Marie Renaud has served as MLA for St. Albert since 2015, and she also serves as the NDP Critic for Community & Social Services as well as the NDP Critic for Francophone Issues.

Prior to her election, Marie served for 15 years as the executive director of the Lo-Se-Ca Foundation, a nonprofit organization that provides residential and day supports to adults with developmental disabilities.

Marie also volunteered with a number of organizations throughout her career, including the Handicapped Housing Society of Alberta, the Norwood Child & Family Resource Centre, and the Alberta Avenue Business Revitalization Zone. She has on various public committees including the Rehabilitation Practitioner Advisory Committee for MacEwan University and the St. Albert Accessible Transportation Advisory Committee.

Marie holds a university certificate in counseling women from the women's and gender studies department at the University of Alberta as well as a diploma in community disability studies from MacEwan University.