13 Facts About Francis Scarpaleggia

Francis Scarpaleggia is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada and Member of Parliament for the riding of Lac-Saint-Louis, which encompasses the west of the island of Montreal, Quebec.

Francis Scarpaleggia is chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development and previously served on a variety of House of Commons committees; namely, the committees on Public Safety, Canadian Heritage, Transport, and Government Operations and Estimates.

Francis Scarpaleggia was chair of the House of Commons Special Committee on Electoral Reform, a committee created pursuant to a 2015 Liberal election platform commitment on electoral reform.

Francis Scarpaleggia attended Loyola High School, a semi-private Jesuit-run high school in western Montreal, and subsequently Marianopolis College and McGill University where he obtained an honours degree in economics.

Francis Scarpaleggia then obtained an MBA at Montreal's Concordia University.

Francis Scarpaleggia subsequently entered Montreal's pharmaceutical industry as a corporate financial analyst working for Bristol-Myers Squibb, and transitioned to education, teaching business administration at Montreal's Dawson College.

Francis Scarpaleggia was first elected to Parliament in the 2004 Canadian federal election following a competitive local nomination contest.

Francis Scarpaleggia holds a reputation as a dedicated constituency representative, close to his electors and focused on their political concerns and priorities.

In 2025, during the Liberal leadership race following Justin Trudeau's resignation as the Liberal leader, Francis Scarpaleggia endorsed Mark Carney.

Francis Scarpaleggia was born in 1957, the son of Maurice Francis Scarpaleggia, a businessman turned college administrator, and Lois Doucet.

Francis Scarpaleggia's paternal grandfather, Frank Scarpaleggia, was a Montreal barber and barbershop owner.

Francis Scarpaleggia was raised in Laval, Quebec, and later in the Town of Mount Royal, a Montreal-island suburb.

Francis Scarpaleggia has been married to Jan Ramsay since 1998.