Yves Ducharme
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Yves Ducharme (born May 29, 1958) is a Canadian politician who was the Mayor of Gatineau from 2002 to 2005 after the city had been merged with its neighbours, part of the supra-organization known as the Communauté urbaine de l'Outaouais, and was mayor of Hull, Quebec, in the Outaouais region, from 1992 to 2002. He was defeated in an election in 2005 by Marc Bureau[1] and decided to quit municipal politics. He became president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.[2][3]
Yves Ducharme | |
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19th Mayor of Gatineau | |
In office January 1, 2002 – November 5, 2005 | |
Preceded by | Robert Labine |
Succeeded by | Marc Bureau |
49th Mayor of Hull | |
In office December 6, 1992 – December 31, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Marcel Beaudry |
Succeeded by | Office abolished |
Hull City Councillor | |
In office 1986 – October 1992 | |
Preceded by | Pierre Cholette |
Succeeded by | Roch Cholette |
Constituency | Mont-Bleu District |
Personal details | |
Born | (1958-05-29) May 29, 1958 (age 65) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Political party | Independent |
He first entered municipal politics in 1986 and was elected mayor of Hull in 1992. He was re-elected a number of times until 2002 Hull was forced to merge with the surrounding cities of Gatineau, Aylmer, Buckingham and Masson-Angers. The bigger city was named Gatineau, and Ducharme became its first mayor in 2002 after beating Gatineau's former mayor Robert Labine in the election. In 2005, he lost re-election to first-time candidate, city councillor Marc Bureau, who won 68% of the vote in an election in which the participation rate was 47,3%.