Michel Prescott
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Michel Prescott | |
|---|---|
| Montreal city councillor for the District of Jeanne-Mance | |
| In office 1982–2009 | |
| Preceded by | Sidney Stevens |
| Succeeded by | Richard Bergeron |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Montreal Citizens' Movement |
Michel Prescott is a Canadian politician and was a city councillor in Montreal, Quebec for 27 years.
Prescott was a member of the progressive Montreal Citizens' Movement, also known as Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Montréal (RCM) in French. He was elected to Montreal's city council in 1982 against Civic incumbent Sidney Stevens in the district of Jeanne-Mance. Prescott was re-elected in 1986, 1990, 1994 and 1998. He sat as an independent from September 1992 until 1997.
Party leader
In 1998 Prescott lost the RCM nomination for the mayoral election against Thérèse Daviau.[1] But soon after, Daviau left the party and announced that she would support Jacques Duchesneau for mayor.[2] Prescott took over as RCM nominee and Leader of the Opposition.
