Luc Rabouin
Luc Rabouin | |
|---|---|
Rabouin in 2019 | |
| Mayor of Plateau-Mont-Royal | |
| Assumed office 17 October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Luc Ferrandez |
| Leader of Projet Montréal | |
| Assumed office 15 March 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Valérie Plante |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Projet Montréal |
| Residence(s) | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Alma mater | Université de Montréal |
Luc Rabouin is a Canadian politician who has been the leader of Projet Montréal since March 2025. He is the mayor of the Montreal borough of Plateau-Mont-Royal and president of the executive council of the City of Montreal. He is responsible for finance, economic development and education in the administration of Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante.[1][2]
Biography
Education
Rabouin has a bachelor's degree in psychosociology of communication at the University of Quebec in Montreal, in local economic development at Concordia University, and in political science as part of his master's degree at the University of Montreal.[3][4][5]
Mayor of Plateau-Mont-Royal
Rabouin was elected mayor of Plateau-Mont-Royal in a by-election on October 6, 2019, following the resignation of his predecessor, Luc Ferrandez. Rabouin was easily elected, obtaining 67% of the votes against Ensemble Montréal candidate Jean-Pierre Szaraz (17.3%) and Vrai changement pour Montréal candidate Marc-Antoine Desjardins (15.6%).
The mayor was re-elected with a larger majority in the 2021 Montreal municipal election, garnering 74.6% of the vote against Shant Karabajak of Ensemble Montréal (18%) and Daniel Vazquez of Mouvement Montréal (7.4%).[6][7][8]
Leader of Projet Montréal
On December 12, 2024, Rabouin announced his intention to run for the leadership of Projet Montréal, following incumbent leader and mayor Valérie Plante's announcement that she would not seek a third term as mayor. He is the second to announce his candidacy for the race, after the former president of the party, Guedwig Bernier. He won the leadership race in the fourth round, with 59.2% of the vote.[9][10][11]
See also
References
- ^ Ruel-Manseau, Audrey (6 October 2019). "Plateau-Mont-Royal: Luc Rabouin succède à Luc Ferrandez" – via www.lapresse.ca.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 October 2019.
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- ^ "Luc Rabouin". Faculté des arts et des sciences - Université de Montréal (in French). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ Foy, Megan (15 March 2025). "Course à la direction: Luc Rabouin élu prochain chef de Projet Montréal" – via www.lapresse.ca.
- ^ Ducas, Isabelle; Ouellette-Vézina, Henri; Martel, Éric (23 October 2024). "Départ de Valérie Plante: La mairesse ne peut " garantir le même niveau d'énergie " pour quatre ans de plus" – via www.lapresse.ca.
- ^ Yves Saindon (2019). Rapport officiel du recensement des votes (PDF). Montréal: Élections Montréal. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ "Résultats de l'élection municipale". Élections Québec (in Canadian French). 16 November 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ Corriveau, Jeanne (12 December 2024). "Luc Rabouin se lance dans la course à la chefferie de Projet Montréal". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ ICI.Radio-Canada.ca, Zone Politique- (9 December 2024). "L'ancien président de Projet Montréal se lance dans la course à la chefferie". Radio-Canada (in Canadian French). Retrieved 12 December 2024.
- ^ North, Harry (15 March 2025). "Plateau mayor Luc Rabouin wins race to lead Projet Montréal". The Gazette. Retrieved 16 March 2025.