Alan DeSousa (born 1959) is a

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from

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, Canada. He is also the borough mayor of Saint-Laurent, and the former chairman of the

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. He is currently vice-chairman in charge of sustainable development, the environment, parks and green spaces. He was a member of the

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majority municipal party until its dissolution in 2013. By profession he is a chartered accountant. On June 19, 2013, he declared himself a candidate for the job of interim mayor of Montreal after the resignation of

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. However, in the council session on June 25 to select the new interim mayor, DeSousa withdrew his candidacy before the vote, endorsing

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Background

Born in

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to a

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family, his family immigrated to Canada when he was a teenager. Alan DeSousa has lived in Saint-Laurent for over 35 years. He is married to Florence Beaudet and has two sons, Martin and Victor. DeSousa completed a Bachelor of Commerce from

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in 1981. DeSousa also graduated from

Vanier College Vanier College ( French: ''Collège Vanier'') is an English-language public college located in the Saint-Laurent borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It was founded in 1970 as the second English-language public college of Quebec's public colle ...

in 1978 with a Commerce degree. By profession DeSousa is a chartered accountant. In 1984, he was named to the Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec, and in 2005 was given the honorary title of ''Fellow''. He has previously served as

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, Corporate Finance, of BioChem Pharma, and has worked at

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as an expert on corporate and international taxation. Prior to its merger with Montreal, DeSousa was a city councillor with the former city of Saint-Laurent since 1990. In November 2001, he became borough mayor of Saint-Laurent, a position that he has retained for five consecutive terms. He serves on Montreal's Executive Committee, with the responsibility of sustainable development. In 2004, economic development was added to his responsibilities.

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Alan DeSousa, City of Montreal
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