David McGuinty

David McGuinty
Chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians
Assumed office
November 6, 2017
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byPosition established
Member of Parliament
for Ottawa South
Assumed office
June 28, 2004
Preceded byJohn Manley
Personal details
Born
David Joseph McGuinty

(1960-02-25) February 25, 1960 (age 64)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
SpouseBrigitte Bélanger
RelativesDalton McGuinty Sr. (Father)
Dalton McGuinty Jr. (Brother)
Residence(s)Playfair Park, Ottawa
Alma materKemptville College (Dipl.)
University of Ottawa (BA)
Université de Sherbrooke (LLB)
London School of Economics and Political Science (LLM)
ProfessionBusinessman, immigration officer, lawyer, professor
WebsiteOfficial Site

David Joseph McGuinty PC MP (born February 25, 1960) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has served as the Member of Parliament for Ottawa South since 2004. He currently serves as the first chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, an executive agency allowing legislator oversight of the Canadian intelligence community.

A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, he has been elected or reelected seven times, most recently in the 2021 federal elections. McGuinty is the brother of former Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty (born 1955) and the son of former Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) Dalton McGuinty Sr. (1926–1990).