Diane Lebouthillier
Canadian politician (born 1959)
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Diane Lebouthillier (/diˈæn ləˌbuːtɪˈlɪər/; French: [djan ləbutije]; born February 5, 1959) is a Canadian politician who served as Minister of National Revenue from 2015 to 2023 and Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard from 2023 to 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, she was elected to the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election and represented the riding of Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine for ten years. She was unseated by the Bloc Québécois candidate Alexis Deschênes in the 2025 election.
Diane Lebouthillier | |
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Lebouthillier in 2024 | |
| Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard | |
| In office July 26, 2023 – March 14, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Joyce Murray |
| Succeeded by | Joanne Thompson |
| Minister of National Revenue | |
| In office November 4, 2015 – July 26, 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Kerry-Lynne Findlay |
| Succeeded by | Marie-Claude Bibeau |
| Member of Parliament for Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine | |
| In office October 19, 2015 – March 23, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Philip Toone |
| Succeeded by | Alexis Deschênes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 5, 1959 Newport, Quebec, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | Université de Moncton |
| Profession | Social worker |
Background
Lebouthillier's parents were born in the city of Gaspé, and they returned when she was four.[1] She graduated with a bachelor's degree in social work from the Université de Moncton. Prior to her career in politics, she was a local social worker, managing clients out of the CLSC (provincial community clinic) in Chandler. She worked with long-time Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Georges Mamelonet on social service issues in the region. She is a mother of three sons and has two grandsons.[2]
Political career
Municipal politics
Lebouthillier was elected in 2010 as the Prefect of Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality.[2]
Federal politics
Lebouthillier was elected in the riding of Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine during the 2015 federal election.[3] She was appointed Minister of National Revenue in the federal Cabinet, headed by Justin Trudeau, on November 4, 2015.[4] She was re-elected in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections.[5][6]
On July 26, 2023, Lebouthillier was appointed Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard.[7] In 2025, she was dropped from cabinet when Mark Carney formed the 30th Canadian Ministry.[8]
In the 2025 federal election Lebouthillier was unseated by Bloc Québécois candidate Alexis Deschênes.[9]
Electoral record
| 2025 Canadian federal election: Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Alexis Deschênes | 26,091 | 45.79 | +1.45 | ||||
| Liberal | Diane Lebouthillier | 21,817 | 38.29 | -1.47 | ||||
| Conservative | Jean-Pierre Pigeon | 7,047 | 12.37 | +4.11 | ||||
| New Democratic | Denise Giroux | 1,005 | 1.76 | -2.51 | ||||
| Rhinoceros | Shawn Grenier | 572 | 1.00 | N/A | ||||
| People's | Christian Rioux | 452 | 0.79 | -1.22 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 56,984 | 98.54 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 845 | 1.46 | ||||||
| Turnout | 57,829 | 60.48 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 95,615 | |||||||
| Bloc Québécois notional hold | Swing | +1.46 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10][11] | ||||||||
| Note: number of eligible voters does not include voting day registrations. | ||||||||
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Diane Lebouthillier | 17,099 | 46.4 | +3.9 | $82,566.31 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Guy Bernatchez | 14,481 | 39.3 | -1.5 | $12,869.61 | |||
| Conservative | Jean-Pierre Pigeon | 3,010 | 8.2 | +0.3 | $9,458.03 | |||
| New Democratic | Lisa Phung | 1,358 | 3.7 | -0.8 | $744.35 | |||
| People's | Christian Rioux | 621 | 1.7 | +1.2 | $995.81 | |||
| Free | Monique Leduc | 289 | 0.8 | N/A | $1,116.77 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 36,858 | 97.9 | – | $112,788.79 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 778 | 2.1 | ||||||
| Turnout | 37,636 | 57.5 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 65,501 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.7 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[12] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Diane Lebouthillier | 16,296 | 42.5 | +3.8 | $53,469.21 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Guy Bernatchez | 15,659 | 40.8 | +19.9 | none listed | |||
| Conservative | Jean-Pierre Pigeon | 3,022 | 7.9 | +1.8 | $9,786.76 | |||
| New Democratic | Lynn Beaulieu | 1,722 | 4.5 | -28.0 | none listed | |||
| Green | Dennis Drainville | 1,130 | 2.9 | +1.9 | none listed | |||
| Rhinoceros | Jay Cowboy | 353 | 0.9 | +0.1 | $0.00 | |||
| People's | Eric Hébert | 198 | 0.5 | $2,821.16 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 38,380 | 100.0 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 783 | |||||||
| Turnout | 39,163 | 60.5 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 64,748 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -8.05 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13][14] and CBC[15] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Diane Lebouthillier | 15,345 | 38.73 | +21.69 | $34,217.07 | |||
| New Democratic | Philip Toone | 12,885 | 32.52 | +3.69 | $45,644.59 | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Nicholas Roussy | 8,289 | 20.92 | -12.15 | $51,177.09 | |||
| Conservative | Jean-Pierre Pigeon | 2,398 | 6.05 | -13.02 | $9,215.28 | |||
| Green | Jim Morrison | 400 | 1.01 | -0.98 | – | |||
| Rhinoceros | Max Boudreau | 300 | 0.76 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 39,617 | 100.0 | $215,809.52 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 395 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 40,012 | 60.97 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 65,623 | |||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[16][17] | ||||||||