Canadian politician (born 1967)
Dominic LeBlanc
LeBlanc in 2023
Assumed office December 16, 2024[ 1] Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Preceded by Chrystia Freeland Assumed office August 18, 2020Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Preceded by Chrystia Freeland In office July 18, 2018 – November 20, 2019Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Preceded by Justin Trudeau Succeeded by Chrystia Freeland In office July 26, 2023 – December 20, 2024Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Preceded by Marco Mendicino Succeeded by David McGuinty In office July 26, 2023 – December 20, 2024Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Preceded by Karina Gould (2019)Succeeded by Ruby Sahota In office October 26, 2021 – July 26, 2023Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Preceded by Catherine McKenna Succeeded by Sean Fraser In office July 18, 2018 – October 26, 2021Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Preceded by Karina Gould Succeeded by Bill Blair In office July 18, 2018 – November 20, 2019Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Preceded by Carolyn Bennett Succeeded by Dan Vandal In office July 18, 2018 – November 20, 2019Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Preceded by Mauril Bélanger (2006)Succeeded by Anita Anand (2024)In office May 31, 2016 – July 18, 2018Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Preceded by Hunter Tootoo Succeeded by Jonathan Wilkinson In office November 4, 2015 – August 19, 2016Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Preceded by Peter Van Loan Succeeded by Bardish Chagger Assumed office November 27, 2000Preceded by Angela Vautour
Born (1967-12-14 ) December 14, 1967 (age 57) Ottawa , Ontario , CanadaPolitical party Liberal Spouse Jolène Richard Parent Roméo LeBlanc [ 2] Residence(s) Moncton , New Brunswick , CanadaEducation Lisgar Collegiate Institute Alma mater University of Toronto (BA )University of New Brunswick (LLB )Harvard University (LLM )Profession Lawyer Website dominicleblanc.libparl.ca
Dominic A. LeBlanc PC KC MP (born December 14, 1967) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who serves as Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs. He has been the minister of finance since December 2024 and minister of intergovernmental affairs since August 2020. A member of the Liberal Party , LeBlanc is the member of Parliament (MP) for Beauséjour . He has held a number of Cabinet portfolios throughout his tenure in government.
The son of former Governor General Roméo LeBlanc , he ran for the leadership of the Liberal Party in 2008 but dropped out of the race to endorse Michael Ignatieff , who was later acclaimed leader. With the resignation of Ignatieff after the 2011 federal election LeBlanc was considered a likely candidate in the race to succeed him as party leader, but did not run.[ 3] [ 4]
LeBlanc served as the leader of the Government in the House of Commons in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from 2015 to 2016.[ 5] He served as Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard from 2016 to 2018 and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Northern Affairs and Internal Trade from 2018 to 2019. He has served as President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada from 2018 to 2021 and began a second stint as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs in 2020. After the 2021 federal election , LeBlanc remained as minister of intergovernmental affairs but also became minister of infrastructure and communities. In 2023, LeBlanc became Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs , gaining responsibility for public safety and democratic institutions while remaining minister of intergovernmental affairs. In December 2024, after the resignation of Chrystia Freeland , LeBlanc became minister of finance and he gave up the responsibility for public safety and democratic institutions while keeping intergovernmental affairs.
^ Tasker, John Paul. "Chrystia Freeland resigns from Trudeau's cabinet and sources say Dominic LeBlanc will replace her" . CBC News . Retrieved December 16, 2024 .
^ LeBlanc, Dominic. "The Hon. Dominic LeBlanc" . Parlinfo . Parliament of Canada. Retrieved May 10, 2021 .
^ "LeBlanc eyes Liberal leadership" . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . May 3, 2011. Retrieved May 16, 2018 .
^ "Justin Trudeau's leadership bid backed by LeBlanc" . Canadian Broadcasting Corporation . October 5, 2012. Retrieved May 16, 2018 .
^ "Bardish Chagger adds government House leader to small business, tourism duties" . CBC News . August 19, 2016.
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