Marilyn Burns (born 1956 or 1957)[1] is a Canadian lawyer and politician who currently serves as the leader of the Alberta Advantage Party.
Born in Edmonton, Alberta, she was educated at a Christian college in Moose Jaw, at Athabasca University, and then at the University of Calgary Faculty of Law, from which she earned a Bachelor of Laws.
[2] She articled with Ogilvie and Company,[2] and since 2001 has been practicing has a personal injury lawyer with McCourt Law Offices in Edmonton.
[3] Prior to practicing law, she worked jobs that included farm worker, waitress, piano instructor, deli clerk, school secretary, nurse's aide, and summer camp instructor.
When party founder Randy Thorsteinson stepped down as leader in 2005, she ran in the ensuing leadership contest to replace him.