Lucien Saulnier Explained

Lucien Saulnier
Office1:Montreal City Council
Term Start1:1954
Term End1:1972
Office2:Chair of the Montreal Executive Committee
Term Start2:1960
Term End2:1969
Nationality:Canadian
Birth Date:25 July 1916
Birth Place:Montreal, Quebec
Party:Civic Party of Montreal
Awards:Order of Canada

Lucien Saulnier, (July 25, 1916  - June 22, 1989) was a Canadian politician. He was chair of the Montreal Urban Community during the October Crisis. He was also chairman and chief executive officer of the Société de développement industriel du Québec.

Saulnier was elected to the Montreal City Council in 1954, working with the Ligue d'Action Civique. In 1960, he co-founded Montreal's Civic Party with Jean Drapeau.[1] From 1960 to 1969, Saulnier was the chair of the executive committee and was head of the Montreal Urban Community. Following the award of Expo 67 to Montreal, Saulnier pushed for the construction of the Yellow Line to serve the site.[2]

In 1972, he left politics and held positions with public agencies including Hydro-Québec.[3]

In 1971 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada "for services rendered as an administrator".[4]

Notes and References

  1. Kaplan, Harold. "Reform, Planning, and City Politics: Montreal, Winnipeg, Toronto - Chapter 9- Montreal: the one-party regime," Toronto: University of Toronto Press, pp. 406 - 466.
  2. News: Magder . Jason . 13 Oct 2016 . The métro at 50: Building the network . .
  3. News: Lucien Saulnier ex-city councillor founded Civic Party in Montreal. The Globe and Mail. June 24, 1989. A13.
  4. Web site: Order of Canada citation. dead. https://archive.today/20070930043913/http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=1506. 2007-09-30.