Alan DeSousa (born 1959)[1] is a city councillor from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is also the borough mayor of Saint-Laurent, and the former Chairman of the City of Montreal's Executive Committee. He is currently Vice-chairman, in charge of sustainable development, the environment, parks and green spaces. He is a member of the Union Montreal majority municipal party .[1] By profession he is a chartered accountant.
Born in Pakistan to a Roman Catholic family, his family immigrated to Canada when he was a teenager.[2] Alan DeSousa has lived in Saint-Laurent for over 35 years. He is married to Florence Beaudet and has two sons, Martin and Victor.[3] DeSousa completed a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University in 1981. In 1984, he was named to the Ordre des comptables agréés du Québec, and in 2005 was given the honorary title of Fellow.[1]
He has previously served as Vice-President, Corporate Finance, of BioChem Pharma, and has worked at Ernst & Young as an expert on corporate and international taxation.[3]
Prior to its merger with Montreal, DeSousa was a city councilor with the former city of Saint-Laurent since 1990. In November 2001, he became borough mayor of Saint-Laurent, a position that he has retained for three consecutive terms. He serves on Montreal's Executive Committee, with the responsibility of sustainable development.[3] In 2004, economic development was added to his responsibilities.[1]