Linda Duncan

Linda Duncan MP
Duncan in May 2015
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Edmonton—Strathcona
Incumbent
Assumed office October 14, 2008
Preceded by	Rahim Jaffer
Personal details
Born	Linda Francis Duncan (1949-06-25) June 25, 1949 (age 67) Edmonton, Alberta
Political party	New Democratic Party
Profession	Lawyer, environmental consultant

Linda Francis Duncan, MP (born June 25, 1949) is a Canadian lawyer and politician, currently serving as a Member of Parliament for the riding of Edmonton—Strathcona in Alberta. A New Democrat, Duncan was the only non-Conservative MP from Alberta from the 2008 election until the 2015 election. Prior to her election, she ran unsuccessfully in the same riding in 2006.

Before politics, Duncan practiced as an environmental lawyer, working in Edmonton until 1987 when she moved to Ottawa to work for Environment Canada. She also spent time in Whitehorse working as an assistant deputy in the Yukon government, and in Montreal working in NAFTA's Commission for Environmental Cooperation. She also served on the Sierra Legal Defence Fund's Board of Directors.

Linda Duncan was born in Edmonton on June 25, 1949. Her father, Darcy Duncan, a second-generation lawyer, supported the family which included a brother, a younger sister and an older sister, along with their mother. She grew up in the south side of Edmonton. She attended the University of Alberta, graduating from their law school. With an interest in environmental law she passed upon the opportunity to join a law firm and founded the Environmental Law Centre in 1982 to assist Albertans concerned with environmental and natural resources law.