▁a ▁Canadian ▁politician . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Quebec ▁and ▁a ▁City ▁Coun c ill or ▁in ▁Montreal , ▁Quebec . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Montreal ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁and ▁owned ▁a ▁car ▁deal ership . ▁ ▁City ▁Coun c ill or ▁ ▁Sau v age au ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁Council ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 2 . ▁ ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁run ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁C iv ic ▁Party ▁of ▁Montreal ▁and ▁represented ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Mer cier . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁he ▁was ▁his ▁party ' s ▁House ▁Wh ip ▁and ▁also ▁served ▁as ▁Mayor ▁Pro ▁Temp ore ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁ ▁He ▁successfully ▁ran ▁as ▁a ▁Union ▁N ationale ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁Bour get ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁provincial ▁election . ▁ ▁He ▁lost ▁his ▁bid ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁provincial ▁election ▁against ▁Parti ▁Qu éb é co is ▁candidate ▁Camil le ▁Laur in . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁ran ▁as ▁a ▁R al li ement ▁cr éd it iste ▁du ▁Québec