Montreal Executive Committee
The Montreal Executive Committee (French: Comité exécutif de Montréal) is the executive branch of the municipal government of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The committee reports directly to city hall and is responsible for generating documents such as budgets and by-laws, which are then sent to the Montreal City Council for approval. As of 2017, the committee consists of the mayor of Montreal, twelve members, and five associate members.[1]
After the 2009 municipal election, mayor Gérald Tremblay broke with a longstanding tradition and appointed two members of opposition parties to the committee.[2] Tremblay also broke with precedent in naming himself as chair of the committee.[2] Following Tremblay's resignation in November 2012, interim mayor Michael Applebaum also took a cross-partisan approach, naming a coalition committee with representatives from all three party caucuses as well as the bloc of independent councillors.[3] When Laurent Blanchard, the chair of the executive committee under Applebaum, succeeded Applebaum as mayor in June 2012, he made only minor changes to the executive committee, adding one new member to fill the vacant seat.[4]
Following an offer made during the 2017 election, Mayor Valérie Plante named one opposition member to the council, Verdun borough mayor Jean-François Parenteau of Équipe Coderre. However, he chose to leave the party and sit as an independent.[5]
Members
There are fifteen members of the executive committee, including the mayor, and three associate councillors.
| Name | District | Party | Position[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Members of the Executive Committee | |||
| Dominique Ollivier | City Councillor, Vieux-Rosemont (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie) |
Projet Montréal | Chair of the Executive Committee Responsible for finances, human resources, government relations, the fight against racism and systemic discrimination, and the French language |
| Caroline Bourgeois | Borough Mayor, Rivière-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles | Projet Montréal | Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee Responsible for large parks, Mount Royal, sports and recreation, Space for Life, Parc Jean-Drapeau and East-end Montréal |
| Benoit Dorais | Borough Mayor, Le Sud-Ouest | Projet Montréal | Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee Responsible for housing, real estate strategy and legal affairs |
| Ericka Alneus | City Councillor, Étienne-Desmarteau (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie) |
Projet Montréal | Responsible for culture and heritage |
| Robert Beaudry | City Councillor, Saint-Jacques (Ville-Marie) |
Projet Montréal | responsible for urban planning, citizen participation and democracy, and for large parks, Mount Royal, sports and recreation, Space for Life and Parc Jean-Drapeau and east-end Montréal |
| Josefina Blanco | City Councillor, Saint-Édouard (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie) |
Projet Montréal | Responsible for diversity, social inclusion, homelessness, universal accessibility, the status of women, youth, and seniors |
| Éric Alan Caldwell | City Councillor, Hochelaga (Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve) |
Projet Montréal | Chair of the STM's Board of Directors |
| Marie Andrée Mauger | Borough Mayor, Rivière-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles | Projet Montréal | Responsible for the ecological transition and the environment |
| Sophie Mauzerolle | City Councillor, Sainte-Marie (Ville-Marie) |
Projet Montréal | Responsible for transportation and mobility |
| Valérie Plante | Mayor of Montréal
Borough Mayor, Ville-Marie |
Projet Montréal | Responsible for international relations, reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, Montréal's downtown revival and international economic development |
| Magda Popeanu | City Councillor, Côte-des-Neiges (Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce) |
Projet Montréal | Responsible for organizational performance |
| Luc Rabouin | Borough Mayor, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal | Projet Montréal | Responsible for economic and business development, knowledge, innovation and design |
| Émilie Thuillier | Borough Mayor, Ahuntsic-Cartierville | Projet Montréal | Responsible for infrastructure, buildings and asset maintenance |
| Alain Vaillancourt | City Councillor, Saint-Paul-Émard-Saint-Henri-Ouest (Le Sud-Ouest) |
Projet Montréal | Responsible for public security |
| Maja Vodanovic | Borough Mayor, Lachine | Projet Montréal | Responsible for consultation with the boroughs and for waterworks |
| Associate Councillors | |||
| Marianne Giguère | City Councillor, De Lorimier (Le Plateau-Mont-Royal) |
Projet Montréal | Associate councillor for active transportation |
| Alia Hassan-Cournol | CIty Councillor, Maisonneuve–Longue-Pointe (Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve) |
Projet Montréal | Associate councillor to the mayor and for reconciliation with Indigenous peoples |
| Despina Sourias | City Councillor, Loyola (Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce) |
Projet Montréal | Associate councillor for the status of women, diversity, youth and seniors |
2013-2017 Executive Council
Council under mayor Denis Coderre from November 14, 2013 – November 16, 2017.
| Name | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre Desrochers | Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal | Chair of the executive committee
Finance, major projects, human capital, corporate communications, legal affairs and assessment |
| Harout Chitilian | Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal | Vice-chair of the executive committee
Administrative reform, information technology, Smart City project |
| Anie Samson | Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal | Vice-chair of the executive committee
Public safety, services |
| Dimitrios Jim Beis | Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal | Procurement, sports, cultural communities |
| Denis Coderre | Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal | Mayor of Montreal
Finances, human resources, legal affairs |
| Russell Copeman | Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal | Housing, urban planning, real estate and real estate transactions, and strategies, Office of Public Consultation |
| Manon Gauthier | Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal | Culture, heritage |
| Réal Ménard | Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal | Sustainable development, environment, large parks, green spaces |
| Lionel Perez | Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal | Infrastructure, the electrical services commission, governance, democracy, government relations |
| Chantal Rouleau | Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal | Water, water infrastructure |
| Aref Salem | Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal | Transport |
| Monique Vallée | Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal | Social and community development, homelessness |
References
- Normandin, Pierre-André (November 20, 2017). "Comité exécutif de Montréal: "On brise avec la tradition", dit Valérie Plante". La Presse. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- "Opposition gets seats on Montreal executive committee", CBC News, November 17, 2009, accessed May 26, 2011.
- "Executive committee". Ville de Montréal. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
- "New mayor Laurent Blanchard shuffles executive committee". The Gazette. June 28, 2013.
- Normandin, Pierre-André (November 20, 2017). "Montréal: trois élus d'expérience à des postes-clés au comité exécutif". La Presse. Retrieved November 20, 2017.