The Mayor is the highest elected official in Shawinigan, Quebec

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, Canada. Since its incorporation in 1901, the city has had twenty mayors.

#	Mayor	Taking Office	Leaving
1	Vivian Burrill Vivian Burrill Vivian Burrill was a local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He was the first mayor of Shawinigan.He was born in 1854 in Ireland and moved to Canada in 1872....	1901	1902
2	Arthur Dufresne Arthur Dufresne Joseph-Arthur Dufresne was a local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He was the second mayor of Shawinigan.He was born in 1862 in Trois-Rivières, Mauricie...	1902	1902
3	Beaudry Leman Beaudry Leman Beaudry Leman was a local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He was the third mayor of Shawinigan.He was born in 1878 in Montreal and moved to Shawinigan around 1900 or 1901. He was an engineer with the Shawinigan Water & Power Company....	1902	1908
1	Vivian Burrill Vivian Burrill Vivian Burrill was a local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He was the first mayor of Shawinigan.He was born in 1854 in Ireland and moved to Canada in 1872....	1908	1913
4	Joseph-Auguste Frigon Joseph-Auguste Frigon Joseph-Auguste Frigon was a local entrepreneur and politician in the Mauricie area. He served as the fourth Mayor of Shawinigan, Quebec and as Member of the Legislative Assembly.-Municipal Politics:...	1913	1915
5	Edmond Thibaudeau Edmond Thibaudeau Edmond Thibaudeau, also known as L'Orignal à Thibaudeau, was a local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He was the fifth Mayor of Shawinigan, Quebec from 1915 to 1917.He was born in 1872 in Saint-Grégoire, Centre-du-Québec and has Acadian ancestry....	1915	1917
4	Joseph-Auguste Frigon Joseph-Auguste Frigon Joseph-Auguste Frigon was a local entrepreneur and politician in the Mauricie area. He served as the fourth Mayor of Shawinigan, Quebec and as Member of the Legislative Assembly.-Municipal Politics:...	1917	1918
6	Napoléon Désaulniers Napoléon Désaulniers J.-H.-Napoléon Désaulniers was a local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He served two non-consecutive terms as the sixth Mayor of Shawinigan.He was born in 1875 in Nicolet, Centre-du-Québec...	1918	1920
7	Joseph-Alexis Dufresne Joseph-Alexis Dufresne Joseph-Alexis Dufresne was a local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He was the seventh Mayor of Shawinigan from 1920 to 1928.He was born in 1869 near Portneuf, Quebec and was a physician. He moved to Shawinigan in 1901....	1920	1928
6	Napoléon Désaulniers Napoléon Désaulniers J.-H.-Napoléon Désaulniers was a local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He served two non-consecutive terms as the sixth Mayor of Shawinigan.He was born in 1875 in Nicolet, Centre-du-Québec...	1928	1930
8	Albert Gigaire Albert Gigaire Albert Gigaire was a police officer, a businessman and a local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He was the eighth Mayor of Shawinigan from 1930 to 1936.He was born in 1872 in Saint-Barnabé, Mauricie.Gigaire served as a council member from 1918 to 1920....	1930	1936
9	Lucien Bourassa Lucien Bourassa Lucien Bourassa was a local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He was the ninth Mayor of Shawinigan from 1936 to 1937.He was born in 1884 in Saint-Barnabé, Mauricie.Bourassa served as a council member from 1922 to 1926, 1928 to 1930 and 1932 to 1934....	1936	1937
10	Alexandre Gélinas Alexandre Gélinas Alexandre Gélinas was a local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He was the tenth Mayor of Shawinigan from 1937 to 1938.He was born in 1894 in Saint-Barnabé, in the Mauricie region of the province of Québec, Canada, and was married to Laure Lautereur. Although they never had children of their own,...	1937	1938
11	J.A. Bilodeau	1938	1946
12	François Roy François Roy François Roy was a local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He was the 12th Mayor of Shawinigan, Quebec from 1946 to 1954.Roy was born in 1896 in Rivière-des-Prairies, near Montreal. He successfully ran for mayor in 1946 and was re-elected in 1948 and 1951...	1946	1954
13	Gaston Hardy Gaston Hardy Gaston Hardy was a local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He was the 13th Mayor of Shawinigan from 1954 to 1957.He was born in 1917 in Portneuf, Quebec and once lived at 1512, rue Saint-Joseph in the Saint-Marc neighborhood....	1954	1957
14	Armand Foucher Armand Foucher J.-Armand Foucher was a businessman and local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He was the 14th Mayor of Shawinigan from 1957 to 1963.He was born in 1898 in Saint-Paulin, Mauricie....	1957	1963
15	Gérard Dufresne Gérard Dufresne (Shawinigan) Gérard Dufresne was a well-known local politician and a military officer in Shawinigan, Quebec.Born in East Angus, Quebec, Eastern Townships in 1918, he got a degree from the Shawinigan Technical Institute and would later make career as an insurance agent....	1963	1966
16	Maurice Bruneau Maurice Bruneau J.-Maurice Bruneau was a local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He was the 16th Mayor of Shawinigan from 1966 to 1970.He was born in 1908 in Saint-Maurice, Mauricie and once owned a butcher shop on 5e rue...	1966	1970
17	Dominique Grenier Dominique Grenier Dominique Grenier was a local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He was the 17th Mayor of Shawinigan, Quebec from 1970 to 1986.He was born in Shawinigan in 1931.Grenier was a City Councillor from 1969 to 1970...	1970	1986
18	Roland Désaulniers Roland Désaulniers Roland Désaulniers has been a local businessman and politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He was the 18th Mayor of Shawinigan, Quebec from 1986 to 1994.He successfully ran as Mayor of Shawinigan in 1986 and was re-elected in 1990....	1986	1994
19	Lise Landry Lise Landry Lise Landry is a local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. She was the 19th Mayor of the city from 1994 to 2009.-Family and life prior to elective office:She is married. Her husband’s name is Henri...	1994	2009
20	Michel Angers Michel Angers Michel Angers is a local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He is the 20th and current Mayor of the city, having won the 2009 municipal election.-Background:He was born on November 2, 1959 and is from the Grand-Mère section of town....	2009	Current

Officially, elections to the Shawinigan Council are on a non-partisan basis. In recent history however, mayors of Shawinigan have been generally Liberal leaning. Gérard Dufresne, Dominique Grenier, Roland Désaulniers and Lise Landry were or have been card-carrying supporters of the Quebec Liberal Party and the Liberal Party of Canada

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