The Gatineau City Council () is the governing body for the

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in the city of

Gatineau Gatineau ( ; ) is a city in southwestern Quebec, Canada. It is located on the northern bank of the Ottawa River, directly across from Ottawa, Ontario. Gatineau is the largest city in the Outaouais administrative region of Quebec and is also p ...

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, Canada. It is composed of 19 city councillors and the mayor. The

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is elected at large, while each councillor represents wards throughout the city. Council members are elected to four-year terms, with the last election being on November 7, 2021. The council meets at the

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in the

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sector. Much of the council's work is done in the standing committees made up of sub-groups of councillors. The decisions made in these committees are presented to the full council and voted upon. The head of the city council is called the

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. The current speaker is Steven Boivin, the

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city councillor for

Aylmer District Aylmer District (District 1) is a municipal electoral division in the city of Gatineau, Quebec. It is represented on Gatineau City Council by Steven Boivin. The district is located in the Aylmer sector of the city. It is one five districts in ...

Committees and commissions

Standing Committees

* Audit Committee * Demolition Requests Committee * Executive Committee * Finance Committee * Investment and Asset Management Committee * Toponymy Committee

Advisory Committees

* Agriculture * Urban Planning

Other committees and commissions

* Citizen Participation Working Committee * Housing Shock Committee * Arts, Culture, Literature and Heritage Commission * Community Life Commission * Economic Development Commission * Environment and Climate Change Commission * ''Gatineau, ville en santé'' Commission * Public Safety Commission * Seniors Commission * Transportation, Sustainable Transit and Safety Commission * Youth Commission

2021–2025 members

2017–2021 members

2013–2017 members

2009–2013 members

2005–2009 members

2002–2005 members

Pre-amaglamated Gatineau City Councils

Ville de Gatineau (1975-2001)

1999–2001 members

References

External links

Gatineau City Council

{{Canadian municipal councils Municipal councils in Quebec Politics of Gatineau Municipal government of Gatineau