Rona Ambrose

Rona Ambrose, born on March fifteenth, nineteen sixty-nine, in Valleyview, Alberta, is a distinguished former Canadian politician and communications adviser. She embarked on her academic journey by studying political science at the University of Victoria, later earning a master's degree in public policy from the University of Alberta. Before entering the realm of federal politics, Ambrose served as a communication and public policy consultant for the Alberta government.

Her political career began with her election as a Member of Parliament for Edmonton—Spruce Grove in the two thousand four federal election. During her first term in Opposition, she took on the role of the Conservative Party’s intergovernmental affairs critic. Ambrose's influence grew significantly under Prime Minister Stephen Harper, as she held various cabinet positions from two thousand six to two thousand fifteen, including minister of the environment, minister of intergovernmental affairs, and minister of health, among others.

In the wake of the Conservative Party's defeat in the two thousand fifteen federal election, Ambrose was appointed as the interim leader of the party and leader of the Official Opposition, a role she fulfilled until two thousand seventeen. Following her retirement from federal politics, she transitioned to academia as a visiting fellow at the Canada Institute at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Additionally, she was appointed to the Liberal government’s thirteen-member NAFTA advisory council, where she contributed her expertise to trade negotiations with the United States and Mexico.