Soraya Martinez Ferrada Canadian politician (born 1972)
In this
Spanish name , the first or paternal
surname is
Martínez and the second or maternal family name is
Ferrada .
Soraya Martínez Ferrada
Martínez Ferrada in 2025
Assumed office Preceded by Valérie Plante Assumed office Preceded by Aref Salem In office – February 5, 2025Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Preceded by Randy Boissonnault Succeeded by Pascale St-Onge In office – February 5, 2025Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Preceded by Pascale St-Onge Succeeded by Pascale St-Onge In office – March 23, 2025Preceded by Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet Succeeded by Marie-Gabrielle Ménard In office – November 2, 2009Preceded by Paolo Tamburello Succeeded by Frantz Benjamin Constituency Saint-Michel
Born Soraya Marisel Martínez Ferrada (1972-08-28 ) August 28, 1972 (age 53) Party Other political
Spouse Pascal Delinois HEC Montréal (MM )
Soraya Marisel Martínez Ferrada [ 1] 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.
Political career
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 .[ 4] 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.[ 5]
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 .[ 6] 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 .[ 3] [ 7]
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.[ 8]
On February 6, 2025, Martínez Ferrada announced she would stand down at the 2025 Canadian federal election .[ 9]
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 .[ 10] [ 11]
Martínez Ferrada focused her mayoral campaign on housing and affordability,[ 12] [ 13] [ 14] [ 15]
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.[ 16]
Martínez Ferrada was sworn in as mayor on November 13, 2025.[ 17]
Electoral record
Federal
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 [ 19]
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 [ 20] [ 21]
Municipal
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
References
1 2 "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 .↑ "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 .1 2 "Soraya Martinez Ferrada" . Office of the Prime Minister Government of Canada . Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2025 .↑ Beauchemin, Félix-Antoine (November 4, 2025). "Who is Soraya Martinez Ferrada?" . The Concordian . Retrieved December 19, 2025 . ↑ 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 . ↑ 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 . ↑ "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 .↑ 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 . ↑ 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 . ↑ "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 .↑ 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 . ↑ "Ensemble Montréal pledges to speed up housing construction: 'It's the value of the future' . CityNews Archived from the original on December 19, 2025. Retrieved December 19, 2025 .↑ 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 . ↑ 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 . ↑ Corriveau, Jeanne (September 25, 2025). "Luis Miranda accorde son appui à Ensemble Montréal" [ Luis Miranda lends his support to Ensemble Montréal] . Le Devoir . Retrieved December 20, 2025 . ↑ Thériault, Jean-François (February 28, 2025). "Soraya Martinez Ferrada couronnée cheffe d'Ensemble Montréal" [ Soraya Martinez Ferrada named leader of Ensemble Montréal] . Radio-Canada Archived from the original on December 20, 2025. Retrieved December 20, 2025 . ↑ 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 . ↑ 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 . ↑ "Election results since 2015 - Hochelaga (Quebec)" . Elections Canada . Retrieved April 8, 2022 .↑ "List of confirmed candidates" . Elections Canada . Retrieved October 3, 2019 .↑ "Official Voting Results" . Elections Canada. Retrieved May 5, 2021 .
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