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Joël Lightbound
Canadian politician (born 1988) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joël Lightbound (born February 8, 1988) is a Canadian politician who has served as the minister of government transformation, public services and procurement since 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, he was first elected following the 2015 federal election and is the member of Parliament (MP) for Louis-Hébert.
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Background
In 2008, Lightbound was awarded the Cardinal Roy Trophy from Champlain Regional College.[2] He later attended the McGill University Faculty of Law, where he won the National Laskin Moot.[3] He initially articled with the Montreal offices of Fasken, and prior to his election practiced law in the Quebec City area, specializing in immigration.[4]
Political career
Lightbound was elected in 2015.[5] He was re-elected in 2019, becoming the first MP in three decades to hold Louis-Hébert for more than one term, and again in 2021.
In February 2022, during the COVID-19 pandemic and Freedom Convoy protests, Lightbound held a press conference where he spoke out against politicians' handling of the pandemic, and denounced dismissing those with "legitimate concerns" while also calling for the convoy protesters to return home.[6] Soon afterwards, Lightbound resigned his position in the ruling party as Quebec caucus chair.[7]
On April 28, 2025, Lightbound was re-elected again from Louis-Hébert, with 55.4% of the vote.[8] On May 13, 2025, he was appointed to Prime Minister Mark Carney's Cabinet as Minister of Government Transformation, Public Services and Procurement.[9]
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Electoral record
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