33 Facts About Denis Coderre

The family moved to Montreal-Nord in 1973, where Denis Coderre attended Ecole Secondaire Henri-Bourassa and Cegep Marie-Victorin.

Denis Coderre has a BA in political science from the Universite de Montreal and a Master in Business Administration from the University of Ottawa.

Denis Coderre was elected as a member of Parliament in 1997 representing the riding of Bourassa, located in Montreal, and was re-elected in the 2000,2004,2006,2008, and 2011 federal elections.

Denis Coderre was the federal interlocutor for Metis and non-status Indians, the minister responsible for La Francophonie and the minister responsible for the Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution.

Denis Coderre was not re-appointed to Cabinet following the 2004 general election, despite being re-elected in his riding.

Denis Coderre wrote a letter to the Canadian Olympic Committee asking them to keep Doan off Canada's 2006 hockey team competing at the Olympics in Turin, Italy.

Denis Coderre won re-election to the House of Commons in 2006, but the Liberals lost the campaign and became the official opposition.

In 2007, Denis Coderre made allegations against the previous chief of Defence Staff general Rick Hillier of being a "prop".

Hillier, in return, accused Denis Coderre of being more concerned with party image than in protecting Canadian Forces members.

In October 2007, Denis Coderre made a self-planned visit to Afghanistan to visit the war-torn country and the Canadian Forces in the Kandahar region.

Denis Coderre criticized the Harper government who did not invite him on an official tour of the country that was made by ministers Bev Oda and Maxime Bernier a few days before him.

Denis Coderre then mentioned that the mission in Afghanistan must change in 2009.

On January 22,2009, Denis Coderre became the Quebec lieutenant of Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff.

Denis Coderre had been offered the same assignment by former leader Stephane Dion, but had declined the offer.

On September 28,2009, Denis Coderre resigned as Quebec lieutenant because of a disagreement with Ignatieff.

Denis Coderre had been tasked with picking 'star candidates' for the next election, attempting to replace Montreal-area MPs Stephane Dion, Lise Zarac, and Bernard Patry, as well as Laval MP Raymonde Folco, at Ignatieff's request.

Denis Coderre had chosen Nathalie Le Prohon to run in Outremont, formerly a Liberal safe seat held by the NDP's Thomas Mulcair.

Cauchon and Denis Coderre had previously been close when both were part of Chretien's cabinet, but some suggest that Denis Coderre now saw Cauchon as a potential rival for influence over the Quebec wing of the Liberals, and perhaps in a future leadership convention.

Ignatieff initially sided with Denis Coderre, then reversed his decision and allowed Cauchon to run in Outremont.

Denis Coderre skipped votes in the House of Commons in protest.

In 2012, Denis Coderre confirmed that he would not run for the leadership of the federal Liberal Party.

Denis Coderre resigned on June 2,2013 to run for mayor of Montreal in the 2013 Montreal municipal election.

Denis Coderre formed the Montreal municipal party Equipe Denis Coderre pour Montreal though he had no previous provincial or municipal experience.

Denis Coderre was elected mayor of Montreal on November 3,2013.

Denis Coderre ran for re-election in the 2017 Montreal municipal election on November 5,2017.

On January 31,2015, the Denis Coderre administration denied a request to open an Islamic community centre in the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve neighbourhood of Montreal because its imam Hamza Chaoui, had allegedly preached that Canadians ought to change their legal system to sharia.

Denis Coderre was dismissive of concerns that his action was illegal.

From October 18,2015 until October 25,2015, Denis Coderre authorized the dumping for 8 billion litres of untreated sewage into the Saint Lawrence River to facilitate repairs to Montreal's sewer system.

Denis Coderre's position was denounced by Conservative Party of Canada interim leader Rona Ambrose, Saskatchewan Party leader Brad Wall and Alberta Wildrose Party leader Brian Jean.

Opposition to Denis Coderre's pit bull ban was an electoral issue during the 2017 Montreal municipal election.

Denis Coderre was an administrator of Eurostar from 2018 to 2021, as well as a special advisor for the FIA since 2019.

Denis Coderre was a candidate in the 2025 Quebec Liberal Party leadership election.

Denis Coderre was disqualified by the party's Electoral Committee on February 7,2025.