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Soraya Martinez Ferrada

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Martínez and the second or maternal family name is Ferrada.

Her Worship the Honourable
Soraya Martínez Ferrada
PC
Martínez Ferrada in 2025
46th Mayor of Montreal
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 13, 2025
Preceded byValérie Plante
Leader of Ensemble Montréal
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 28, 2025
Preceded byAref Salem
Minister of Tourism
In office
July 26, 2023 – February 5, 2025
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byRandy Boissonnault
Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
In office
July 26, 2023 – February 5, 2025
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byPascale St-Onge
Succeeded byPascale St-Onge
Member of Parliament
for Hochelaga
In office
October 21, 2019 – March 23, 2025
Preceded byMarjolaine Boutin-Sweet
Succeeded byMarie-Gabrielle Ménard
Montreal City Councillor
In office
November 6, 2005 – November 2, 2009
Preceded byPaolo Tamburello
Succeeded byFrantz Benjamin
ConstituencySaint-Michel
Personal details
BornSoraya Marisel Martínez Ferrada
(1972-08-28) August 28, 1972 (age 53)
Santiago, Chile
Party
Other political
affiliations
SpousePascal Delinois
Residence(s)Saint-Michel, Montreal,[1] Quebec, Canada
Alma materHEC Montréal (MM)

Soraya Marisel Martínez Ferrada[2] (born August 28, 1972) is a Chilean-Canadian politician who has served as the mayor of Montreal and leader of Ensemble Montréal since 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, she previously served as the member of Parliament for Hochelaga from 2019 to 2025, and as a federal Cabinet minister from 2023 to 2025.

Early life

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Martínez Ferrada was born on August 28, 1972 in Santiago, Chile, to Omar Martínez Prieto and Maritza Inés Ferrada Videla.[2] Her family moved to Canada in 1980, fleeing the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.[3] Martínez Ferrada lived in the East End of Montreal Saint-Michel district, as well as Longueuil and Pointe-aux-Trembles. She graduated from HEC Montréal in 2005, with a Master of Management (MM) degree.[4]

Political career

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In the 2005 Montreal municipal election, Martínez Ferrada was elected to the city council for the electoral district of Saint-Michel as a member of Union Montréal. In 2007, she joined Vision Montréal, serving until 2009 when she lost to Union Montréal candidate Frantz Benjamin. From 2009 to 2013, Martínez Ferrada worked for Vision Montréal and in the office of Louise Harel.[5] In the 2013 Montreal municipal election, Martínez Ferrada ran to be the borough mayor of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension with Coalition Montréal, placing second to Anie Samson of Équipe Denis Coderre pour Montréal. Prior to her election to the House of Commons, Martínez Ferrada worked as a community Parliament Hill staffer in Mélanie Joly's office.[6]

A member of the Liberal Party, Martínez Ferrada ran as the party's candidate in Hochelaga in the 2019 Canadian federal election. She gained her seat from the New Democratic Party, by a tight margin over the Bloc Québécois.[7] It was the first time the riding had been won by a Liberal since Jean-Claude Malépart had won it in 1988.

Following her election in 2019, Martínez Ferrada was appointed as parliamentary secretary to the minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, Marco Mendicino.[4][8]

After being re-elected in the 2021 Canadian federal election, Martínez Ferrada was appointed minister of tourism and minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec in 2023.[9]

On February 6, 2025, Martínez Ferrada announced she would stand down at the 2025 Canadian federal election.[10]

Mayor of Montreal (2025–present)

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In February 2025, Martínez Ferrada resigned from the Cabinet and as the Liberal Party national campaign co-chair to seek the leadership of the Ensemble Montréal. She was elected leader by acclamation on February 28, 2025, becoming the party's candidate for mayor in the 2025 Montreal municipal election.[11] In May 2025, she apologized after it was reported that she accepted an illegal security deposit from a tenant renting her family home.[12]

Martínez Ferrada focused her mayoral campaign on housing and affordability,[13] and promised a review of the city's bike lanes.[14] She was endorsed by Équipe Anjou and the city's business community.[15][16]

