Education
Université du Québec à Montréal. Université de Montréal.
Université du Québec à Montréal. Université de Montréal.
He has served as the borough mayor of Rosemont–Louisiana Petite-Patrie since 2009. Croteau was born and raised in the north shore suburb of Terrebonne. He received a bachelor"s degree in history, art history and sociology from the Université de Montréal.
He also holds a Master of Business Administration from the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM).
He was a sessional lecturer at UQAM, teaching courses on city management, and is writing his doctoral thesis in urban studies. On June 19, 2013, he declared himself a candidate for the job of interim mayor of Montreal after the resignation of Michael Applebaum.
Elected as a member of the Vision Montreal municipal political party he crossed the floor to Projet Montréal in November 2011.
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.