- Thérèse Daviau
Thérèse Daviau, also known as Thérèse Daviau-Bergeron, was a Canadian politician, an attorney and a
City Council lor inMontreal ,Quebec .Background
Daviau was born in 1946 and received a
Law degree fromUniversité de Montréal . In the early seventies she became a founding member of the progressive "Montreal Citizens' Movement ", also known as "Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Montréal (RCM)" in French.City Councillor
Daviau was elected to Montreal's
City Council in 1974 over opponents Civicincumbent Rocco Luccisano with 17 other RCM candidates, and represented the district of Saint-Michel, but was defeated in 1978 when MayorJean Drapeau 'sCivic Party of Montreal took nearly all the seats atCity Hall .Daviau ran again in 1986 in the district of Saint-Jean-Baptiste and won. She was re-elected in 1990 and in 1994, representing the district of
Plateau-Mont-Royal .Party Leader
In 1998 Daviau became the RCM nominee for the mayoral election and Leader of the Opposition. [ [http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/06/6251.htm Thérèse Daviau élue chef du RCM, Radio-Canada, March 29, 1998] ] Not long after though, she left the party and announced that she would support
Jacques Duchesneau for Mayor. [ [http://www.radio-canada.ca/nouvelles/07/7484.htm Thérèse Daviau quitte le RCM, Radio-Canada, April 27, 1998] ] She sat as an Independent and did not run for re-election in 1998.Retirement
Daviau became the vice-president of a public relations firm and died on
February 1 ,2002 .Honors
Each year since 2004, the City of Montreal recognizes a person's remarkable commitment and outstanding contribution to the community by giving the Thérèse-Daviau Award. [ [http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/pls/portal/docs/page/librairie_en/Documents/mtl_en_tete_dec_2005_en.pdf Montréal, a city of solidarity, Info on the City of Montréal, 1998] ]
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