Name Benoit Dorais | Role Political leader | |
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Political party Coalition MontrealVision Montreal (formerly) | ||
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Benoit Dorais is a city councillor from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He has served as the borough mayor of Le Sud-Ouest since 2009. He was a member of Vision Montreal, then from 2013 to 2017 joined Coalition Montréal.
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Dorais was born and raised in the Saint-Henri neighbourhood. Prior to his election as city councillor, Dorais served as a political staff member to former Bloc Québécois MP Thierry St-Cyr. He has also served as a commissioner with the Commission scolaire de Montréal since 2007. He holds a university degree in philosophy and social ethics.
Following Marcel Côté's death on May 26, 2014, Dorais became leader of Coalition Montreal. in 2017 he resigned that role to sit as an independent, before joining Projet Montréal for the 2017 elections.
Dorais is chairman of the City of Montreal committee on social development and Montreal diversity.