Martínez Ferrada was elected mayor on November 2, 2025, defeating Luc Rabouin of Projet Montréal. Her party also won a majority of seats on the Montreal City Council. She is the first Latin American Canadian to serve as the city's mayor.[17]

Martínez Ferrada was sworn in as mayor on November 13, 2025.[18]

Personal life

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She is married to Pascal Delinois, and lives in the Saint-Michel neighbourhood of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension in Montreal.[19]

Electoral record

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Federal

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2021 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Soraya Martínez Ferrada 18,197 38.14 +4.19 $93,080.02
Bloc Québécois Simon Marchand 15,089 31.63 -1.71 $47,805.08
New Democratic Catheryn Roy-Goyette 9,723 20.38 -0.91 $36,496.68
Conservative Aime Calle Cabrera 2,221 4.66 +0.17 none listed
People's Marc-André Doucet-Beauchamp 1,081 2.27 +1.56 $0.00
Green Zachary Lavarenne 965 2.02 -2.92 $0.00
Rhinoceros Alan Smithee 238 0.50 -0.09 none listed
Communist Michelle Paquette 108 0.22 +0.03 $0.00
Marxist–Leninist Christine Dandenault 82 0.17 -0.03 $0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit 47,706 – – $110,275.75
Total rejected ballots 867
Turnout 61.63 -5.17
Registered voters 78,814
Liberal hold Swing +2.96
Source: Elections Canada[20]
2019 Canadian federal election: Hochelaga
Party Candidate Votes % ±% Expenditures
Liberal Soraya Martínez Ferrada 18,008 33.95 +4.03 $79,299.74
Bloc Québécois Simon Marchand 17,680 33.34 +5.61 none listed
New Democratic Catheryn Roy-Goyette 11,451 21.59 -9.30 $44,334.97
Green Robert D. Morais 2,618 4.94 +1.75 none listed
Conservative Christine Marcoux 2,381 4.49 -2.36 $4,785.89
People's Stepan Balatsko 377 0.71 – none listed
Rhinoceros Chinook Blais-Leduc 314 0.59 -0.20 none listed
Marxist–Leninist Christine Dandenault 107 0.20 -0.08 none listed
Communist JP Fortin 107 0.19 -0.15 $865.68
Total valid votes/expense limit 53,037 98.32
Total rejected ballots 907 1.68 +0.02
Turnout 53,944 65.09 +1.56
Eligible voters 82,881
Liberal gain from New Democratic Swing +6.66
Source: Elections Canada[21][22]

Municipal

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2025 Montreal municipal election: Mayor
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ensemble Montréal Soraya Martinez Ferrada 178,618 43.40
Projet Montréal Luc Rabouin 144,235 35.05
Action Montréal Gilbert Thibodeau 41,818 10.16 +9.13
Transition Montréal Craig Sauvé 34,787 8.45
Futur Montréal Jean-François Kacou 8,723 2.12
Independent Fang Hu 1,202 0.29 +0.04
Independent Jean Duval 1,187 0.29 +0.02
Independent Katy Le Rougetel 995 0.24
Total valid votes 411,565 97.73
Total rejected ballots 9,550 2.27
Turnout 421,115 37.07 -1.25
Eligible voters 1,135,883
2013 Montreal municipal election: Borough Mayor:Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Équipe Denis Coderre Anie Samson 12,395 35.61 –
Projet Montréal Nathalie Goulet 11,665 33.52 +10.46
Coalition Montréal Soraya Martinez Ferrada 5,447 15.65 new
Vrai changement Béatrice Zako 5,296 15.22 new
Total valid votes/expense limit 34,803 95.67 –
Total rejected ballots 1,576 4.33 +0.41
Turnout 36,379 42.08 +3.43
Eligible voters 86,454 – –
2009 Montreal municipal election: City Councillor-Saint-Michel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Union Montreal Frantz Benjamin 2,898 43.41 -1.80
Vision Montreal Soraya Martinez Ferrada 2,478 37.12 -5.86
Projet Montréal Jack Thierry Morency 891 13.35 +1.54
Montréal Ville-Marie Valentino Nelson 409 6.13 –
Total valid votes/expense limit 6,676 93.38 –
Total rejected ballots 435 6.12 –
Turnout 7,111 32.66 –
Eligible voters 21,770 – –
2005 Montreal municipal election: City Councillor-Saint-Michel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Citizens Union Soraya Martinez Ferrada 2,883 45.21 +15.59
Vision Montreal Nicole Roy-Arcelin 2,741 42.98 -22.26
Projet Montréal Eric Daoust 1,965 23.39 new
Total valid votes/expense limit 6,377 100.00 –
Total rejected ballots – – –
Turnout – – –
Eligible voters – – –

