J.-Maurice Bruneau was a local politician in Shawinigan, Quebec. He was the 16th Mayor of

Shawinigan Shawinigan () is a city located on the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada. It had a population of 49,349 as of the 2016 Canadian census. Shawinigan is also a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) an ...

from 1966 to 1970. He was born in 1908 in Saint-Maurice,

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 35,860.05 km² (13,845.64 sq mi) and a popu ...

and once owned a butcher shop on 5^e rue (Fifth Street). He was a member of the Richelieu Club and the Chamber of Commerce. Bruneau served as a council member from 1957 to 1966. He ran for mayor in Shawinigan in 1966 against incumbent

Gérard Dufresne F. Gérard Dufresne, (1918 – 27 January 2013 ) was a well-known local politician and a military officer in Shawinigan, Quebec. Born in East Angus, Quebec, Estrie, Eastern Townships in 1918, he got a degree from the Shawinigan Technical Institu ...

and won. Under his administration, the Centre des Arts (2100, boulevard des Hêtres) was completed. Bruneau ran for re-election in 1970, but was defeated by council member

Dominique Grenier Dominique Grenier (born 1931) 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. He successfully ran ...

. He died in 2004.J.-Maurice Bruneau (1908-2004), profesion : épicier, citoyen impliqué dans son milieu, Société d'histoire et de généalogie de Shawinigan
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1908 births 2004 deaths Mayors of Shawinigan {{Quebec-mayor-stub

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