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Michel Légère (b. August 10, 1943[1]) is a Quebec lawyer, former civil servant and politician. He served as mayor of Hull from 1981 to 1991.[2]
Born in Pictou, Nova Scotia, Légère studied at the University of Ottawa and was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1970. He married Monique Lacerte.[1] He served in several federal government departments, including Environment Canada, the Privy Council Office and Transport Canada. From 1978 to 1981, he practised law.[2] In 1979 and again in 1980, he was an unsuccessful New Democratic Party candidate in the Hull federal riding, losing each time to Liberal Gaston Isabelle.[3] He was a professor at the University of Ottawa from 1992 to 1993.[2] He ran unsuccessfully for the Parti Québécois in the Hull provincial riding in 1994, losing to Liberal Robert LeSage.[4] Légère is credited with inspiring the development of the Quebec Route Verte bicycle network and later served as president of Vélo Québec.[5] He was president of Gatineau's ombudsman office for five years. Légère was named to the Order of Gatineau in 2012.[6]
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