Marc Demers | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Demers in 2018 | |
| 8th Mayor of Laval, Quebec | |
| In office November 13, 2013[1] – November 13, 2021[2] | |
| Preceded by | Gilles Vaillancourt |
| Succeeded by | Stéphane Boyer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 1951[3][4] Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Mouvement Lavallois |
| Spouse | Jeanne D'Arc Bélisle |
Marc Demers is a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Laval from 2013 to 2021. He was elected in the city's 2013 municipal election.[5] A former police officer, he took office at a time when the city was under trusteeship due to a corruption scandal that had enveloped his predecessors Gilles Vaillancourt and Alexandre Duplessis.[5]
In 2017, Demers announced that a portion of the money repaid to the city by the convicted former mayors would be set aside to create a fund for disadvantaged youth in the city.[6]
- ^ "Demers officially takes over in Laval". Montreal Gazette. November 14, 2013. p. A8. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
- ^ "Stéphane Boyer est élu maire de Laval". Le Devoir. November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 13, 2021.
- ^ Cipriani, Lisa. "Mayor Demers: The Untold Story". Laval Families Magazine. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ Mushi, Christinne. "As scandal-plagued Laval's new mayor, an ex-cop gets ready for cleanup work". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Honesty is only policy for new Laval mayor Marc Demers". CBC News, November 4, 2013.
- ^ "Laval creates fund with recouped corruption money to give back to city youth". Global News, June 19, 2017.