Rona Ambrose

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Ronalee Ambrose Veitch ( RAW-nə AM-brohz, née Chapchuk; born March 15, 1969) is a former Canadian politician who served as leader of the Official Opposition and interim leader of the Conservative Party from 2015 to 2017. She was the member of Parliament (MP) for Sturgeon River—Parkland from 2015 to 2017, after previously representing Edmonton—Spruce Grove from 2004 to 2015. Born in Valleyview, Alberta, Ambrose studied political science at the University of Victoria and later earned a master's degree in public policy from the University of Alberta. She worked as a communication and public policy consultant for the Alberta government before entering federal politics. First elected in the 2004 federal election, she served as the Conservative Party’s intergovernmental affairs critic during her first term in Opposition. Under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, Ambrose held multiple cabinet positions between 2006 and 2015, including minister of the environment (2006–2007), minister of intergovernmental...

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