Lionel Perez (politician)
| Lionel Perez | |
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| Borough mayor for Côte-des-Neiges-Notre-Dame-de-Grace | |
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In office November 22, 2012 – November 14, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Applebaum |
| Succeeded by | Russell Copeman |
| Montreal City Councillor for Darlington | |
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Assumed office January 1, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Saulie Zajdel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 (age 46–47) |
| Political party |
Union Montréal (2009-2012) Independent (2012-2013) Équipe Denis Coderre (2013-present) |
| Residence | Montreal, Quebec |
| Occupation | Lawyer, entrepreneur |
| Religion | Orthodox Judaism |
Lionel Jonathan Perez (born 1970 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian lawyer, entrepreneur and 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.
Originally elected as a member of Union Montréal, Perez sat as an independent councillor from December 2012 until August 2013, when he reaffiliated with the new Équipe Denis Coderre. 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.
Perez holds a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto and a Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.) from the Faculty of Law of the Université de Montréal. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science.
Before being elected, Perez was a practicing lawyer and co-founder of the Canadian legal document filing service company CorporationCentre.ca. Under his guidance, CorporationCentre.ca has garnered much recognition from numerous publications including the PROFIT HOT 50 and PROFIT 100 rankings, both published annually by Profit, Enterprise Magazine and L'Actualité. Perez has also developed an expertise in advising startups and has written on the business and legal aspects of business formation and its impact on small business owners.
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