The Honourable Rona Ambrose

President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of Western Economic Diversification

Riding: Edmonton-Spruce Grove (Alberta)

Rona Ambrose was first elected to Parliament as the Member for Edmonton–Spruce Grove in 2004 and re-elected for a second term in 2006. She was appointed President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of Western Economic Diversification on January 4, 2007.

In addition to serving her constituents and fulfilling her critic roles during the 38th Parliament, Ms. Ambrose served as Minister of the Environment from February 2006 to January 2007 and has held a wide range of parliamentary responsibilities. Ms. Ambrose has been a member of a number of parliamentary committees and related subcommittees, including the Standing Committees on Finance, and on Foreign Affairs and International Trade, the Subcommittee on the Fiscal Imbalance, and the Legislative Committee on Bill C-38.
 
Prior to her election, Ms. Ambrose held the post of Senior Intergovernmental Officer with the International and Intergovernmental Relations department of the Government of Alberta. Ms. Ambrose was a political columnist and has worked as an independent consultant on public policy issues.

Ms. Ambrose holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Victoria and a Masters of Arts from the University of Alberta.  Ms. Ambrose speaks Spanish, Portuguese and intermediate French.

Ms. Ambrose has a long history of volunteering in the Edmonton area, particularly for the Edmonton Women’s Shelter.

Rona Ambrose was born in Valleyview Alberta, and grew up both overseas and in Parkland County, Alberta.  She lives in Edmonton with her husband Bruce.