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Nov 29, 1948 Saguenay, Quebec, Canada 75 years old
Politician, businessman
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About Jean Tremblay
- Jean Tremblay (born November 29, 1948) is a Canadian politician who was mayor of Saguenay, Quebec, Canada, serving from 2002 to 2017.
- This is the 5th-largest urban area of the province.
- Before that he was mayor since 1996 of Chicoutimi, which since amalgamation in the province is the major borough of the new city.Tremblay is from the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec.
- He is a notary by profession and a businessman.
- After the municipal reorganizations in Quebec, on 1 January 2002 he became the first magistrate of the new city of Saguenay.
- The popular mayor had his mandate renewed in the elections of November 2005, receiving 72% of the vote, and again in November 2009 with 78% support, described as a "dazzling victory." In the election of 2013, he received 63% of the vote.Tremblay has worked to promote the economy of Saguenay, initiating actions to attract more cruise ships, as well as support development of the city and industries.
- He worked to recover taxes owed by private hydroelectric plants within the city, as they were exploiting a city resource.
- In 2008 he was the first mayor of a major Quebec city to implement a new form of municipal management called « Gestion par activités » (City Stat Performance Strategy).He established the position of city ombudsman to serve residents.
- His administration initiated what was the city's first interactive website on the Internet, to improve communication and services for residents.
- In addition, the mayor's office makes use of social media such as Facebook and Twitter for communication. While introducing technological innovation, Tremblay has been culturally conservative.
- He continued his practice of saying a prayer before city council meetings.
- The Commission on Human Rights ruled this violated freedom of conscience and religion after citizen complaints.
- The case was ultimately heard by the Canadian Supreme Court.
- In Mouvement laïque québécois v Saguenay (City) (2015), the court ruled that the prayers before city council meetings were unconstitutional, as the state had an obligation to be neutral, and ordered the city to end them and to pay damages.
