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Louise Roy (writer)
Louise Roy may refer to: * Louise Roy (politician) * Louise Roy (administrator) (born 1947) * Louise Roy (Natural Law candidate) {{human name disambiguation, Roy, Louise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Roy (politician)
Louise Roy is a former politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was a member of the Montreal city council from 1994 to 1998 and served as president of the Montreal Citizens' Movement (MCM) party. Since retiring from politics she has served in some managerial roles. She is not to be confused with another Louise Roy, who is the chancellor of the Université de Montréal and has served as president of the Montreal Urban Community Transit Corp. and chair of the Montreal Arts Council. The other Louise Roy was also an MCM supporter and was sometimes rumoured as a mayoral candidate for the party. Early life and career Roy was an activist in 1980, campaigning for bicycle lanes in Montreal. She later served as president of the Tour de l'ile de Montreal, worked with Cirque du Soleil, and led a regional tourist association in the Lac-Saint-Jean area. She was chosen as MCM president in February 1994 and, in her first press conference, argued that the traditionally social democratic party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Roy (administrator)
Louise Roy (born 1947 in Quebec City) is an administrator in Quebec, Canada. She is currently the chancellor of the Université de Montréal as well as Chairman of the university. Education She holds a B.S. in Sociology from the University of Montreal (1971); a Masters of Science from the University of Wisconsin (1972); and a PhD in Sociology, also from the University of Wisconsin (1974). Career Her career has included positions in academia, government, and private industry. She was a professor at the Université de Montréal from 1978 to 1981. Prior to 1985, she held various jobs in government. From 1985 to 1992 she was president of the ''Societé de transport de la communauté urbaine de Montréal'', predecessor to today's Société de transport de Montréal. In 1992–93, she was vice-president of the La Laurentienne group, a banking and insurance company, which was sold in 1993 to Groupe Desjardins. From 1994 to 1997, she was executive vice-president of Air France in Paris. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Roy (Natural Law Candidate)
The Natural Law Party of Quebec ran thirty-five candidates in the 1998 Quebec provincial election, none of whom were elected. Information about these candidates may be found on this page. Candidates Berthier: Louise Roy Louise Roy received 268 votes (0.72%), finishing fifth against Parti Québécois incumbent Gilles Baril. She is not to be confused with a better known Montreal administrator of the same name. Brome—Missisquoi: Jean-Charles Rouleau Jean-Charles Rouleau became active with the transcendental meditation movement in 1984 and identifies as an Ayurvedic scholar. He received 194 votes (0.61%), finishing fourth against Liberal Party incumbent Pierre Paradis. Louis-Hébert: Jean Cerigo Jean Cerigo was a Natural Law Party candidate in one federal and two provincial elections. He has lectured on transcendental meditation. In 2003, he led a group of the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's Montreal followers in a bid to construct a twelve-thousand square-foot "peace palace" on the West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |