Pierre-Yves Melançon

Pierre-Yves Melançon is a Canadian politician and a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec.

Background

He holds a degree in political science.

City Councillor

Melançon was a member of the Montreal Citizens' Movement .

He successfully ran as City Councillor in the district of Mont-Royal in 1982. He was re-elected in 1986. Disappointed with the party's gradual shift to the center, he quit the RCM. In December 1989, with three other councillors, he founded the Democratic Coalition of Montreal .

Mayoral Candidate

In 1990, he was the mayoral candidate for the Democratic Coalition and the council candidate for the Côte-des-Neiges. He lost both races. In June 1992 he left the Coalition.

Political Comeback

In 1994 he was re-elected to the City Council as a Vision Montreal candidate, representing the district of Côte-des-Neiges. He was re-elected in 1998, but lost re-election in 2001 against Francine Sénécal.

Retirement from Political Office

Melançon has been vice-president of Vision Montréal since 2006.

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