François William Croteau (born January 29, 1972) is a former member of the Montreal City Council and the mayor of the Borough of Rosemont–La Petite–Patrie, an office to which he was first elected in 2009.
[3][1] He was a session lecturer at UQAM, teaching courses on city management,[2][3][1] and also earned a Doctorate in Urban Governance.
[4] 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.
[2] On June 19, 2013, he declared himself a candidate for the job of interim mayor of Montreal after the resignation of Michael Applebaum.
[5] 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.