Claude Trudel

Claude Trudel
Trudel in 2017
Borough mayor for Verdun and Montreal City Councillor
In office January 1, 2002 – December 4, 2012
Preceded by	Position created
Succeeded by	Ginette Marotte
MNA for Bourget
In office 1985–1989
Preceded by	Camille Laurin
Succeeded by	Huguette Boucher-Bacon
Personal details
Born	(1942-03-02) March 2, 1942
Political party	Quebec Liberal Party (provincial) Union Montreal (2001-2012)
Residence(s)	Montreal, Quebec

Claude Trudel (born March 2, 1942) is a Canadian politician. He served as the borough mayor of Verdun in the city of Montreal, Quebec from 2002 to 2012. He was a member of the Union Montreal party.

Career

In 2001, he was elected as a Montreal city councillor as a member of Union Montreal. He was reelected in 2005 as the borough mayor of Verdun. He was named majority leader at city council, and was president of the Société de transport de Montréal. He was reelected as Verdun borough mayor in 2009, following the 2009 Montreal municipal election and quit that post on December 4, 2012, stating that he was disenchanted with the fickle nature of political life in light of the "circus" following former mayor Gérald Tremblay's departure, referring to new Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum and what he called the "betrayal" of his fellow city councillors.

He was named to the Montreal Executive Committee as the person responsible for public safety.

Trudel served as the Quebec Liberal Party Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the Bourget electoral district from 1985 to 1989.

Education

He studied at Collège Saint-Viateur in Outremont before receiving a law degree from Université de Montréal in 1967. He was admitted to the Bar of Quebec in 1968. He obtained a master's degree from the London School of Economics in 1969.

External links

• Ville de Montréal - Claude Trudel