John-R. Luck | |
Office: | 12th & 14th Mayor of Gatineau |
Term Start: | 1975 |
Term End: | 1983 |
Predecessor: | Donald Poirier |
Successor: | Gaétan Cousineau |
Term Start1: | 1971 |
Term End1: | 1975 |
Predecessor1: | Ludovic Routhier |
Successor1: | Donald Poirier |
Birth Date: | 12 June 1928 |
Death Date: | [1] |
Party: | Action-Gatineau[2] |
John-R. Luck (June 12, 1928 - July 25, 1988) was a Canadian politician who served as Mayor of Gatineau from 1971 to 1975 and again from 1975 to 1983. He was elected as the city's first mayor after a major amalgamation and incorporation in 1975 of the communities of Pointe-Gatineau, Templeton, East Templeton, West Templeton, Cantley, and Touraine. In the same election, residents voted in a referendum for the name of the new city to be the Ville de Gatineau. He is a former employee of the Canadian International Paper Company, where he worked for 30 years. He also served on Gatineau City Council from 1962 to 1971.[3] [4] He was defeated by Gaétan Cousineau in 1983 for re-election.[5]