Carlos Leitão
Carlos Leitão | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Marc-Aurèle-Fortin | |
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Yves Robillard |
| Quebec Minister of Finance | |
| In office April 23, 2014 – October 18, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Nicolas Marceau |
| Succeeded by | Éric Girard |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Robert-Baldwin | |
| In office April 7, 2014 – August 28, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Pierre Marsan |
| Succeeded by | Brigitte Garceau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 Peniche, Portugal |
| Political party | Quebec Liberal (provincial) Liberal (federal) |
| Profession | Economist |
Carlos Leitão MP (born 1956) is a Canadian politician in Quebec who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election.[1] A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, he has been an MP since 2025.
Early life and education
Originally from Portugal,[2] Leitão moved to Canada in 1975.[3] He is a alumnus of McGill University, graduating in 1979 with a bachelor of arts.[4]
Prior to Leitão's election to the legislature, he was the chief economist for Laurentian Bank Securities.[3]
Career
Leitão represented the electoral district of Robert-Baldwin as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party until he retired from provincial politics at the 2022 Quebec general election.[5] He was appointed Quebec minister of Finance on April 23, 2014 by Philippe Couillard.[6]
In May 2023, Leitão was named to the Bank of Canada's board of directors.[7]
After Mark Carney won the 2025 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election, his team reached out to Leitão, a longtime associate, to run in the federal election.[8][9]
Electoral record
| 2025 Canadian federal election: Marc-Aurèle-Fortin | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | 29,928 | 51.99 | +7.88 | |||||
| Bloc Québécois | Claude Tousignant | 13,584 | 23.60 | –7.20 | ||||
| Conservative | Janina Moran | 11,923 | 20.71 | +8.97 | ||||
| New Democratic | Alexandrah Cardona-Fortin | 2,128 | 3.70 | –4.86 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 57,563 | 98.30 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 993 | 1.70 | ||||||
| Turnout | 58,556 | 70.63 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 82,902 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +7.54 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10][11] | ||||||||
| Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations. | ||||||||
References
- ^ Joncas, Hugo (April 7, 2014). "Carlos Leitao l'emporte dans Robert-Baldwin" [Carlos Leitao wins Robert-Baldwin]. Le Journal de Montréal (in French). Archived from the original on December 27, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
- ^ Cipriano, Carlos (May 28, 2014). "Carlos Leitão: Um português nas finanças do Quebeque" [Carlos Leitão: From Portugal to Quebec's finances]. Público (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on December 27, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
- ^ a b Van Praet, Nicolas (March 22, 2014). "Economist Carlos Leitao's political fight for Quebec Liberals is both business and personal". Financial Post. Archived from the original on December 27, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
- ^ Francoeur, Gary (June 4, 2014). "Quebec's new finance minister to table first budget". McGill Reporter. McGill University. Archived from the original on December 27, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
- ^ "Carlos Leitao becomes latest Quebec Liberal to not seek re-election this fall". CBC News. June 4, 2022. Archived from the original on December 27, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
- ^ "Philippe Couillard unveils new Liberal cabinet". CBC News. April 24, 2014 [April 23, 2014]. Archived from the original on December 27, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
- ^ "Former Quebec finance minister Carlos Leitão appointed to Bank of Canada". The Globe and Mail. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Canadian Press. May 31, 2023. Archived from the original on December 27, 2024. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
- ^ Rana, Abbas (March 16, 2025). "Carney Liberals reach out to prominent Tories and New Democrats to recruit 'star' candidates for next election". The Hill Times. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ^ Cochrane, David (March 12, 2025). "Mark Carney aims for smaller cabinet, team planning to drop over a dozen ministers: sources". CBC News. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
- ^ "Voter information service". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2025.
- ^ "Election Night Results - Electoral Districts". Elections Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2025.