References

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  1. ^ "Search For Contributions". Elections Canada. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Padrón electoral, comuna de Providencia, plebiscito constitucional de 2022" (PDF). República de Chile Servicio Electoral (in Spanish). 2022. p. 1087. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 19, 2025. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  3. ^ "Hon. Soraya Martinez Ferrada, P.C., M.P." (PDF). Liberal Party of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 28, 2025. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Soraya Martinez Ferrada". Office of the Prime Minister. Government of Canada. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  5. ^ Beauchemin, Félix-Antoine (November 4, 2025). "Who is Soraya Martinez Ferrada?". The Concordian. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  6. ^ Ryckewaert, Laura (October 30, 2019). "From staffer to MP: five former Hill staffers among newly elected". The Hill Times. Archived from the original on December 19, 2025. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  7. ^ Giguère, Ugo (November 5, 2019). "Bloc Québécois concedes Liberal win in Hochelaga, ending recount". The Gazette. The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on December 19, 2025. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  8. ^ "Prime Minister welcomes new parliamentary secretaries" (Press release). Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Office of the Prime Minister. Cision. December 12, 2019. Archived from the original on December 19, 2025. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  9. ^ Tunney, Catharine (July 26, 2023). "Trudeau overhauls his cabinet, drops 7 ministers and shuffles most portfolios". CBC News. Archived from the original on December 19, 2025. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  10. ^ Baxter, David (February 6, 2025). "Tourism minister steps down, announces run for Montreal municipal party leadership". CBC News. The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on December 19, 2025. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  11. ^ "Soraya Martinez Ferrada to lead Ensemble Montréal in municipal elections". CTV News. The Canadian Press. February 28, 2025. Archived from the original on March 5, 2025. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  12. ^ Nerestant, Antoni (May 12, 2025). "Montreal mayoral candidate took in illegal security deposit from tenant renting her home". CBC News. Archived from the original on December 19, 2025. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  13. ^ "Ensemble Montréal pledges to speed up housing construction: 'It's the value of the future'". CityNews. October 27, 2025. Archived from the original on December 19, 2025. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  14. ^ Hansen, Matt (August 12, 2025). "Montreal mayoral candidate vows to audit, possibly remove bike lanes". Canadian Cycling Magazine. Archived from the original on December 19, 2025. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  15. ^ Serebin, Jacob (October 30, 2025). "Prominent Montreal business leaders endorse Soraya Martinez Ferrada for mayor". The Gazette. Archived from the original on December 20, 2025. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  16. ^ Corriveau, Jeanne (September 25, 2025). "Luis Miranda accorde son appui à Ensemble Montréal" [Luis Miranda lends his support to Ensemble Montréal]. Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  17. ^ Thériault, Jean-François (February 28, 2025). "Soraya Martinez Ferrada couronnée cheffe d'Ensemble Montréal" [Soraya Martinez Ferrada named leader of Ensemble Montréal]. Radio-Canada (in French). Archived from the original on December 20, 2025. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  18. ^ Lowrie, Morgan (November 14, 2025) [November 13, 2025]. "Soraya Martinez Ferrada officially sworn in as mayor of Montreal". CBC News. The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on December 20, 2025. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  19. ^ Magder, Jason (October 30, 2025). "How Montreal's mayoral candidates spend their downtime". The Gazette. Archived from the original on December 20, 2025. Retrieved December 20, 2025.
  20. ^ "Election results since 2015 - Hochelaga (Quebec)". Elections Canada. Retrieved April 8, 2022.
  21. ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  22. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
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