Mark Norris ECA (born 1962) is an Alberta politician, former MLA and candidate for the leadership of the Progressive Conservatives.
Norris was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta and earned his Bachelor of Arts in political science from St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia.
He returned to Edmonton following his university years and purchased from his father Paul J. Norris, in 1990, an advertising and sign manufacturing company.
Norris won a seat in the Alberta legislature in 2001 provincial election as the MLA for Edmonton McClung, becoming a celebrated figure within the party for doing so because he had defeated former Tory leadership candidate-turned-Liberal leader Nancy MacBeth.
"[citation needed] On May 30, 2006, Norris became an official candidate in the race to replace Ralph Klein as Premier of Alberta.