# Harout Chitilian

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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
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| term_end1        = November 2017
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'''Harout Chitilian''' ([Armenian](/source/Traditional_Armenian_orthography): Հարութ Շիթիլեան) (born in 1980 in [Beirut](/source/Beirut), [Lebanon](/source/Lebanon))<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://princearthurherald.com/fr/entrevues/harout-chitilian-letoile-montante|title=Harout Chitilian : l'étoile montante - Le Prince Arthur|date=2013-09-16|work=Le Prince Arthur|access-date=2017-07-24|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728201557/http://princearthurherald.com/fr/entrevues/harout-chitilian-letoile-montante|archive-date=2017-07-28|url-status=dead}}</ref> is a former [city councillor](/source/Montreal_City_Council) from [Montreal](/source/Montreal), [Quebec](/source/Quebec), Canada, former chairman of the council, he held the position of vice president of the executive committee of Montreal city until his electoral defeat in November 2017.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://lactualite.com/politique/2011/11/21/par-ici-la-releve/|title=Par ici la relève !|last=Fortier|first=Pierre Cayouette et Marco|work=L’actualité|access-date=2017-07-24|language=fr-CA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/642098/comite-executif-montreal-denis-codere|title=Un comité exécutif nouveau, rien pour Projet Montréal {{!}} Élections Grand Montréal|last=ICI.Radio-Canada.ca|first=Zone Politique -|website=Radio-Canada.ca|language=fr-ca|access-date=2017-07-24}}</ref> Originally elected as a member of [Union Montreal](/source/Union_Montreal), Chitilian sat as an independent councillor from December 2012 to August 2013, when he reaffiliated with the new [Équipe Denis Coderre](/source/%C3%89quipe_Denis_Coderre).<ref name=coderre>[https://montrealgazette.com/news/City+councillor+Chitilian+joins+Denis+Coderre/8742665/story.html "City councillor Harout Chitilian joins Denis Coderre"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131011103147/http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/City+councillor+Chitilian+joins+Denis+Coderre/8742665/story.html |date=11 October 2013 }}. ''[The Gazette](/source/The_Gazette_(Montreal))'', August 2, 2013.</ref>

==Biography==
Born in [Beirut](/source/Beirut), [Lebanon](/source/Lebanon) to parents of [Lebanese](/source/Lebanese_people)-[Armenian](/source/Armenian_people) origin, he immigrated to Canada when he was nine years old.<ref>[http://www.azg.am/AM/2012052516 ''Azg'': Հարութ Շիթիլյան. «Քաղաքականություն եմ մտել պատասխանատվության զգացումով»] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526035533/http://www.azg.am/AM/2012052516 |date=26 May 2014 }} (in Armenian)</ref><ref>[http://www.nouvellessaint-laurent.com/Vie-de-quartier/Mosaique-multiculturelle/2010-09-20/article-1778997/L%26rsquo%3Bintegration-par-le-sport-selon-Harout-Chitilian/1 ''Nouvelles Saint-Laurent'': L’intégration par le sport selon Harout Chitilian] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526050353/http://www.nouvellessaint-laurent.com/Vie-de-quartier/Mosaique-multiculturelle/2010-09-20/article-1778997/L%26rsquo%3Bintegration-par-le-sport-selon-Harout-Chitilian/1 |date=26 May 2014 }} (in French)</ref> After studying at [AGBU](/source/Armenian_General_Benevolent_Union)'s École Alex-Manoogian in Montreal,<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.keghart.com/Chitilian_Interview |title=Keghart: Chitilian interview |access-date=11 February 2012 |archive-date=28 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728200924/http://www.keghart.com/Chitilian_Interview |url-status=dead }}</ref> he completed his high school studies at a French language school in the west of Montreal while participating in the city of Montreal sports programs in [swimming](/source/swimming_(sport)), [water polo](/source/water_polo) and [basketball](/source/basketball). In 2004, he graduated with a degree in [engineering](/source/engineering), specializing in [telecommunication](/source/telecommunication), from the [École Polytechnique de Montréal](/source/%C3%89cole_Polytechnique_de_Montr%C3%A9al).<ref name="ville">[http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=7957,88069636&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&id=87344057 Ville de Montréal: Biography of Mr. Harout Chitilian] (in French)</ref>

After graduation, he worked for four years with the Swedish firm [Ericsson](/source/Ericsson), as an international consultant working for various periods in Latin America, Scandinavian countries, Western Europe, United States. From 2007 to 2009, he ran a private consultancy business specializing in the domain of information technology and telecommunication.

