Jean Doré
Jean Doré | |
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39th Mayor of Montreal | |
In office 1986–1994 | |
Preceded by | Jean Drapeau |
Succeeded by | Pierre Bourque |
Constituency | Saint-Jean-Baptiste |
Personal details | |
Born | Montreal, Quebec | 12 December 1944
Died | 15 June 2015 Montreal, Quebec | (aged 70)
Political party | Montreal Citizens' Movement (MCM) |
Spouse | Christiane Sauvé |
Alma mater | Université de Montréal |
Jean Doré (12 December 1944[
Background
Doré studied law at the
From 1972 to 1975, Doré was director of the Fédération des associations d'économie familiale. He hosted a consumer affairs show on the
Leader of the Opposition
In 1982 Doré was selected as the MCM candidate for Mayor of Montreal. He finished second with 36% of the vote, against incumbent Jean Drapeau (48%), giving Drapeau his stiffest competition in years. Fifteen candidates of the MCM were elected to City Hall. Doré won a by-election in 1984 and became city councillor for the district of Saint-Jean-Baptiste, as well as Leader of the Opposition.
Mayor of Montreal
Drapeau retired in 1986. By this time, Drapeau's Civic Party was increasingly seen as tired and unfocused after a quarter-century in power. The MCM took control of the city in a landslide victory. Doré won the mayoral race in a rout with 68% of the vote, while 55 MCM candidates out of 58 were elected to council. He was re-elected in 1990 with 59% of the vote.
City Councillor Marvin Rotrand said the Doré era was most notable for a more democratic manner of administration than that of Drapeau.[1]
As mayor, he oversaw the renewal of the Old Port and the parks and beaches of
Under Doré, 150 kilometres of bike paths were constructed, as well as several parks and public beaches, including on Île-Notre-Dame the Plage Jean-Doré.[1]
During his administration, the first public commissions of city council were established and the city's first master urban plan was adopted.
However, Doré was also criticized for an ineffective style of government, including lax policies toward city employees, as well as an unwillingness to pay down the massive debt from Drapeau's megaprojects. As well, some left-wing members of the MCM, including councillors Sam Boskey and
First political retirement
In
Attempt at a comeback
Doré tried to make a political comeback in
Post politics
Doré left public life and became senior director of business development for the central
Health
In 2014, Doré announced that he had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.[4] He died on 15 June 2015.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Jean Doré, former Montreal mayor, dead at 70". CBC News. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "Former Montreal mayor Jean Doré ushered in transparency and change". Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ Une opposition divisée, Radio-Canada, 6 January 2000 Archived 1 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Canadian Press; published 30 September 2014; retrieved 3 October 2014