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Dominic LeBlanc

Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs

First elected in 2000 and re-elected seven times since, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc has represented

the riding of Beauséjour for over 20 years. He currently serves as Minister of Public Safety, Democratic

Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs.


He has served as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, Minister of

Northern Affairs and Internal Trade, President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada, Minister of

Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, and Leader of the Government in the House of

Commons. On a number of occasions, he also served as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs

concurrently. He also served as Chair of the Cabinet Committee on the federal response to the

coronavirus disease (COVID-19). He was previously Senior Advisor to former Prime Minister Jean

Chrétien, Deputy Government Whip, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence.


Before entering politics, Minister LeBlanc attended the University of New Brunswick and later Harvard

Law School, before beginning a career as a lawyer with Clark Drummie in Shediac and Moncton, New

Brunswick.


Minister LeBlanc is married to Jolène Richard, a former Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of New

Brunswick.


Session:

  • Opening Remarks (Friday, April 12 - 8:45 a.m.)



Dominic LeBlanc

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