Julie Lemieux is a Canadian politician, who was elected mayor of Très-Saint-Rédempteur, Quebec in the 2017 Quebec municipal elections.[1] She is the village's first female mayor, and the first transgender person elected to the mayoralty of any municipality in Canada.[2]
Julie Lemieux | |
|---|---|
| Born | Drummondville, Quebec |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Mayor, Politician |
| Years active | 2013–present |
Formerly from Drummondville, Lemieux previously worked as a cabinetmaker, and first moved to Très-Saint-Rédempteur in 2009.[2] She was first drawn into politics as part of a successful campaign to preserve the village's closed Roman Catholic church, which was formerly slated for demolition, as a community and cultural centre,[2] and was first elected to the municipal council in the 2013 municipal election.[3] Her mayoral campaign planks included improving communications between elected officials and residents in the village,[3] and permitting village residents to keep backyard chickens.[2] She received 48 per cent of the vote on election day, to just 23 per cent for incumbent mayor Jean Lalonde.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Small Quebec municipality elects Canada's first openly transgender mayor". CTV News, November 11, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "'We're writing history': Canada's 1st trans mayor elected in village west of Montreal". CBC News Montreal, November 10, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Elle est la première mairesse trans au Canada". Le Journal de Montréal, November 10, 2017.
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