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Michael Mark Applebaum (born February 10, 1963) is a Canadian politician, who was selected by councillors as interim Mayor of Montreal on November 16, 2012.〔("Michael Applebaum elected mayor of Montreal" ). CTV News, November 16, 2012.〕 A longtime city councillor in Montreal, Quebec, he served as the borough mayor of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce from January 1, 2002 to November 21, 2012, upon becoming interim mayor of the city.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Michael Applebaum )〕 Prior to November 14, 2012 Applebaum was part of the Union Montréal party.〔("Mairie: Union Montréal implose" ). ''Le Devoir'', November 14, 2012.〕 Applebaum was first elected as city councillor for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce on November 6, 1994 as a member of the now defunct Parti des Montréalais.〔(Montreal Election 1994 - Summary results (In French) )〕 Before being elected to city council, he was a real estate agent.〔 Applebaum was the first anglophone to hold the office since the end of James John Guerin's term in 1912.〔("Montreal gets first anglophone mayor in a century" ). ''Toronto Star'', November 16, 2012.〕 He was also the first Jew to assume the office of mayor of Montreal. On June 17, 2013 he was arrested and indicted on 14 charges including fraud, conspiracy, breach of trust, and corruption in municipal affairs. On June 18, he announced his resignation of Mayor of Montreal, maintaining that the allegations against him are unfounded. He was released from police custody and will make his first court appearance on October 9, 2013.〔 ("Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum resigns" ). ''Toronto Star'', June 18, 2013.〕 ==Biography== Applebaum was born in Montreal the third child of Ray and Moishe Applebaum, Canadian Jews, and was raised in Saint-Laurent. He worked at his family's eponymous shoe store since the age of 13, and opened his first clothing boutique at 18 while studying at Dawson College. He later took over the shoe store and became a real estate agent. Applebaum is involved in the Jewish community, and is supportive of Israel. Applebaum married in 1984. He and his wife Merle have three children. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Applebaum」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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