Career
She held that seat for two terms until her defeat in 2001. While Modern Language Association, she held the positions of labour critic, health critic, intergovernmental affairs critic and caucus whip. In the 2001 Edmonton municipal election she was elected to city council, and was subsequently re-elected in 2004 and 2007 for Ward 1 and 2010 for Ward 5.
She has served as chair or vice chair of the community services, executive and transportation and public works committees, and the Edmonton Police Commission.
While on the city council, Leibovici was a board member for the Federation of Canadian Municipalities for nine years, and was acclaimed as the president in 2013. She was influential in spearheading the city"s 10-year plan to end homelessness, revitalizing retail in west Edmonton, and through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, brokered a $53 billion infrastructure plan with the federal government for funding municipal projects across the country.
Leibovici ran for mayor in Edmonton in 2013, against fellow councillors Don Iveson and Kerry Diotte. She is currently a Liberal Party of Canada candidate in Edmonton West for the.
