Karen Leibovici

Karen Leibovici (born May 27, 1952) is a politician from Edmonton, Alberta.

Karen Leibovici
Karen Leibovici in 2013
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office
1993–2001
Preceded byGrant Mitchell
Succeeded byBob Maskell
ConstituencyEdmonton Meadowlark
Edmonton City Councillor, Ward 1
In office
2001–2010
Preceded byLeroy Chahley, Wendy Kinsella
Succeeded byDual-member wards abolished
Edmonton City Councillor, Ward 5
In office
2010–2013
Preceded byNew single-member ward
Succeeded byMichael Oshry
Personal details
Born (1952-05-27) May 27, 1952
Montreal, Quebec
Political partyAlberta Liberal Party
Spouse(s)Stephen Ivan Zepp
ChildrenAdam Zepp
Alma materMcGill University
OccupationSocial Worker

Following a career as a social worker, Leibovici was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in 1993, representing Edmonton Meadowlark as a member of the Alberta Liberal Party. She held that seat for two terms until her defeat in 2001. While MLA, she held the positions of labour critic, health critic, intergovernmental affairs critic and caucus whip.

In the 2001 Edmonton municipal election she was elected to city council, and was subsequently re-elected in 2004 and 2007 for Ward 1 and 2010 for Ward 5. She has served as chair or vice chair of the community services, executive and transportation and public works committees, and the Edmonton Police Commission.[1]

While on the city council, Leibovici was a board member for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for nine years, and was acclaimed as the president in 2013.[2] She was influential in spearheading the city's 10-year plan to end homelessness, revitalizing retail in west Edmonton, and through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, brokered a $53 billion infrastructure plan with the federal government for funding municipal projects across the country.

2013 municipal election

Leibovici ran for mayor in Edmonton in 2013, against fellow councillors Don Iveson and Kerry Diotte.

Mayor[3]
CandidateVotes%
Don Iveson132,16262.2
Karen Leibovici41,18219.4
Kerry Diotte32,91715.5
Joshua Semotiuk2,5961.2
Gordon Ward2,2481.1
Kristine Acielo1,2920.6

2015 federal election

She was most recently a Liberal Party of Canada candidate in Edmonton West for the 2015 federal election, but lost to Conservative Party candidate Kelly McCauley.

References
  2. "Candidate Profile: Karen Leibovici | CBC News".
  3. City of Edmonton (October 24, 2013). "2013 Official Elections Results" (PDF). Retrieved November 9, 2013.
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