# Michel Leduc

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'''Michel Leduc''' (July 4, 1941 – September 14, 2012) was a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) [doctor](/source/physician) and [politician](/source/politician). Leduc served as the [Mayor](/source/Mayor) of former borough of [LaSalle, Quebec](/source/LaSalle%2C_Quebec), from 1983 until December 31, 2001.<ref name=cbc>{{cite news|title=Former LaSalle mayor Michel Leduc dies |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/former-lasalle-mayor-michel-leduc-dies-1.1272494 |work=[CBC News](/source/CBC_News) |date=2012-09-15|access-date=2012-09-19}}</ref><ref name=ctv>{{cite news|title=Longtime LaSalle Mayor Michel Leduc dies |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/longtime-lasalle-mayor-michel-leduc-dies/ |work=[CTV News](/source/CTV_News) |date=2012-09-15|access-date=2012-09-19}}</ref> Leduc was the last Mayor of LaSalle.<ref name=cbc/> The borough was annexed by the neighbouring city of Montreal on January 1, 2002.<ref name=cbc/> He was born in [Châteauguay](/source/Ch%C3%A2teauguay), [Quebec](/source/Quebec).<ref>{{cite web|author=CA |url=http://www.montrealexpress.ca/Actualites/Vos-nouvelles/2012-09-17/article-3076824/L%26rsquoex-maire-Michel-Leduc-s%26rsquoeteint,-victime-du-cancer/1 |title=L’ex-maire Michel Leduc s’éteint, victime du cancer - Vos nouvelles - Montréal Express |publisher=Montrealexpress.ca |access-date=2012-09-20}}</ref>

Leduc was a doctor before entering politics.<ref name=cbc/> He was first elected Mayor of LaSalle in 1983 and won re-election four times.<ref name=cbc/> Under Leduc, LaSalle became the first major Quebec city to launch a large, far-reaching recycling program.<ref name=cbc/> The CEGEP André-Laurendreau [sports complex](/source/sports_complex) and the Aquadome aquatic centre were both constructed during his tenure.<ref name=cbc/> Leduc served as Mayor until December 31, 2001; the city of LaSalle was [annexed](/source/annexed) by neighboring Montreal on January 1, 2002.<ref name=cbc/>
 
Leduc died from cancer in [Salaberry-de-Valleyfield](/source/Salaberry-de-Valleyfield), [Quebec](/source/Quebec), on September 14, 2012, at the age of 71.<ref name=cbc/>

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