Jean Fortier

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Jean E. Fortier is a Canadian politician and was a City Coucillor from Montreal.

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[edit] Member of the Bourque Administration

In 1998 he ran for a seat on the City Council under the Vision Montreal label in the district of Darlington. He won with 32% against incumbent Jack Chadirdjian (31%). He served as Montreal's Chairman of the Executive Committee from 1998 to 2001.


He did not run for re-election in 2001.

[edit] Provincial Politics

In 2001 he considered running as a Parti Québécois candidate in a provincial by-election in the district of Labelle, but eventually abandoned that idea. [1] Sylvain Pagé became the PQ nominee and won the election.

[edit] Federal Politics

Fortier ran as a Conservative star candidate in the district of Ahuntsic in 2004. He finished fourth with 5% of the votes. [2] [3]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ Jean Fortier demeure en politique municipale, LCN, May 23, 2001
  2. ^ Les grandes villes à la solde des libéraux?, Antoine Robitaille, Le Devoir, June 13, 2004
  3. ^ Montréal: une lutte à deux qui pourrait réserver des surprises, Radio-Canada, June 25, 2004


Political offices
Preceded by
Jack Chadirdjian (Independent)		 City Councillor, District of Darlington
1998-2001		 Succeeded by
Saulie Zajdel (Union Montreal)
Preceded by
Noushig Eloyan (Vision Montreal)		 Chairman of the Executive Committee
1998-2001		 Succeeded by
Frank Zampino (Union Montreal)