Mark Warawa

Mark Warawa (May 7, 1950 – June 20, 2019) was a Canadian politician. Formerly a businessman and loss prevention officer as well as a city councillor in Abbotsford, British Columbia from 1990 to 2004, Warawa was the Member of Parliament for Langley—Aldergrove (originally called Langley) from 2004 until his death in 2019.

Mark Warawa
Warawa in 2017
Member of the Canadian Parliament
In office June 28, 2004 – June 20, 2019
Preceded by	riding established
Succeeded by	Tako Van Popta
Constituency	Langley (2004–15) Langley—Aldergrove (2015–19)
Chair of the Standing Committee on The Environment
In office June 21, 2011 – January 28, 2013
Minister	Peter Kent
Preceded by	James Bezan
Succeeded by	Harold Albrecht
Personal details
Born	(1950-05-07)May 7, 1950
Died	June 20, 2019(2019-06-20) (aged 69) Langley, British Columbia
Political party	Conservative
Residence	Langley, British Columbia
Profession	Insurance executive

OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Mission Canadian M.P. Mark Warawa and Linda Duncan fill out Observation forms at a Polling Station in Lviv for the 2014 Ukrainian parliamentary election

On February 10, 2006, Warawa was named parliamentary secretary to the Minister of the Environment. Less recently, he served as a member of the Standing Committee on Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.

Warawa introduced a private member's bill in the House of Commons, condemning discrimination against females in sex-selective abortion.[1][2]

He and his wife, Diane, lived in Langley and had five children. His son Ryan was the Conservative candidate in Vancouver East in the 2008 election, losing to Libby Davies of the NDP.

Warawa died of pancreatic cancer on June 20, 2019.[3]