Marilyn Gladu

Marilyn Gladu MP
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Official Opposition Critic for Science
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 November 2015
Leader	Rona Ambrose
Preceded by	Kennedy Stewart
Chairwoman of the Standing Committee on Status of Women
Incumbent
Assumed office February 4, 2016
Preceded by	Hélène LeBlanc
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Sarnia—Lambton
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Pat Davidson
Personal details
Born	1961/1962 (age 62–63)
Residence	Petrolia, Ontario
Profession	Manager (Engineering)

Marilyn Gladu (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.

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
	Conservative	Marilyn Gladu	22,565	38.8	-14.2	–
	New Democratic	Jason Wayne McMichael	18,102	31.1	+1.19	–
	Liberal	Dave McPhail	15,853	27.3	+13.34	–
	Green	Peter Smith	1,605	2.8	+0.28	–
Total valid votes/Expense limit			58,125	100.0		$215,511.48
Total rejected ballots			267	–	–
Turnout			58,392	72.47	+9.22
Eligible voters			80,565
	Conservative hold		Swing		-7.70
Source: Elections Canada