Luc Ferrandez from

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, was the interim leader of the municipal party Projet Montreal from 2014. From

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to 2019 he served as the mayor of the borough of

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. He is a member of the Projet Montréal municipal political party.

Education and early career

Ferrandez pursued doctoral studies in economic policies at the

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. He holds an MA and a BA in political science from

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. He previously served as director of communications for

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, as a senior communications advisor at

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and was a senior researcher in environmental matters for the French National Centre for Scientific Research. Most recently, he worked as a management consultant. He was the host of the public television show "Bozéjeunnnes" on Radio-Québec in the early 1980s.

Borough mayor

As borough mayor of

, Ferrandez reduced

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services. In order to reduce expenses related to overtime compensation, he refused to send snow removal crews out immediately following

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s, on weekends, or when the total accumulation was five inches or less. The move has garnered both support and criticism. He resigned as borough mayor on May 14, 2019, because he could not convince other municipal politicians of the importance of environmental issues.

References

External links

Personal website of Luc FerrandezLuc Ferrandez (Projet Montreal)Luc Ferrandez - Arrondissement du Plateau Mont-Royal
Montreal city councillors Living people Mayors of places in Quebec Université du Québec à Montréal alumni School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences alumni People from Le Plateau-Mont-Royal 21st-century Canadian politicians Year of birth missing (living people) {{Quebec-mayor-stub