Mark Warawa MP |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Langley—Aldergrove Langley (2004-2015) |
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Assumed office June 28, 2004 |
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Preceded by | Riding Established |
Chair of the Standing Committee on The Environment |
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In office 21 June 2011 – 28 January 2013 |
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Minister | Peter Kent |
Preceded by | James Bezan |
Succeeded by | Harold Albrecht |
Personal details | |
Born | May 7, 1950 |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Diane Warawa |
Residence | Langley, British Columbia, Canada |
Profession | insurance executive |
Mark Warawa (born May 7, 1950) is a Canadian politician. Formerly a businessman and loss prevention officer as well as a city councillor in Abbotsford, British Columbia from 1990 to 2004, Warawa has been the Member of Parliament for Langley—Aldergrove, (originally called Langley) since 2004.
On February 10, 2006, Warawa was named parliamentary secretary to the Minister of the Environment. Less recently, he served as a member of the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
Warawa has introduced a private member's bill in the House of Commons, condemning discrimination against females in sex-selective pregnancy termination.
He and his wife, Diane, live in Langley and have five children. His son Ryan was the Conservative candidate in Vancouver East in the 2008 election, losing to Libby Davies of the NDP.