David McGuinty

The Honourable David McGuinty PC MP
McGuinty in 2012
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Incumbent
Assumed office March 14, 2025
Prime Minister	Mark Carney
Preceded by	Himself (Public Safety) Harjit Sajjan (Emergency Preparedness)
Minister of Public Safety
In office December 20, 2024 – March 14, 2025
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Dominic LeBlanc
Succeeded by	Himself
Chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians
In office November 6, 2017 – December 20, 2024
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Patricia Lattanzio
Member of Parliament for Ottawa South
Incumbent
Assumed office June 28, 2004
Preceded by	John Manley
Personal details
Born	David Joseph McGuinty (1960-02-25) February 25, 1960 (age 65) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Brigitte Bélanger
Parent	Dalton McGuinty Sr. (father)
Relatives	Dalton McGuinty (brother)
Residence(s)	Playfair Park, Ottawa
Alma mater	Kemptville College (Dipl.) University of Ottawa (BA) Université de Sherbrooke (LLB) London School of Economics and Political Science (LLM)
Profession	Businessman lawyer professor
Website	Official website

David Joseph McGuinty (born February 25, 1960) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has been the minister of public safety and emergency preparedness since March 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, McGuinty has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Ottawa South since 2004. From 2017 to 2024, McGuinty was the first chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians (NSICOP), an agency which oversees Canadian intelligence services.