Yves Ducharme

Yves Ducharme
Ducharme in 2024.
19th Mayor of Gatineau
In office
January 1, 2002 – November 5, 2005
Preceded byRobert Labine
Succeeded byMarc Bureau
49th Mayor of Hull
In office
December 6, 1992 – December 31, 2001
Preceded byMarcel Beaudry
Succeeded byOffice abolished
66th President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities
In office
January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2003
Preceded byJohn Schmal
Succeeded byAnn MacLean
Hull City Councillor
In office
1986 – October 1992
Preceded byPierre Cholette
Succeeded byRoch Cholette
ConstituencyMont-Bleu District
Personal details
Born (1958-05-29) May 29, 1958 (age 66)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyIndependent (municipal)
Liberal (federal)
Alma materUniversity of Ottawa (LL.L)
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer
  • consultant
  • businessman

Yves Ducharme (born May 29, 1958) is a Canadian politician who was the Mayor of Gatineau from 2002 to 2005 after the city had been merged with its neighbours, part of the supra-organization known as the Communauté urbaine de l'Outaouais, and was Mayor of Hull, in the Outaouais region, from 1992 to 2002. He was defeated in an election in 2005 by Marc Bureau[1] and decided to quit municipal politics. He became president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.[2][3]

  1. ^ Dugas, Clermont; Simard, Majella (December 7, 2005). "Une évolution économique différenciée". In Venne, Michel (ed.). L'annuaire du Québec 2006 (in French). Les Editions Fides. p. 587. ISBN 978-2-7621-2646-4. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
  2. ^ "Yves Ducharme". Couchiching Summer Conference 2002. 2002. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
  3. ^ "PM to promise gas tax revenue for cities: report". CTV. Canadian Press. May 27, 2004. Archived from the original on June 4, 2011. Retrieved February 3, 2010.