Gérald Tremblay (1942- ) is a Canadian (Quebecois) politician and the mayor of the city of Montreal. He came into power in Montreal after a particularly controversial merging of the towns that made up the MUC (Montreal Urban Community) into the megacity caused his rival to lose voter confidence. His municipal politcal party is known as the Montreal Island Citizens Union. His election campaign was based on re-evaluating the merger. Canada is a sovereign state in northern North America, the northern-most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ... In Canadian English, a Québécois (IPA: ) is a native or resident of the province of Quebec, Canada, especially a French-speaking one. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics. ... A mayor (Latin maīor better) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ... This article needs cleanup. ... Megacity, megapolis, or megalopolis is a general term for cities together with their suburbs or recognized metropolitan areas usually with a total population in excess of 10 million people. ...

Since he took office, he has streamlined the city's operations but generally keeps to himself. He is known for avoiding the media, but still enjoys a high popularity. Before becoming mayor he had a long career in business and in politics. For other uses of the word Media see media (disambiguation). ...

He was admitted to the Québec Bar in 1970 and later received an MBA from the Harvard Business School. He was in senior management in several financial institutions in Québec until 1989, when he was elected to the National Assembly and served as Minister of Industry, Commerce, Science and Technology til 1994, in the government of Robert Bourassa. Harvard Business School (HBS) is one of the graduate schools of Harvard University, and is one of the worlds leading management schools. ... This article describes the Canadian province. ... The National Assembly is the name of either a legislature, or the lower house of a bicameral legislature in some countries. ... 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... A portrait of Robert Bourassa, taken during his second term as premier of Quebec (1985–1994). ...

From about 1994 to his election as mayor in 2001, he was a successful entrepreneur, setting up a chain of specialty boutiques called Dans un Jardin which sold mostly perfume, but also jam, and a few other minute delicacies which come in small tins or bottles. He was also on the board of directors of several corporations. For the book Perfume by Patrick Süskind, see Perfume (book). ... For other meanings of the word jam, see Jam (disambiguation) Jam from berries Jam is a type of fruit preserve. ...

Pierre Bourque was once the mayor of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... This is a list of mayors of Montreal, Quebec. ...