the held by the NDP chairman Thomas Mulcair in Outremont seat ( once a Liberal stronghold ), he wanted to Nathalie Le Prohon nominate, but Ignatieff overrode this recommendation and appointed the meantime deselected Justice Minister Martin Cauchon for official candidate. Coderre publicly criticized Ignatieff bar staff who all came from Toronto, and skipped out of protest some parliamentary sessions. Ignatieff threatened Coderre with expulsion from the group, he should be " the party continues to cause harm ".
On June 2, 2013 Coderre resigned as the House of Representative, to run for the office of mayor of Montreal. Since the local liberal party Union Montréal was broken in corruption scandals, he founded a new party, the Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal. In the elections on 3 November 2013, prevailed with 32.13 % of votes. His office, he entered on 14 November.