Gérard Niding

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Gérard Niding was a Canadian politician and a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec.

[edit] City Councillor

He was elected to Montreal's City Council in 1954 as a Civic Action League candidate in the district of Papineau. He was defeated in 1957 and joined the Civic Party of Montreal in 1960. He was re-elected in that year, as well as in 1962 and 1966.

[edit] Chairman of the Executive Council

He succeeded Lucien Saulnier as Chairman of Montreal's Executive Committee as served from 1970 to 1978. He was re-elected to the Council in 1970 and 1974, but did not run for re-election in 1978. He was succeeded by colleagueYvon Lamarre as Chairman of the Executive Committee.