Marilyn Gladu

Marilyn Gladu
MP
Official Opposition Critic for Science
Assumed office
20 November 2015
Leader Rona Ambrose
Preceded by Kennedy Stewart
Chairwoman of the Standing Committee on Status of Women
Assumed office
February 4, 2016
Preceded by Hélène LeBlanc
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Sarnia—Lambton
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by Pat Davidson
Personal details
Born 1961/1962 (age 54–55)[1]
Political party Conservative
Residence Petrolia, Ontario
Profession Manager (Engineering)

Marilyn Gladu (Maiden: Marilyn McInerney) (born 1962) is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada to represent the federal electoral ward Sarnia—Lambton during the 2015 Canadian federal election.[2]

Gladu was a professional engineer who worked for Dow Chemical for 21 years, in a variety of roles locally and globally. She then became engineering manager and subsequently the director of engineering at Suncor before taking a consultant role at Worley Parsons. During her career, Gladu was the chair for the Canadian Society of Chemical Engineers locally, and the national director of science and industrial policy for the same organization. She has been on the dean's advisory council for the Faculty of Engineering at Queen's University.

She currently serves as both the Official Opposition's critic for science and as chair of the Standing Committee on Status of Women.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%∆%Expenditures
ConservativeMarilyn Gladu 22,565 38.8 -14.2 –
New DemocraticJason Wayne McMichael 18,102 31.1 +1.19 –
LiberalDave McPhail 15,853 27.3 +13.34 –
GreenPeter Smith 1,605 2.8 +0.28 –
Total valid votes/Expense limit 58,125100.0   $215,511.48
Total rejected ballots 267––
Turnout 58,39272.47+9.22
Eligible voters 80,565
Conservative hold Swing -7.70
Source: Elections Canada[3][4]


References

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