Mary Deros

Mary Deros is a municipal politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She has represented Parc-Extension on the Montreal city council since 1998 and is a current member of mayor Gérald Tremblay's government, serving on the Montreal executive committee with responsibility for cultural communities and youth. She previously served in the administration of Pierre Bourque. Originally elected as a member of Vision Montreal, Deros is now a member of the Union Montreal party. Deros was born in Greece to a family of Greek and Armenian background. During the Armenian genocide, her father escaped Turkey to live on the Greek island of Samos. She moved with her family to Montreal in 1958, when she was seven years old. Deros is fluent in Greek, French,...