Michael Joseph Coteau[1] is a Canadian politician who serves as the Member of Parliament for Don Valley East in the House of Commons of Canada.

From 2011 to 2021, he was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario representing the provincial district of Don Valley East in Toronto.

He served in the Cabinet of Ontario under Premier Kathleen Wynne from 2013 to 2018 in several portfolios, including Citizenship and Immigration, Tourism, Culture and Sport and Community and Social Services.

[2] Coteau resigned as from the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on August 17, 2021 to run for his constituency's federal seat, vacated by Yasmin Ratansi, in the 44th Canadian general election.

[4] Coteau's family was low-income and he had to borrow the money needed to cover his university application fee from a friend's father.

[5] After graduating from Leaside High School,[6] he attended Carleton University and received a degree in history and political science.

[15] On June 13, 2016, he was appointed Minister of Children and Youth Services, and in particular worked collaboratively with parents to deliver a reformed Ontario Autism Program.