Carlos Leitão | |
Birth Date: | 1959 |
Birth Place: | Peniche, Portugal |
Party: | Quebec Liberal Party |
Profession: | Economist |
Office1: | Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Robert-Baldwin |
Term Start1: | April 7, 2014 |
Term End1: | August 28, 2022 |
Predecessor1: | Pierre Marsan |
Successor1: | Brigitte Garceau |
Office2: | Quebec Minister of Finance |
Term Start2: | April 23, 2014 |
Term End2: | October 18, 2018 |
Predecessor2: | Nicolas Marceau |
Successor2: | Éric Girard |
Carlos Leitão is a Canadian politician in Quebec, who was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2014 election.[1] He represented the electoral district of Robert-Baldwin as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party until his retirement from politics at the 2022 Quebec general election. He was appointed Quebec minister of Finance on April 23, 2014 by Philippe Couillard.
Prior to his election to the legislature, he was the chief economist for Laurentian Bank Securities.[2]
Originally from Portugal,[3] Leitão moved to Canada in 1975. He is a graduate of McGill University.