Michael Coteau
Michael Coteau | |
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Coteau in 2017 | |
| Member of Parliament for Scarborough—Woburn | |
| Assumed office April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Riding established |
| Member of Parliament for Don Valley East | |
| In office September 20, 2021 – April 28, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Yasmin Ratansi |
| Succeeded by | Riding dissolved |
| Minister of Community and Social Services | |
| In office February 26, 2018 – June 29, 2018 | |
| Premier | Kathleen Wynne |
| Preceded by | Helena Jazeck |
| Succeeded by | Lisa MacLeod |
| Minister of Children and Youth Services | |
| In office June 13, 2016 – June 29, 2018 | |
| Premier | Kathleen Wynne |
| Preceded by | Tracy MacCharles |
| Succeeded by | Lisa MacLeod |
| Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport | |
| In office June 24, 2014 – June 13, 2016 | |
| Premier | Kathleen Wynne |
| Preceded by | Michael Chan |
| Succeeded by | Eleanor McMahon |
| Minister of Citizenship and Immigration | |
| In office February 11, 2013 – June 24, 2014 | |
| Premier | Kathleen Wynne |
| Preceded by | Michael Chan |
| Succeeded by | Michael Chan |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Don Valley East | |
| In office October 6, 2011 – August 17, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | David Caplan |
| Succeeded by | Adil Shamji |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Michael Joseph Coteau 1972 (age 53–54) Huddersfield, England |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Lori Coteau |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Carleton University (BA) |
| Occupation | Educator, businessman |
Michael Joseph Coteau is a Canadian politician who has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Scarborough—Woburn in the House of Commons of Canada since 2025, having previously represented Don Valley East from 2021 to 2025.
From 2011 to 2021, Coteau represented Don Valley East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party. He held several cabinet positions under Premier Kathleen Wynne from 2013 to 2018, including Citizenship and Immigration, Tourism, Culture and Sport and Community and Social Services. Coteau was one of seven Liberals elected in the 2018 Ontario election and later ran in the 2020 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election, finishing second. He resigned his provincial seat in 2021 to enter federal politics.