Diane Holmes is a former Ottawa City Councillor representing Somerset Ward which consists of Centretown, Centretown West and the downtown core. She was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, and graduated from McGill University with a degree in Physical Education. She taught at McGill and the University of Toronto before moving to Ottawa. Holmes supported a bylaw to require property owners to promptly remove graffiti. Holmes was re-elected in the 2010 municipal election, but didn't seek re-election in 2014.