Rona Ambrose
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Rona Ambrose, MP (born March 15, 1969 in Valleyview, Alberta) is a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons. She is the Member of Parliament from Edmonton—Spruce Grove, and has been since 2004. She is a former Communication consultant and public policy consultant. She is the Conservative Party's Intergovermental Affairs critic.
Ambrose has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Victoria, and a Master's degree in political science from the University of Alberta.
On February 16, 2005, she made headlines after making a sexist remark in Parliament directed to Liberal MP Ken Dryden saying "working women want to make their own choices, we don't need old white guys telling us what to do," in reference to the Liberal child care plan.
Ambrose was temporarily the Conservative critic for International Trade after the defection of Belinda Stronach to the Liberal Party.
| Preceded by: The electoral district was established in 2003. | Member of Parliament for Edmonton—Spruce Grove 2004- | Succeeded by: Incumbent |