Jean Tremblay (born November 29, 1948) is a Canadian businessman and politician who was mayor of Saguenay, Quebec, Canada from 2002 to 2017. Before that he was mayor of Chicoutimi since 1996. Tremblay received international attention from his fight to maintain the saying of Catholic prayers before city council meeting. The Canadian Supreme Court. In Mouvement laïque québécois v Saguenay (City) (2015) ruled against the city. Tremblay established the position of city ombudsman and initiated the city's first website. He also started use of social media such as Facebook and Twitter.