Pierre DesMarais was a Canadian politician who served as a member of the Montreal City Council from 1940 to 1950.
DesMarais ran for a seat on the Montreal City Council in 1940 and won.
He co-founded the Civic Action League in 1951, with other good government activists who were known as the Public Morality Committee.
[1][2] He served as chairman of the Montreal Executive Committee during Drapeau's first term as mayor from 1954 to 1957.
[3] In 1960, he lost the support of Jean Drapeau who founded the Civic Party of Montreal and lost his bid for re-election.