Stéphane Boyer (; born ) is a Canadian politician. He was elected as mayor of

Laval, Quebec Laval is a city in Quebec, Canada. It is in the southwest of the province, north of Montreal. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third-largest city in the province after Montreal and Quebec City, and the thirteenth largest city in Can ...

in the 2021 mayoral election, succeeding Marc Demers. Elected at the age of 33, he is the youngest mayor in the history of the city.

Biography

Boyer grew up in the

Pont-Viau Pont-Viau () is a district in the southern part of Laval, Quebec, Canada. It was a town before August 6, 1965. It was named after Viau Bridge, which links it to Ahuntsic-Cartierville in Montreal, Quebec. Geography It is delineated by the Rivi ...

neighbourhood of Laval. He is a graduate of a political communications program at

Université du Québec à Montréal The (UQAM; ), is a French language, French-language public university, public research university based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is the largest constituent element of the system. UQAM was founded on April 9, 1969, by the government o ...

. Before being elected as mayor, Boyer was a city councillor representing District 4 ( Duvernay–

) on Laval City Council. He was first elected to council in the 2013 municipal elections and was re-elected in 2017. As a city councillor, he was involved in a number of local issues, including the upgrading of the entrance of the Viau Bridge. He then took on more responsibility as part of the city's executive council, eventually becoming the committee's vice president. He became leader of the Mouvement lavallois party in April 2021. Boyer also wrote a book called "''Un Monde de Différences''" ("A world of differences") and co-wrote "''11 brefs essais pour des villes résilientes et durables''" ("11 brief essays for resilient and sustainable cities").

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External links

Official website
Mayors of Laval, Quebec Université du Québec à Montréal alumni 1980s births Living people Year of birth uncertain 21st-century mayors of places in Quebec {{Quebec-mayor-stub