Bernard Sévigny

Bernard Sévigny (born December 18, 1961) is a Canadian politician, who was mayor of Sherbrooke, Quebec from 2009 to 2017.

Bernard Sévigny
Bernard Sevigny
Mayor of Sherbrooke
In office
November 12, 2009 – November 5, 2017
Preceded byJean Perrault
Succeeded bySteve Lussier
Personal details
Born (1961-12-18) December 18, 1961[1]
Montreal, Quebec
Political partyRenouveau sherbrookois
SpouseMarie-Claude Bibeau
Residence(s)Sherbrooke, Quebec

Education

Sévigny has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and French from the University of Alberta. He has a certificate in information and journalism from the Université de Montréal. He also holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics, as well as a Master's degree in the management and development of co-operatives, and a doctor of business administration from the Université de Sherbrooke.[1]

Career

Sévigny was a journalist at TVA from 1989 to 1999. He was a professor in the faculty of administration at the Université de Sherbrooke from 2007 to 2009.[2]

Political career

Sévigny was elected as a city councillor to Sherbrooke City Council in the 2001 Sherbrooke municipal election. He was re-elected in the 2005 municipal election and served until the 2009 municipal election.

He was elected mayor of Sherbrooke on November 12, 2009, following the 2009 municipal election.[3] Sévigny won by just 122 votes over challenger Hélène Gravel on election day. Gravel requested a recount, but was denied by a court ruling.[3]

References
  1. "Résumé de Bernard Sévigny". Qui est qui du Québec. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  2. "Bernard Sévigny". Le Renouveau Sherbrookois. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2013.
  3. "Sévigny set to get started" Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine. Sherbrooke Record, November 11, 2009.


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