| Honorific Prefix: | The Honourable |
| Margo Greenwood | |
| Office: | Canadian Senator from British Columbia |
| Nominator: | Justin Trudeau |
| Appointer: | Mary Simon |
| Predecessor: | Richard Neufeld |
| Term Start: | November 10, 2022 |
| Birth Name: | Margo Lainne Greenwood |
| Birth Date: | 2 September 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada |
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| Occupation: | Professor |
Margo Lainne Greenwood (born September 2, 1953) is a Canadian senator and Indigenous scholar with expertise in early childhood care and education of Indigenous children. Greenwood is the Academic Leader of the National Collaborating Centre for Aboriginal Health, and a Professor in the First Nations Studies and Education programs at the University of Northern British Columbia.[1] [2] In 2021, Greenwood was appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada for "her scholarship as a professor of early childhood education, and for her transformational leadership in Indigenous health policy."[3] [4] [5]
Greenwood was born in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada. She was orphaned at the age of 16. Greenwood completed a Bachelor's of Education (BEd) at the University of Alberta, a master's at the University of Victoria, and a PhD at the University of British Columbia in 2008. Previously, she has received the Queen's Golden Jubilee Award (2002) and a National Aboriginal Achievement Award (2011). She was appointed to the Senate of Canada on November 10, 2022.[6] The following year, she was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.[7]