Lionel Perez | |
|---|---|
| Borough mayor for Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grace | |
| In office November 22, 2012 – November 14, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Michael Applebaum |
| Succeeded by | Russell Copeman |
| Montreal City Councillor for Darlington | |
| In office January 1, 2010 – November 18, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Saulie Zajdel |
| Succeeded by | Stephanie Valenzuela |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) |
| Political party | Union Montréal (2009–2012) Independent (2012–2013) Équipe Denis Coderre (2013–2018) Ensemble Montréal (2018–present)[1] |
| Residence(s) | Montreal, Quebec |
| Occupation | Lawyer, entrepreneur |
Lionel Jonathan Perez (born 1970 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian lawyer, entrepreneur and a former member of Montreal City Council for the Darlington district in Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grace. On November 21, 2012, he was elected borough mayor of Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grace by acclamation, replacing Michael Applebaum after the latter was selected as the new Mayor of Montreal. He is of Sephardi Jewish descent.
Originally elected as a member of Union Montréal, Perez sat as an independent councillor from December 2012 until August 2013, when he affiliated with the new Équipe Denis Coderre.[2] In the 2013 election, he ran for re-election to his original council seat in Darlington rather than as borough mayor, and was re-elected. In 2017, he was re-elected for a third term as City Councillor for Darlington. However, he decided to run for the Borough Mayor position for the 2021 Montreal municipal election under the banner of Ensemble Montréal but was defeated by Projet Montréal candidate, Gracia Kasoki Katahwa.