Montreal Executive Committee

The Montreal Executive Committee (French: Comité exécutif de Montréal) is the executive branch of the municipal government of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The committee reports directly to city hall and is responsible for generating documents such as budgets and by-laws, which are then sent to the Montreal City Council for approval. As of 2017, the committee consists of the mayor of Montreal, twelve members, and five associate members.^[1]

After the 2009 municipal election, mayor Gérald Tremblay broke with a longstanding tradition and appointed two members of opposition parties to the committee.^[2] Tremblay also broke with precedent in naming himself as chair of the committee.^[2] Following Tremblay's resignation in November 2012, interim mayor Michael Applebaum also took a cross-partisan approach, naming a coalition committee with representatives from all three party caucuses as well as the bloc of independent councillors.^[3] When Laurent Blanchard, the chair of the executive committee under Applebaum, succeeded Applebaum as mayor in June 2012, he made only minor changes to the executive committee, adding one new member to fill the vacant seat.^[4]

Following an offer made during the 2017 election, Mayor Valérie Plante named one opposition member to the council, Verdun borough mayor Jean-François Parenteau of Équipe Coderre. However, he chose to leave the party and sit as an independent.^[5]

Members

There are fifteen members of the executive committee, including the mayor, and four associate councillors.

Name	District	Party	Position[1]
Members of the Executive Committee
Luc Rabouin	Borough Mayor, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal	Projet Montréal	Chair of the Executive Committee Responsible for finance, economic development and higher education
Caroline Bourgeois	Borough Mayor, Rivière-des-Prairies-Pointe-aux-Trembles	Projet Montréal	Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee Responsible for sports and recreation, Space for Life, the French language and East-end Montréal
Benoit Dorais	Borough Mayor, Le Sud-Ouest	Projet Montréal	Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee Responsible for housing, real estate strategy and legal affairs
Ericka Alneus	City Councillor, Étienne-Desmarteau (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie)	Projet Montréal	Responsible for arts, heritage, gastronomy and nightlife
Robert Beaudry	City Councillor, Saint-Jacques (Ville-Marie)	Projet Montréal	responsible for urban planning, OCPM and homelessness
Josefina Blanco	City Councillor, Saint-Édouard (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie)	Projet Montréal	Responsible for diversity, social inclusion, universal accessibility, the status of women, youth, and seniors
Gracia Kasoki Katahwa	Borough Mayor, Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce	Projet Montréal	Responsible for human resources, the fight against racism and systemic discrimination and associate advisor for reconciliation with Indigenous peoples
Laurence Lavigne Lalonde	Borough Mayor, Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension	Projet Montréal	Responsible for large parks, Mount Royal and Parc Jean-Drapeau
Marie Andrée Mauger	Borough Mayor, Verdun	Projet Montréal	Responsible for the ecological transition and the environment
Sophie Mauzerolle	City Councillor, Sainte-Marie (Ville-Marie)	Projet Montréal	Responsible for transportation and mobility
Valérie Plante	Mayor of Montréal Borough Mayor, Ville-Marie	Projet Montréal	Responsible for international relations, reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, Montréal's downtown and international economic development
Magda Popeanu	City Councillor, Côte-des-Neiges (Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce)	Projet Montréal	Responsible for organizational performance, citizen participation and democracy
Émilie Thuillier	Borough Mayor, Ahuntsic-Cartierville	Projet Montréal	Responsible for infrastructure, buildings and asset maintenance
Alain Vaillancourt	City Councillor, Saint-Paul-Émard-Saint-Henri-Ouest (Le Sud-Ouest)	Projet Montréal	Responsible for public security
Maja Vodanovic	Borough Mayor, Lachine	Projet Montréal	Responsible for consultation with the boroughs and for waterworks
Associate Councillors
Marianne Giguère	City Councillor, De Lorimier (Le Plateau-Mont-Royal)	Projet Montréal	Associate councillor for mobility and the city's Bike Plan
Alia Hassan-Cournol	CIty Councillor, Maisonneuve–Longue-Pointe (Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve)	Projet Montréal	Associate councillor for economic development, business and design
Alex Norris	City Councillor, Jeanne-Mance (Le Plateau-Mont-Royal)	Projet Montréal	Associate councillor for large parks and Mount Royal
Despina Sourias	City Councillor, Loyola (Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce)	Projet Montréal	Associate councillor for housing, sanitation and protection of the city's rental housing stock

2013-2017 Executive Council

Council under mayor Denis Coderre from November 14, 2013 – November 16, 2017.

Name	Party	Position
Pierre Desrochers	Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal	Chair of the executive committee Finance, major projects, human capital, corporate communications, legal affairs and assessment
Harout Chitilian	Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal	Vice-chair of the executive committee Administrative reform, information technology, Smart City project
Anie Samson	Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal	Vice-chair of the executive committee Public safety, services
Dimitrios Jim Beis	Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal	Procurement, sports, cultural communities
Denis Coderre	Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal	Mayor of Montreal Finances, human resources, legal affairs
Russell Copeman	Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal	Housing, urban planning, real estate and real estate transactions, and strategies, Office of Public Consultation
Manon Gauthier	Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal	Culture, heritage
Réal Ménard	Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal	Sustainable development, environment, large parks, green spaces
Lionel Perez	Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal	Infrastructure, the electrical services commission, governance, democracy, government relations
Chantal Rouleau	Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal	Water, water infrastructure
Aref Salem	Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal	Transport
Monique Vallée	Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal	Social and community development, homelessness

References

1. Normandin, Pierre-André (November 20, 2017). "Comité exécutif de Montréal: "On brise avec la tradition", dit Valérie Plante". La Presse. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
2. "Opposition gets seats on Montreal executive committee", CBC News, November 17, 2009, accessed May 26, 2011.
3. "Executive committee". Ville de Montréal. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
4. "New mayor Laurent Blanchard shuffles executive committee". The Gazette. June 28, 2013.
5. Normandin, Pierre-André (November 20, 2017). "Montréal: trois élus d'expérience à des postes-clés au comité exécutif". La Presse. Retrieved November 20, 2017.