Réjean Gaudreault is a Canadian politician and the former Mayor

Mayor

In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....

 of La Tuque, Mauricie

Mauricie

Mauricie is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making it a prime tourist location. The region has a land area of 35,855.22 km² and a 2006 census population of 258,928 residents...

 in Canada

Canada

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Career

He once served as Mayor of Haute-Mauricie and was a supporter of the province-wide municipal merging of 2001

Municipal reorganization in Quebec

The most recent episode of municipal reorganization in Quebec, Canada, was undertaken in 2002 by the Parti Québécois Government of Quebec, headed by Premier Lucien Bouchard and his successor Bernard Landry....

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He succeeded Gaston Fortin when he won the November 2003 mayoral election against André Duchesneau. He was re-elected in 2005.

Gaudreault claims that even though he generally votes for the Parti Québécois

Parti Québécois

The Parti Québécois is a centre-left political party that advocates national sovereignty for the province of Quebec and secession from Canada. The Party traditionally has support from the labour movement. Unlike many other social-democratic parties, its ties with the labour movement are informal...

, he does not get involved with party politics.

He lost the in the 2009 election to Normand Beaudoin.

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