Dominic LeBlanc
Dominic A. LeBlanc PC KC MP (born December 14, 1967) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has served as the Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs since 2023. A member of the Liberal Party, LeBlanc sits as the member of Parliament (MP) for Beauséjour, representing the New Brunswick riding in the House of Commons since 2000. He has held a number of Cabinet portfolios throughout his tenure in government.
The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc | |
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LeBlanc in 2023 | |
| Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs | |
| Assumed office July 26, 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Marco Mendicino (Public Safety) Himself (Intergovernmental Affairs) |
| Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities | |
| In office August 18, 2020 – July 26, 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Chrystia Freeland (Intergovernmental Affairs) Catherine McKenna (Infrastructure and Communities) |
| Succeeded by | Himself (Intergovernmental Affairs) Sean Fraser (Infrastructure and Communities) |
| President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada | |
| In office July 18, 2018 – October 26, 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Karina Gould |
| Succeeded by | Bill Blair |
| Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade | |
| In office July 18, 2018 – November 20, 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Justin Trudeau (Intergovernmental Affairs) Carolyn Bennett (Northern Affairs) |
| Succeeded by | Chrystia Freeland (Intergovernmental Affairs) Dan Vandal (Northern Affairs) |
| Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard | |
| In office May 31, 2016 – July 18, 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Hunter Tootoo |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Wilkinson |
| Leader of the Government in the House of Commons | |
| In office November 4, 2015 – August 19, 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Peter Van Loan |
| Succeeded by | Bardish Chagger |
| Member of Parliament for Beauséjour | |
| Assumed office November 27, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Angela Vautour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 14, 1967 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Jolène Richard |
| Parent | Roméo LeBlanc |
| Residence(s) | Moncton, New Brunswick |
| Education | Lisgar Collegiate Institute |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Toronto (BA) University of New Brunswick (LLB) Harvard University (LLM) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | Dominic LeBlanc |
LeBlanc 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.
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. 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 moved to his current role as Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, gaining responsibility for public safety and democratic institutions while remaining minister of intergovernmental affairs.