Marvin Rotrand

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Marvin Rotrand (born 1951) is a Canadian politician. He currently serves as a member of Montreal City Council, representing the district of Snowdon. Rotrand has served on Montreal city council since 1982. Since 2002, he has also served as the Vice-Chair of the Montreal Transit Corporation (MTC) and the president of its finance committee and of its customer service committee.[1]

Formerly a member of the Union Montréal political party, Rotrand quit to sit as an independent on November 15, 2012, following the corruption allegations against the party in the Charbonneau commission hearings.[2]

Background

Born in Montreal, son of a Holocaust survivor,[3] Rotrand holds a Bachelor of Arts in history from Sir George Williams University and a Bachelor of Education from McGill University. Prior to becoming a city councillor, he was a high school history teacher.[1][3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Marvin Rotrand" (in French). Société de transport de Montréal. Retrieved 2009-11-04. 
  2. "Marvin Rotrand will support Applebaum as mayor". CBC News, November 15, 2012.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Viau, Alexandre (2007-11-14). "Marvin Rotrand, le conseiller de tous les citoyens" (in French). Journal Actualités Côte-des-Neiges Notre-Dame-de-Grâce et Westmount. Retrieved 2009-11-06. 

External links


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike; additional terms may apply for the media files.