Linda Duncan, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Linda Duncan

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 25-Jun-1949

Place of Birth: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Profession: lawyer, politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

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Linda Francis Duncan (born June 25, 1949) is a Canadian lawyer and politician, and former Member of Parliament for the riding of Edmonton—Strathcona in Alberta.
A New Democrat, Duncan was the only non-Conservative MP from Alberta from the 2008 election until the 2015 election.
Prior to her election, she ran unsuccessfully in the same riding in 2006. Before politics, Duncan founded and ran the Environmental law Center and practiced as an environmental lawyer, working in Edmonton until 1987 when she moved to Ottawa to work for Environment Canada.
She then taught environmental law at Dalhousie Law School (now Shulich ) and advised the Government of Indonesia on environmental assessment and enforcement.
She also spent time in Whitehorse working as an assistant deputy in the Yukon government, later consulting with Kluane First Nation and later in Montreal as Head Law and Enforcement for the Commission for Environmental Cooperation|NAFTA's Commission for Environmental Cooperation]].
She also served on the Sierra Legal Defence Fund (now ecojustice)Board of Directors.