Magda Popeanu

Magda Popeanu
Montreal City Councillor for Côte-des-Neiges
Assumed office
2013
Preceded by Helen Fotopulos
Personal details
Born (1956-05-20) May 20, 1956
Târgoviște
Political party Projet Montréal
Alma mater Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași, 1980

Magda (Bîrsan) Popeanu (born Târgoviște, May 20, 1956) is a Canadian politician. She graduated from "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" High School Iaşi. After getting a BA in Electronics Engineering from Gheorghe Asachi Technical University of Iași in 1980 she worked in computer sciences. Popeanu was a 1989 Romanian revolutionary.[1][2] She emigrated to Canada in 1992. She taught computer engineering for Commission scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys for many years.

Popeanu was a candidate for Projet Montréal in the 2005 and 2009 elections in Côte-des-Neiges district where she obtained 16% and 31.6% of the vote, respectively. Popeanu has served as the president of Projet Montréal since 2006. Popeanu currently serves as a member of Montreal City Council, representing the district of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce. Popeanu has served on Montreal city council since 2013.[3]

References

  1. "Secretariatul de Stat pentru Problemele Revolutionarilor din Decembrie 1989". Sspr.gov.ro. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
  2. "SINTEZA : ŞEDIN ŢEI DIN DATA DE" (PDF). Cdep.ro. 2007-09-19. Retrieved 2015-02-27.
  3. "Magda Popeanu Magda Popeanu | Projet Montréal". Projetmontreal.org. Retrieved 2015-02-27.


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