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Glen Douglas Pearson (born December 26, 1950 in Calgary, Alberta) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is the Member of Parliament for London North Centre, and is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Pearson is a professional firefighter in London, Ontario, Canada, well known for his charitable and humanitarian activities. He has recently retired as a captain in the London Fire Department, where he has worked for the past 29 years, but he is perhaps better known as the co-founder and volunteer executive director of the London Food Bank for the past 20 years. He has also been involved in the Ontario Association of Food Banks and currently sits on its board.

In 1998, along with his wife, Jane Roy, Pearson worked on human rights and development projects in Sudan. This work included building schools and infrastructure, general community development and campaigning against slavery.

On August 15, 2007, Pearson reunited his Sudanese born adoptive daughter, Abuk Roy, with her twin sister, Achen and brother Ater, who were previously thought to be dead[1].

Pearson has sought public office on several occasions and on October 29, 2006, he defeated Steve Ross to win the Liberal nomination for the federal by-election in London North Centre. He was elected on November, 27 2006, defeating his opponents with 35% of the vote. His closest competition was Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May, who received 26% of the vote.

His campaign emphasized environmental, health care and accountability issues.

A father of five, Pearson lives with his wife and their adopted daughter, Abuk, in London, Ontario. He is currently in the process of adopting Abuk's twin sister and brother.

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