In [2009 municipal elections](/source/2009_Montreal_municipal_election), he was elected municipal councillor in the Montreal [borough](/source/Boroughs_of_Montreal) (''[arrondissement](/source/arrondissement)'') of [Ahuntsic-Cartierville](/source/Ahuntsic-Cartierville) under the banner of [Union Montreal](/source/Union_Montreal) from the electoral district of [Bordeaux-Cartierville](/source/Bordeaux-Cartierville).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.keghart.com/Harout_Chitilian_for_Councillor |title=Keghart from ''Courrier Ahuntsic'': Harout Chitilian as Councillor |access-date=11 February 2012 |archive-date=26 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140526122927/http://www.keghart.com/Harout_Chitilian_for_Councillor |url-status=dead }}</ref>

From 2009 until June 2011, he was the president of the municipal council at the City of Montreal, head of the commission of presidency of the city and vice-president of the Consultative Committee of Urbanism in the borough. He was also a member of the executive committee of the Regional Conference of Elected Councilors of Montreal, of the ''Corporation de Développement économique et communautaire de l’arrondissement Ahuntsic-Cartierville'' and Administrative Council of the organisation "MR3 Relève".<ref name="ville"/>

On June 20, 2011, he was elected chairman of the city council of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, replacing the outgoing chairman [Claude Dauphin](/source/Claude_Dauphin_(politician)), and at 30 years was the youngest chairman in the history of the city of Montreal.<ref>[http://www.cyberpresse.ca/actualites/regional/montreal/201106/17/01-4410188-presidence-du-conseil-harout-chitilian-remplacera-claude-dauphin.php ''La Presse'' Montreal: Présidence du conseil: Harout Chitilian remplacera Claude Dauphin] (In French)</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.courrierahuntsic.com/Actualites/News/2011-06-23/article-2607384/Harout-Chitilian,-president-of-the-municipal-council/1 |title=''Courrier Ahuntsic: Harout Chitilian, president of the municipal council'' |access-date=11 February 2012 |archive-date=14 April 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130414122826/http://www.courrierahuntsic.com/Actualites/News/2011-06-23/article-2607384/Harout-Chitilian%2C-president-of-the-municipal-council/1 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20130127020657/http://www.journalmetro.com/linfo/article/893106--harout-chitilian-presidera-le-conseil-municipal ''Montréal Metro'': Harout Chitilian présidera le conseil municipal] (in French)</ref>

In December 2012, he announced he was quitting [Union Montreal](/source/Union_Montreal) without joining any other party, but preferring to become an independent councillor.<ref>[http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/regional/montreal/201212/20/01-4605694-les-independants-desormais-majoritaires-a-montreal.php ''La Presse'': Les indépendants désormais majoritaires à Montréal] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>

Following the resignation of [Michael Applebaum](/source/Michael_Applebaum) in June 2013, Chitilian was a candidate in the council vote to succeed Applebaum as interim [Mayor of Montreal](/source/Mayor_of_Montreal), but lost narrowly to [Laurent Blanchard](/source/Laurent_Blanchard).<ref name=mayor>[https://montrealgazette.com/news/Laurent+Blanchard+interim+mayor+Montreal/8576137/story.html "Laurent Blanchard new interim mayor of Montreal"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628235448/http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Laurent+Blanchard+interim+mayor+Montreal/8576137/story.html |date=2013-06-28 }}. ''[The Gazette](/source/The_Gazette_(Montreal))'', June 25, 2013.</ref>

On November 18, 2013, he got appointed vice-president of the executive committee, in charge of administrative reform, Smart City, technology & information.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/denis-coderre-announces-montreal-s-new-executive-committee-1.2431165|title=Denis Coderre announces Montreal's new executive committee|work=CBC News|accessdate=2017-07-11|language=en}}</ref>

Chitilian lost his seat in the [2017 municipal general election](/source/2017_Montreal_municipal_election) and has become a director of CDPQ Infra, the subsidiary of Quebec's [Caisse de dépôt](/source/Caisse_de_d%C3%A9p%C3%B4t_et_placement_du_Qu%C3%A9bec) created to manage construction of Montreal's [REM](/source/R%C3%A9seau_express_m%C3%A9tropolitain) light rail system.<ref>[https://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2018/08/21/lex-elu-harout-chitilian-rebondit-a-cdpq-infra-1|title=L’ex-élu Harout Chitilian rebondit à CDPQ Infra]</ref>

Between december 2024 and april 2026, Harout Chitilian was General Manager of ATUQ, representing Québec’s ten public urban transit authorities.
==Electoral record==
{{2009 Montreal municipal election/Councillor, Bordeaux-Cartierville}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/portal/page?_pageid=7957,88069636&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL&id=94331601 Ville de Montréal website: Harout Chitilian page]

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Category:Montreal city councillors
Category:1980 births
Category:Living people
Category:Canadian people of Armenian descent
Category:Lebanese emigrants to Canada
Category:People from Ahuntsic-Cartierville
Category:Ethnic Armenian politicians
Category:21st-century Canadian municipal councillors
Category:Politicians from Beirut
Category:Lebanese people of Armenian descent

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