Charles Sousa | |
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Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Lakeshore | |
Assumed office December 12, 2022 | |
Preceded by | Sven Spengemann |
Ontario Minister of Finance | |
In office February 11, 2013 – June 29, 2018 | |
Premier | Kathleen Wynne |
Preceded by | Dwight Duncan |
Succeeded by | Vic Fedeli |
Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration | |
In office October 20, 2011 – November 13, 2012 | |
Premier | Dalton McGuinty |
Preceded by | Eric Hoskins |
Succeeded by | Michael Chan |
Ontario Minister of Labour | |
In office December 16, 2010 – October 20, 2011 | |
Premier | Dalton McGuinty |
Preceded by | Peter Fonseca |
Succeeded by | Linda Jeffrey |
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Mississauga South | |
In office October 10, 2007 – June 7, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Tim Peterson |
Succeeded by | Rudy Cuzzetto |
Personal details | |
Born | Anthony Charles Sousa September 27, 1958 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Political party | Liberal |
Other political affiliations | Ontario Liberal |
Spouse | Zenaida Sousa |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Clarkson, Mississauga, Ontario |
Alma mater | Wilfrid Laurier University (B.B.A.) University of Western Ontario (M.B.A.) |
Occupation | Politician, banker, small business owner |
Anthony Charles Sousa[1] MP (born September 27, 1958) is a Canadian politician who has served as the Member of Parliament from Mississauga-Lakeshore since December 12, 2022. He previously served as the Minister of Finance for Ontario from 2013 to 2018. A member of the Ontario Liberal Party, Sousa was elected to represent Missisuaga South in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 2007. He joined the provincial cabinet as the minister of labour in 2010 and became Ontario's minister of citizenship and immigration in 2011. In 2022, Sousa ran as the federal Liberal candidate in the Mississauga-Lakeshore by-election which was held on December 12, 2022. Sousa won the election, defeating 39 other candidates.
In September 2023, Sousa was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Services and Procurement.