Richard Deschamps is a

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politician from

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. He currently serves as vice-chairman of the

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, responsible for infrastructure and economic development, and sits on Montreal City Council representing the Sault-Saint-Louis district of the borough of LaSalle. He was a member of the

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party.

Career

Deschamps holds a

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, a

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, and a

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. He has previously held teaching positions at

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and

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. He has worked as a

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for

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, Transat Group and the

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. He was first elected to city council in the former city of LaSalle in 1999. Following the merger of LaSalle into Montreal he has represented Sault-Saint-Louis on Montreal City Council since 2002. Following the resignation of

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, on November 8, 2012 Union Montreal announced Deschamps as its nominee for

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in the council vote to be held on November 16."Richard Deschamps is Union Montreal’s choice for interim mayor of Montreal"
'' The Gazette'', November 9, 2012. In the final vote, he was defeated by

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, winning 29 votes to Applebaum's 31."Michael Applebaum elected mayor of Montreal"

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, November 16, 2012.

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