Valérie Plante (born 14 June 1974) is a Canadian politician serving as the 45th and current mayor of Montreal since 2017.

[7][8] In 1994, she moved to Montreal to attend university, receiving a degree in anthropology in 1997,[5] and another in museology in 2001, both from the Université de Montréal.

Few had predicted that Plante would be able to take down the incumbent mayor, Denis Coderre, a former federal Liberal MP and cabinet minister, at the beginning of the campaign.

Plante won over voters on a promise to improve public transit, alleviate traffic woes and make the city more family friendly.

Plante campaigned on adding 60,000 social housing units and continuing to focus on improving urban life.