- Ulrick Chérubin
Ulrick Chérubin (born
December 24 ,1943 inHaiti ) is a Canadian politician, who has served asmayor ofAmos, Quebec since 2002. He is one of the firstBlack Canadian s to be elected a mayor in Quebec.The youngest of five children, Chérubin was educated in Haiti and subsequently moved to Canada in 1970 to study
education at theUniversité du Québec à Trois-Rivières . He subsequently taughtreligion in Cap-de-la-Madeleine, and married Immacula Morriset, a nurse, in 1971. In 1974, the family moved to Amos, where Chérubin continued to teach and also studied administration and English as a Second Language teaching at theUniversité du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue .Chérubin first stood for election to Amos City Council in 1994, winning his seat over three other candidates. In 1998, he faced no opposition, and was acclaimed to his second term. He then ran for mayor in 2002, and was elected.
External links
* [http://www.gensdupays.qc.ca/Profil/CherubinUlrick/CherubinUlrick.asp Ulrick Chérubin profile]
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