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Place of Birth: Terrebonne, Quebec, Canada
About François Croteau
- François Croteau (born January 29, 1972) is a city councillor from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- He has served as the borough mayor of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie since 2009.
- Elected as a member of the Vision Montreal municipal political party he crossed the floor to Projet Montréal in November 2011.Croteau was born and raised in the north shore suburb of Terrebonne.He received a bachelor's degree in history, art history and sociology from the Université de Montréal.
- He also holds a Master of Business Administration from the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM).
- He was a sessional lecturer at UQAM, teaching courses on city management, and is writing his doctoral thesis in urban studies.
- He has also served as a political staff member of Nicolas Girard the Parti Québécois MNA for Gouin prior to being elected to city council.On June 19, 2013, he declared himself a candidate for the job of interim mayor of Montreal after the resignation of Michael Applebaum.
- However, in the council session on June 25 to select the new interim mayor, Croteau withdrew his candidacy before the vote, supporting eventual winner Laurent Blanchard.
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