Steven Guilbeault

The Honourable
Steven Guilbeault
PC MP
Guilbeault in 2022
Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 26, 2021
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byJonathan Wilkinson
Minister of Canadian Heritage
In office
November 20, 2019 – October 26, 2021
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byPablo Rodríguez
Succeeded byPablo Rodríguez
Member of Parliament
for Laurier—Sainte-Marie
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 21, 2019
Preceded byHélène Laverdière
Personal details
Born (1970-06-09) June 9, 1970 (age 54)
La Tuque, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Residence(s)Le Plateau,[1] Montreal, Quebec
Alma materUniversité de Montréal (BA)
Occupation
  • Activist
  • consultant
  • politician

Steven Guilbeault PC MP (born June 9, 1970) is a Canadian politician and activist[2] who has served as Minister of Environment and Climate Change since October 26, 2021. A member of the Liberal Party, Guilbeault has sat as a member of Parliament (MP) since the 2019 federal election, representing the Montreal riding of Laurier–Sainte-Marie in the House of Commons. Guilbeault was previously the minister of Canadian heritage from 2019 to 2021.

A founding member of Équiterre, a Quebec community-supported agriculture organization, he was also director and campaign manager for the Greenpeace Quebec chapter for ten years. Guilbeault stepped down as senior director and spokesperson for Équiterre in November 2018,[3] and in July 2019 was nominated as a federal Liberal candidate in the 2019 election.[4]

  1. ^ "Search For Contributions". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
  2. ^ "'I came into politics so I could continue to be an activist': Steven Guilbeault on oil, idealism and being branded a traitor". The Guardian. 2022-12-02. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-11-14.
  3. ^ Gerbet, Thomas (October 11, 2018). "Steven Guilbeault quitte Équiterre". Radio-Canada.
  4. ^ Valiante, Giuseppe (July 11, 2019). "Steven Guilbeault, Trans Mountain opponent, nominated as Montreal Liberal candidate". Global Montreal.