10 Facts About Laurent Blanchard

Laurent Blanchard was born on November 25,1952 and is a politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Laurent Blanchard represented the east-end Hochelaga ward on Montreal city council from 2005 to 2013, initially as a member of Vision Montreal and later as an independent.

Laurent Blanchard was for many years the owner and publisher of Les Nouvelles de l'Est and became assistant to the president of Hebdos Telemedia in the late 1980s.

Laurent Blanchard was a political attache in mayor Jean Dore's administration from 1991 to 1994, working in internal affairs, and was director-general of the Corporation de developpement de l'Est from 1995 to 2002.

Laurent Blanchard was first elected to city council in the 2005 municipal election, defeating incumbent councillor Luc Larivee from mayor Gerald Tremblay's Montreal Island Citizens Union.

Tremblay's party won a majority on council, and Laurent Blanchard served as a member of the official opposition.

Tremblay's party, now renamed as Union Montreal, again won a majority on council, and Laurent Blanchard continued to serve as an opposition member.

Laurent Blanchard held executive responsibilities for infrastructure, buildings, real estate transactions, information technology, and corporate communications.

Laurent Blanchard was selected as the new interim mayor of the city on June 25,2013.

Laurent Blanchard is not seeking re-election as mayor in the 2013 municipal election.