Luc Ferrandez
Borough mayor for Le Plateau-Mont-Royal and Montreal City Councillor
In office
January 1, 2010  May 14, 2019
Preceded byMichel Labrecque
Succeeded byLuc Rabouin
Personal details
Political partyProjet Montréal
Residence(s)Montréal, Québec
OccupationManagement consultant

Luc Ferrandez from Montreal, Quebec, was the interim leader of the municipal party Projet Montreal from 2014. From 2009 to 2019 he served as the mayor of the borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal.[1] He is a member of the Projet Montréal municipal political party.[2]

Education and early career

Ferrandez pursued doctoral studies in economic policies at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales in Paris. He holds an MA and a BA in political science from Université du Québec à Montréal.[2]

He previously served as director of communications for CAE Inc., as a senior communications advisor at Hydro-Québec and was a senior researcher in environmental matters for the French National Centre for Scientific Research.[2] Most recently, he worked as a management consultant.[2] He was the host of the public television show "Bozéjeunnnes" on Radio-Québec in the early 1980s.

Borough mayor

As borough mayor of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Ferrandez reduced snow removal services. In order to reduce expenses related to overtime compensation, he refused to send snow removal crews out immediately following snow storms, on weekends, or when the total accumulation was five inches or less. The move has garnered both support and criticism.[3]

He resigned as borough mayor on May 14, 2019, because he could not convince other municipal politicians of the importance of environmental issues.[4]

References

  1. "Ville de Montréal — Arrondissement Le Plateau Mont-Royal — Vos élus — Luc Ferrandez" (in French). Ville de Montréal. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Luc Ferrandez". Le Plateau Mont-Royal. Montreal: Projet Montréal. 2009. Archived from the original on 29 May 2011. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  3. Toro, Francisco (28 March 2012). "The Abominable Snowman". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 29 March 2012.
  4. "Démission surprise". La Presse+ (in French). 15 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.


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