Meet the Team

Madeleine Meilleur — Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services
Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs

Madeleine Meilleur

Political Career

  • MPP Ottawa-Vanier, 2003 – present
  • Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, 2011 – present
  • Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs, 2003 – present
  • Minister of Community and Social Services, 2006 – 2011
  • Minister of Culture, 2003 – 2006
  • Deputy Mayor, Ottawa, 2001 – 2003
  • Municipal councillor, Ottawa, 2000 – 2003
  • Municipal councillor, Vanier, 1991 – 2000
  • Council member, Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton, 1991 – 2000  

Education

  • LLB, University of Ottawa, 1983
  • Montfort Hospital School of Nursing, 1970

Personal and Family Life

  • Married to Marc LeBoutillier, with two children
  • Meilleur is a registered nurse and lawyer, specializing in labour and employment law

Memberships & Associations

  • Meilleur represented Ottawa’s council on the French-Language Services Advisory Committee prior to entering provincial politics
  • She has previously served on:
    • the Ottawa-Carleton Regional District Health Council
    • the Champlain District Health Council
    • the Ottawa-Carleton Children’s Aid Society
    • the Vanier Housing Corporation

Honours & Awards

  • National Order of the Legion of Honour, French government, 2012
  • Le prix d’Excellence, Le Réseau socioactif des femmes francophones, 2002
  • Community Builder’s Award, United Way, 2001

Executive Biography:

Madeleine Meilleur is the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services and the Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs.

Thanks to her leadership, Ontario passed laws promoting the social inclusion of persons with developmental disabilities and giving Ontarians access to open adoption records. She also spearheaded efforts to introduce a new and strengthened Ontario Heritage Act, concluding 30 years of effort to provide better heritage protection.

As Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs, she is committed to building stronger French communities through critical investments in education and health services, including the expansion of the Montfort Hospital. The independence of the French TV channel TFO, the creation of the office of the French-language services Commissioner, and the creation of the Franco-Ontarian Day on September 25th are some of her many accomplishments that have benefited Franco-Ontarians.