Jean Lamarche (born 1972) is a Canadian politician. He currently serves as the mayor of

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. Lamarche was elected as mayor in a by-election on May 5, 2019, winning 55% of the vote. He had been endorsed by the previous mayor, Yves Lévesque who resigned due to health reasons. Prior to being elected, he worked in the communications office for the

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and was the president of FestiVoix, a local music festival. He has a social communications degree from the

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and worked for Radio-Canada Mauricie as a researcher and assistant director from 2006 to 2008. He is also the co-founder and former publisher of the ''La Galère'', a community newspaper. As mayor, Lamarche has had to deal with the

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, the future of

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, reorganization of Société de transport de Trois-Rivières bus routes, a lack of indoor pools and criticism from city councillors for keeping them out of the decision making process. On council, he has lost some major votes including a grant for the

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baseball team, and a grant for the Grand Prix of Trois-Rivières. Despite his opposition on council, he is seen as being more willing to listen than Lévesque.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lamarche, Jean Living people Mayors of Trois-Rivières 1972 births Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières alumni Canadian newspaper publishers (people)