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♀ Rona Chapchuk Ambrose Veitch
aliasRona Chapchuk Ambrose Veitch
Record
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Type of record
Elected candidate ✓
Known but unelected candidate
Perennial candidate		 Not in office Performance: 100%
  ✓ ✗ ∑
Canada 5 0 5
Birth 15 March 1969
Age 55 years + 1 month
First mandate 28 June 2004 → 19 years + 9 months ago
↳ at age 35 years + 3 months
 
Mandate ended 6 years + 9 months ago (4 July 2017)
Special notes
None
 
Rona Chapchuk Ambrose Veitch (1969– )
© Photo 2014 Mission américaine Genève / Eric Bridiers — Public domain
Family tie with other documented individual
None
 
Well that's interesting!
Ambrose Veitch is a feminist and also calls herself a libertarian who is a fan of Ayn Rand's novels Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in women's and gender studies from the University of Victoria and a Master of Arts degree in political science from the University of Alberta.
 

Service in elected office

Legislature Total Government Opposition
years months days years months days years months days
Canada 13 0 1

Leadership roles

  Duration
# Legislature Party M Int Role Age Dates y m d
1. CA 39
CPC
 1 Minister 36–37 06 Feb 2006 — 03 Jan 2007 0 10 28
2. CA 40
CPC
 1 Minister 39–40 30 Oct 2008 — 18 Jan 2010 1 2 19
3. CA 40–41
CPC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 39–46 30 Oct 2008 — 03 Nov 2015 7 0 4
4. CA 40–41
CPC
 1 Minister 40–44 19 Jan 2010 — 14 Jul 2013 3 5 25
5. CA 40–41
CPC
 1 Minister 40–44 19 Jan 2010 — 14 Jul 2013 3 5 25
6. CA 40–41
CPC
 1 Minister of State/responsible 41–44 09 Apr 2010 — 14 Jul 2013 3 3 5
7. CA 41
CPC
 1 Minister 44–46 15 Jul 2013 — 03 Nov 2015 2 3 19
8. CA 42
CPC
 1 ✓ Opposition Leader 46–48 05 Nov 2015 — 26 May 2017 1 6 21
9. CA 42
CPC
 1 ✓ Party leader 46–48 05 Nov 2015 — 26 May 2017 1 6 21
 1. Environment
 2. Labour [Human Resources and Skills Development]
 3. Northern Alberta [Without portfolio]
 4. Public Works and Gov't Services/Procurement
 5. Receiver General [Public Works and Gov't Services/Procurement]
 6. Status of Women
 7. Health

Electoral history

Races 5  
Path points 6  
Documented challenger
None
 
 
Eligible: 83,859 Votes: 50,595 Participation: 60.33% Candidacies: 4
Federal
38		 Alberta
28 June 2004
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Minority
ID: 970(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 → New to Parliament
Age
35
CPC
 1/4 30,497 60.40% +17,585 Loser:
LIB
 12,912 25.57% Neil Mather

Service: 1 year 6 months 25 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 91,735 Votes: 58,206 Participation: 63.45% Candidacies: 4
Federal
39		 Alberta
23 January 2006
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 904(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
36
CPC
 1/4 38,826 66.83% +29,050 Loser:
LIB
 9,776 16.83% Brad Enge

Service: 2 years 8 months 20 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 99,397 Votes: 53,194 Participation: 53.52% Candidacies: 4
Federal
40		 Alberta
14 October 2008
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Minority
ID: 5702(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
39
CPC
 1/4 36,402 68.55% +29,775 Loser:
NDP
 6,627 12.48% Barb Phillips

Service: 2 years 6 months 17 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 105,599 Votes: 58,915 Participation: 55.79% Candidacies: 4
Federal
41		 Alberta
2 May 2011
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  CPC  Majority
ID: 6242(F) — 16 Aug 2021 01:29 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
42
CPC
 1/4 41,782 71.10% +32,510 Loser:
NDP
 9,272 15.78% Catherine Chaulk-Stokes

Service: 4 years 5 months 16 days (Gov't)
Eligible: 86,994 Votes: 61,694 Participation: 70.92% Candidacies: 5
Federal
42		 Alberta
19 October 2015
General
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 7337(F) — 2 Feb 2022 16:36 ET
✓
 Re-elected incumbent
Age
46
CPC
 1/5 43,220 70.23% +33,634 Loser:
LIB
 9,586 15.58% Travis Dueck
After her election:
4 Jul 2017 48
CPC
 →
Vac.
 Left federal politics
Service: 1 year 8 months 15 days (Oppo.)
Eligible: 88,218 Votes: 20,887 Participation: 23.68% Candidacies: 4
Federal
42		 Alberta
23 October 2017
By-Election
First-past-the-post
Gov't  LIB  Majority
ID: 11756(F) — 2 Feb 2022 16:36 ET
—
 Incumbent did not run in this election →
Age
48		 Successor:
CPC
 16,125 77.37% Dane Lloyd

Online biographical references (3)

Bilingual references are counted as a single reference.  Retrieved on
EN Parliament of Canada (ParlInfo)
The Hon. Rona Ambrose, P.C., M.P.		 15 Mar 2024
FR Parlement du Canada (ParlInfo)
L'hon. Rona Ambrose, C.P., députée		 15 Mar 2024
EN Wikipedia
Rona Ambrose		 15 Mar 2024
FR Wikipédia
Rona Ambrose		 15 Mar 2024

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Pub.: 22 Jun 2019 17:01
Rev.: 15 Mar 2024 06:47 (but data presented dynamically)

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