Ms. Susan Leblanc is the MLA for Dartmouth North in Nova Scotia. She was first elected in May 2017 and was re-elected in September 2021. She is the House Leader for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party. Susan holds several critic portfolios including Health and Wellness, Environment and Climate Change and Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage, and serves on Nova Scotia's Public Accounts Committee and the Standing Committee on Health. She is the Nova Scotia representative for the Canadian Region CWP steering committee, and alternate chair of the committee.

Professionally, Ms. LeBlanc is an actor and theatre maker and was a core member of Zuppa Theatre Co for 20 years, serving at various times as General Manager and Co-Artistic Director. She also taught acting and performance for many years at Dalhousie University.