Russell Copeman

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Russell Copeman (born April 1, 1960) is a Canadian politician. He was a Montreal City Councillor and was the borough mayor for Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grace from November 14, 2013 to November 16, 2017. He also sat on the Montreal Executive Committee, and was responsible for housing, urban planning, buildings, real estate transactions and strategies, and the Office of Public Consultation.

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Russell Copeman
Russell Copeman in 2016.
In officeNovember 14, 2013 – November 16, 2017
Lionel Perez (interim)
Sue Montgomery
In officeSeptember 12, 1994 – October 22, 2008
Gordon Atkinson
Kathleen Weil
(1960-04-01) April 1, 1960Montreal, Quebec
Coalition Montréal (municipal)Quebec Liberal Party (provincial)
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McGill University
Concordia University

Russell Copeman (born April 1, 1960) is a Canadian politician. He was a Montreal City Councillor and was the borough mayor for Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grace from November 14, 2013 to November 16, 2017. He also sat on the Montreal Executive Committee, and was responsible for housing, urban planning, buildings, real estate transactions and strategies, and the Office of Public Consultation.

He was the Liberal Member of the National Assembly of Quebec (MNA) representing the riding of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce from 1994 to 2008.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, Copeman graduated from Vanier College and received a Bachelor of Arts with honours in political science from McGill University in 1983. While at McGill, in 1982 he was the Prime Minister of the Parlement Jeunesse du Québec, then known as the Quebec Youth Parliament. He attended Concordia University in 1984 where he pursued graduate studies in public administration.

From 1986 to 1988, he was the Assistant Director of the Education Program, Director of Social Affairs and Director of the Education Program for Alliance Quebec.

In 1989, he was the political aide to the Minister of Energy and Resources. From 1989 to 1991, he was the Quebec Liberal Party coordinator and from 1991 to 1994 he was the constituency assistant to former Quebec Premier Robert Bourassa.

In the 1994 election, he was elected to the National Assembly in Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. He was re-elected in the 1998, 2003 and 2007 elections. He was chair of the Standing Committee on Social Affairs from June 2003 to February 2007. He was the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Health and Social Services. Active in National Assembly relations with the United States he was the 2007 Chairman of the Council of State Government's Eastern Regional Conference.

Copeman resigned on October 22, 2008 after accepting a job as Associate Vice-President at Concordia University.

Copeman ran as a candidate for Coalition Montréal as part of the November 3, 2013 municipal election and was elected to Montreal City Council as borough mayor of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. On November 18, 2013, he was appointed to the Montreal Executive Committee by Mayor Denis Coderre, on which he is responsible for housing, urban planning, buildings, real estate transactions and strategies, and the Office of Public Consultation.

In November 2016, Copeman became a part of Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal.

He is married and has three children.

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Coalition MontréalRussell Copeman10,48229.42–
Projet MontréalMichael Simkin9,34826.24+0.23
Vrai changementAndrew Ross7,91822.22–
Équipe Denis CoderreKevin Copps7,88022.12–
Total valid votes35,62897.23–
Total rejected ballots1,0142.77–
Turnout36,64238.74+2.65
Electors on the lists94,587––
Source: Election results, 2013, City of Montreal.
vte2007 Quebec general election: Notre-Dame-de-Grâce
LiberalRussell Copeman14,07761.43−13.16
GreenPeter McQueen3,60515.73+11.15
Parti QuébécoisSophie Fréchette2,42510.58−3.07
Action démocratiqueJulie Clouatre1,6497.20+2.37
Québec solidaireDavid Mandel1,0914.76-
Marxist–LeninistLinda Sullivan690.30+0.02

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