Lucien Mongrain
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Lucien Mongrain is a Canadian politician and the current Mayor of Trois-Rives, Mauricie in Canada.
[edit] Background
He was born in Shawinigan, Mauricie on June 24, 1932. He worked as a mechanic and in forestry. [1]
[edit] Political career
He ran as for election as Mayor of Trois-Rives, then known as Boucher, in 1978, but lost against Elphège Desrosiers.
Mongrain ran again in 1981 and defeated the incumbent.
He was re-elected in 1985 and won every subsequent election in 1989, 1993, 1997, 2001 and 2005. [2]
During Mongrain's tenure (in 2007), a fire department that services Trois-Rives, as well as Grandes-Piles and Saint-Roch-de-Mékinac was established. [3]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Francine Juneau & Hélène Beaudry Bellemare, Une municipalité, deux maires, Trois-Rives, Les 25 ans de Trois-Rives
- ^ Élus sans opposition - Mauricie, Radio-Canada, November 6, 2005
- ^ «Éteindre des feux à la chaudière, c'est fini!» – Lucien Mongrain, Hugo Lemay, L'Hebdo du St-Maurice, August 28, 2007
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| Preceded by Elphège Desrosiers |
Mayor of Trois-Rives 1981-current |
Succeeded by incumbent |
