Peter Fonseca
Peter Fonseca | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Mississauga East—Cooksville | |
| Assumed office 19 October 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Wladyslaw Lizon |
| Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament for Mississauga East—Cooksville Mississauga East (2003-2007) | |
| In office 2 October 2003 – 26 March 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Carl DeFaria |
| Succeeded by | Dipika Damerla |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 October 1966 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Ontario Liberal |
| Spouse |
Christine Fonseca (m. 2003) |
| Alma mater | University of Oregon, University of Windsor |
| Occupation | Management consultant |
| Website | peterfonseca.ca |
- For other people with a similar name, see Pedro da Fonseca (disambiguation)
Peter Fonseca MP (born 5 October 1966) is a Portuguese-born Canadian politician and former athlete. He is a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Mississauga East—Cooksville since his election in 2015.
Prior to entering federal politics, Fonseca was a provincial Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing Mississauga East (2003-2007) and Mississauga East—Cooksville (2007- 2011). He was a cabinet minister in the government of Dalton McGuinty.
Fonseca was re-elected in his safe Liberal riding of Mississauga East—Cooksville with roughly 53% of the vote in the 2019 federal election and again with 50% of the vote in the 2021 federal election.
In the 44th parliament which was formed after the 2021 federal election (where the governing Liberals were re-elected with an increased minority), Fonseca was selected as the chair of the powerful Finance Committee.