François Croteau
François Croteau is a city councillor from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He has served as the borough mayor of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie since 2009. Elected as a member of the Vision Montreal municipal political party he crossed the floor to Projet Montréal in November 2011.
Croteau was born and raised in the north shore suburb of Terrebonne.
He received a bachelor's degree in history, art history and sociology from the Université de Montréal. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from the Université du Québec à Montréal. He was a session lecturer at UQAM, teaching courses on city management, and also earned a Doctorate in Urban Governance. He has also served as a political staff member of Nicolas Girard the Parti Québécois MNA for Gouin prior to being elected to city council.
On June 19, 2013, he declared himself a candidate for the job of interim mayor of Montreal after the resignation of Michael Applebaum. However, in the council session on June 25 to select the new interim mayor, Croteau withdrew his candidacy before the vote, supporting eventual winner Laurent Blanchard.
