David McGuinty | |
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Chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians | |
Assumed office November 6, 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Position established |
Member of Parliament for Ottawa South | |
Assumed office June 28, 2004 | |
Preceded by | John Manley |
Personal details | |
Born | David Joseph McGuinty February 25, 1960 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | Brigitte Bélanger |
Relatives | Dalton McGuinty Sr. (Father) Dalton McGuinty Jr. (Brother) |
Residence(s) | Playfair Park, Ottawa |
Alma mater | Kemptville College (Dipl.) University of Ottawa (BA) Université de Sherbrooke (LLB) London School of Economics and Political Science (LLM) |
Profession | Businessman, immigration officer, lawyer, professor |
Website | Official 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).