Magda (Bîrsan) Popeanu (born May 20, 1956) is a

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politician. She was born in

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, and graduated from

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High School in Iași. After getting a BA in Electronics Engineering from Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași in 1980 she worked in computer sciences. Popeanu was a 1989 Romanian revolutionary. She immigrated to Canada in 1992. She taught computer engineering for Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys for many years. Popeanu was a candidate for Projet Montréal in the 2005 and 2009 elections in Côte-des-Neiges district where she obtained 16% and 31.6% of the vote, respectively. Popeanu has served as the president of Projet Montréal since 2006. Popeanu currently serves as a member of Montreal City Council, representing the district of Côte-des-Neiges in the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. Popeanu has served on Montreal city council since 2013.

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1956 births People from Târgoviște Living people Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași alumni Romanian revolutionaries Romanian activists Romanian women activists Romanian emigrants to Canada Montreal city councillors Women municipal councillors in Quebec 21st-century Canadian municipal councillors 21st-century Canadian women politicians {{Quebec-politician-stub