Pablo Rodriguez (Canadian politician)

Pablo Rodriguez
Rodriguez in 2023
Leader of the Quebec Liberal Party
Assumed office
June 14, 2025
PresidentRafael Primeau Ferraro
Preceded byMarc Tanguay (interim)
Federal ministerial positions
Minister of Transport
In office
July 26, 2023  September 19, 2024
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byOmar Alghabra
Succeeded byAnita Anand
Minister of Canadian Heritage
In office
October 26, 2021  July 26, 2023
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded bySteven Guilbeault
Succeeded byPascale St-Onge
In office
July 18, 2018  November 20, 2019
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byMélanie Joly
Succeeded bySteven Guilbeault (Canadian Heritage)
Marco Mendicino (Multiculturalism)
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
In office
November 20, 2019  October 26, 2021
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byBardish Chagger
Succeeded byMark Holland
Chief Government Whip
In office
January 30, 2017  August 31, 2018
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byAndrew Leslie
Succeeded byMark Holland
Member of Parliament
for Honoré-Mercier
In office
October 19, 2015  January 20, 2025
Preceded byPaulina Ayala
Succeeded byÉric St-Pierre
In office
June 28, 2004  May 2, 2011
Preceded byYvon Charbonneau
Succeeded byPaulina Ayala
Personal details
Born (1967-06-21) June 21, 1967
San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina
Nationality
  • Canadian
  • Argentine
Political partyQuebec Liberal Party
Other political
affiliations
SpouseRoxane Hardy
Residence(s)Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Sherbrooke (BBA)
ProfessionCommunication consultant
Website

Pablo Rodriguez (born June 21, 1967) is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Quebec Liberal Party since 2025. He formerly represented the federal electoral district of Honoré-Mercier as a Liberal in the House of Commons from 2015 to 2025, and previously from 2004 to 2011.

He previously served in the 29th Canadian Ministry as minister of Transport, minister of Canadian Heritage, the Government Chief Whip, and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons at various points from 2017 to 2024. Additionally, he was his party's Quebec lieutenant from 2019 until 2024. Rodriguez resigned from cabinet and the federal Liberal caucus on September 19, 2024, in order to run for the leadership of the Quebec Liberal Party. He continued to sit as an MP until January 20, 2025, when the Quebec Liberal leadership campaign period began. He won the second round with 52.3% of the popular vote.