Alvaro Farinacci

Alvaro Farinacci (born September 11, 1944) is a Canadian politician who served on the Montreal City Council from 2001 to 2013. ^[1]

Farinacci previously served as a municipal councilor in the former suburb of LaSalle from 1983 to 2001.^[1] He worked on issues related to urban development. During the same period, Mr. Farinacci held various other positions, including chairman of the Commission de L'aménagement du Territoire et du Développement Économique (Land Use Planning and Economic Development Committee), member of the Comité de Toponymie (Toponym Committee) and, for 16 years, was a member of LaSalle's Comité Consultatif D'urbanisme (Urban Planning Advisory Committee), and served as the committee’s first chairman.^[2]

Farinacci was a founding member of the Corporation de Développement Économique de LaSalle (CDEL) in 1984 and later served as its chairman. He was also a founder of the Comité de Sécurité Industrielle (Committee on Safety in the Workplace). From 2001 to 2013, he was a council member of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal, where he filled the position of vice-chairman of the Commission Permanente du Logement Social (Standing Committee on Social Housing). At the present time, he is a member of Ville de Montréal's Commission sur le développement économique et urbain et l'habitation (committee on economic and urban development and housing).^[3]

Farinacci was a certified real estate agent for 40 years. He was a member of the boards of the Centre culturel Henri-Lemieux and the Fondation de l’Hôpital LaSalle, where he also held the position of vice-chairman.^[2]