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Joël Lightbound

Politician

Joël Lightbound is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Joël Lightbound · Жоэль Лайтбаунд · چويل ليجتبوند · 黎保爾 · 조엘 라이트바운드				[sources]
Other name	Joel Lightbound · Лайтбаунд, Жоэль				[sources]
Birth date	1988-02-08				[sources]
Place of birth	Toronto				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Canada				[sources]
Country	Canada				[sources]
Citizenship	Canada				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
E-Mail	Joel.Lightbound@parl.gc.ca				[sources]
First name	Joël				[sources]
Last name	Lightbound				[sources]
Website	joellightbound.liberal.ca · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q21159821				[sources]
Position	House of Commons (member, 2015-) · Minister of Government Transformation · Minister of Public Works & Procurement · member of parliament · member of the House of Commons of Canada				[sources]
Education	Laval University · McGill University Faculty of Law				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-02	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Canadian politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the House of Commons	2015-12-03	-
Minister of Public Works & Procurement	-

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