Michael Fainstat

Michael Fainstat (29 August 1923 – 29 December 2010) ^[1] was a Canadian politician and a City Councillor in Montreal, Quebec.

Background[]

In the early seventies he became a founding member of the progressive Montreal Citizens' Movement, also known as Rassemblement des citoyens et citoyennes de Montréal (RCM) in French.

City Councillor[]

He was elected to Montreal's City Council in 1974 against Civic incumbent James Bellin with 17 other RCM candidates and represented the district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce.

He was the only RCM candidate to win a seat in 1978. He was re-elected in the district of La-Confédération in 1982 and 1986.

Chairman of the Executive Committee[]

He served as Montreal's Chairman of the Executive Committee from 1986 to 1990.

He was re-elected in the district of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce in 1990, but resigned in 1991. He was succeeded by Democratic Coalition candidate Claudette Demers-Godley on the City Council.

Death[]

Fainstat died on December 29, 2010, due to Parkinson's disease. A commemoration of his life was held on January 9, 2011.^[2]

Footnotes[]

^ Montreal politician helped to unseat Jean Drapeau Globe and Mail 2011-01-25
^ "Michael Fainstat dies at 87". CBC News. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-03.

Political offices
Preceded by Yvon Lamarre (Civic Party)	Chairman of the Executive Committee 1986–1990	Succeeded by Léa Cousineau (RCM)
Preceded by Arnold Bennett (RCM)	City Councillor, District of Notre-Dame-de-Grâce 1990–1991	Succeeded by

[1] Montreal politician helped to unseat Jean Drapeau Globe and Mail 2011-01-25

[2] "Michael Fainstat dies at 87". CBC News. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 2011-01-03.

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