Marcel Beaudry (November 17, 1933 – November 24, 2012) was a lawyer, politician and

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. He served as mayor of

Hull, Quebec Hull is the central business district and oldest neighbourhood of the city of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. It is located on the west bank of the Gatineau River and the north shore of the Ottawa River, directly opposite Ottawa. As part of the Cana ...

(now part of

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) in 1991 and 1992 and as chair of the

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from 1992 to 2006. The son of Léon Beaudry and Rosia Farley, he served as chief crown attorney in Hull from 1960 to 1966. Beaudry was solicitor for the city of Hull and for the

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during the 1970s and 1980s. Beaudry was elected mayor of Hull in 1991 and had served nine months when he was named to the National Capital Commission (NCC) by Prime Minister

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. He continued to serve in that position under Prime Ministers

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, Jean Chrétien (who appointed him to a second term),

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and

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. He retired from the NCC at the end of his second 7-year term. Major projects during his time at the head of the NCC included renovations on the Champlain Bridge and construction of the

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. He is also crediting with making the operations of the NCC more transparent to the public. The redevelopment of the LeBreton Flats area of Ottawa was initiated during Beaudry's time as NCC chair. Beaudry also served as a member of the

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, also known as the Bélanger-Campeau Commission. Beaudry was married to Mona Rivest (January 16, 1934 - September 11, 2006). Together they had four children: Jean-Luc, Anne, Charles and François. The Beaudry's were well-known and avid fine art collectors. Marcel Beaudry died of cancer at the age of 79 in a

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hospital.

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