The Honourable Rona Ambrose PC MP |
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Leader of the Opposition | |
Assumed office November 5, 2015 |
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Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Tom Mulcair |
Leader of the Conservative Party Interim |
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Assumed office November 5, 2015 |
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Deputy | Denis Lebel |
Preceded by | Stephen Harper |
Minister of Health | |
In office July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015 |
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Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
Preceded by | Leona Aglukkaq |
Succeeded by | Jane Philpott |
Minister of Public Works and Government Services | |
In office January 19, 2010 – July 15, 2013 |
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Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
Preceded by | Christian Paradis |
Succeeded by | Diane Finley |
In office January 4, 2007 – October 29, 2008 |
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Preceded by | Carol Skelton |
Succeeded by | Jim Prentice |
Minister of Western Economic Diversification | |
In office November 5, 2010 – May 18, 2011 |
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Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
Preceded by | Jim Prentice |
Succeeded by | Lynne Yelich |
Minister of Labour | |
In office October 30, 2008 – January 19, 2010 |
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Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
Preceded by | Jean-Pierre Blackburn |
Succeeded by | Lisa Raitt |
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs | |
In office January 4, 2007 – October 30, 2008 |
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Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
Preceded by | Peter Van Loan |
Succeeded by | Josée Verner |
President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada | |
In office January 4, 2007 – October 30, 2008 |
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Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
Preceded by | Peter Van Loan |
Succeeded by | Josée Verner |
Minister of the Environment | |
In office February 6, 2006 – January 3, 2007 |
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Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
Preceded by | Stéphane Dion |
Succeeded by | John Baird |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Sturgeon River—Parkland Edmonton—Spruce Grove (2004-2015) |
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Assumed office June 28, 2004 |
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Preceded by | Riding Established |
Personal details | |
Born |
Ronalee Chapchuk March 15, 1969 Valleyview, Alberta, Canada |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Bruce Ambrose (1994-2011) |
Domestic partner | James Patrick (J. P.) Veitch |
Residence | Stornoway |
Alma mater | |
Profession | Columnist, communication consultant, policy analyst, civil servant |
Ronalee Chapchuk "Rona" Ambrose PC MP (/ˈrɔː.nə ˈæm.broʊz/; born March 15, 1969) is a Canadian politician who is interim leader of both the Conservative Party and the Official Opposition. She has been the Conservative Party member of the House of Commons for Sturgeon River—Parkland since 2015, previously representing Edmonton—Spruce Grove from 2004 to 2015.
In previous parliaments, Ambrose was Canada's Minister of Health and vice-chair of the Treasury Board cabinet committee. Previous to that she was at various points the Minister of the Environment, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Minister of Western Economic Diversification, President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Labour, Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, and Minister for Status of Women. She is a former communication consultant and public policy consultant for the Alberta government. She was the Conservatives' Intergovernmental Affairs critic when the party was in opposition during her first term.