The Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, P.C., K.C., M.P. was elected to the House of Commons in November 2000 and re-elected in the next seven elections.

In Ottawa, he has served as Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Minister for Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Northern Affairs and International Trade,
President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, as well as Minister of Finance.

Mr. LeBlanc received a B.A. in political science from the University of Toronto (Trinity College), his Bachelor of Laws from the University of New Brunswick, and then attended Harvard Law School, where he obtained his Masters of Law.

Prior to his election to the House of Commons, Mr. LeBlanc was a lawyer with Clark Drummie in Shediac and Moncton, N.B. From 1993-1996, Mr. LeBlanc was a Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Canada, The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien.

Mr. LeBlanc is married to Jolène Richard, retired Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of New Brunswick.