Luc Rabouin is a Canadian politician who has been the leader of

Projet Montréal Projet Montréal (officially Projet Montréal - Équipe Luc Rabouin) is a progressive, environmentalist municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 2004, it is led by Luc Rabouin and holds a majority of seats on Montre ...

since March 2025. He is the mayor of the

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borough of

Plateau-Mont-Royal Le Plateau-Mont-Royal () is a Montreal borough, borough (''arrondissement'') of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The borough takes its name from its location on a plateau, on the eastern side of Mount Royal and overlooking downtown Montreal ...

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

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Biography

Education

Rabouin has a

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...

in psychosociology of communication at the

University of Quebec in Montreal A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Univ ...

, in local economic development at

Concordia University Concordia University () is a Public university, public English-language research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Founded in 1974 following the merger of Loyola College (Montreal), Loyola College and Sir George Williams Universit ...

, and in political science as part of his master's degree at the

University of Montreal A university () is an institution of tertiary education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. ''University'' is derived from the Latin phrase , which roughly means "community of teachers and scholars". Univ ...

Mayor of Plateau-Mont-Royal

Rabouin was elected mayor of

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 Ensemble Montréal is a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Its elected officials are present in many districts in Montreal and represent the boroughs of Montréal-Nord (mayor, Christine Black), Saint-Léonard (mayor, Michel ...

candidate Jean-Pierre Szaraz (17.3%) and

Vrai changement pour Montréal Vrai changement pour Montréal () was a municipal political party in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The party's leader was Justine McIntyre. Origins and 2013 campaign Vrai changement was founded by Mélanie Joly in September 2013 to contest the 2013 ...

candidate Marc-Antoine Desjardins (15.6%). The mayor was re-elected with a larger majority in the

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, garnering 74.6% of the vote against Shant Karabajak of Ensemble Montréal (18%) and Daniel Vazquez of Mouvement Montréal (7.4%).

Leader of Projet Montréal

On December 12, 2024, Rabouin announced his intention to run for the leadership of

, 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.

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