Karen Leibovici

For the French sailor, see Karen Leibovici (sailor).

Karen Leibovici
Karen Leibovici in 2013
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
In office 1993–2001
Preceded by	Grant Mitchell
Succeeded by	Bob Maskell
Constituency	Edmonton Meadowlark
Edmonton City Councillor, Ward 1
In office 2001–2010 Serving with Stephen Mandel, Linda Sloan
Preceded by	Leroy Chahley, Wendy Kinsella
Succeeded by	Dual-member wards abolished
Edmonton City Councillor, Ward 5
In office 2010–2013
Preceded by	New single-member ward
Succeeded by	Michael Oshry
Personal details
Born	(1952-05-27) May 27, 1952 Montreal, Quebec
Political party	Alberta Liberal Party
Spouse	Stephen Ivan Zepp
Children	Adam Zepp
Alma mater	McGill University
Occupation	Social Worker

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

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.

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. 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

Candidate	Votes	%
Don Iveson	132,162	62.2
Karen Leibovici	41,182	19.4
Kerry Diotte	32,917	15.5
Joshua Semotiuk	2,596	1.2
Gordon Ward	2,248	1.1
Kristine Acielo	1,292	0.6

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.