Dominic LeBlanc

The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc PC KC MP
LeBlanc in 2023
Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office July 26, 2023[1]
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Marco Mendicino (Public Safety) Himself (Intergovernmental Affairs)
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities[a]
In office August 18, 2020 – July 26, 2023[2]
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
Incumbent
Assumed office November 27, 2000
Preceded by	Angela Vautour
Personal details
Born	(1967-12-14) December 14, 1967 (age 56) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Jolène Richard
Parent	Roméo LeBlanc[3]
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

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.

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.^[4][5]

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.^[6] 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.

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