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GOVERNMENT: Alberta government Cabinet line-up |
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(AlbertaIndex, March 14, Friday) --- Premier Ed Stelmach has unveiled his new Cabinet line-up which includes four new ministries: Culture and Community Spirit, Housing and Urban Affairs, Aboriginal Relations, and Infrastructure and Transportation.
The government said its new Cabinet will focus on five priorities: ensuring Alberta’s energy resources are developed in an environmentally sustainable way, increasing access to quality health care and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of health care service delivery, enhancing value-added activity, increasing innovation, and improving the long-run sustainability of Alberta’s economy, reducing crime so Albertans feel safe in their communities, and providing the roads, schools, hospitals and other public infrastructure to meet the needs of a growing economy and population.
Premier Ed Stelmach (Fort Saskatchewan -Vegreville) President of Executive Council
Deputy Premier Ron Stevens (Calgary-Glenmore) International and Intergovernmental Relations
Lloyd Snelgrove (Vermilion-Lloydminster) Treasury Board
Doug Horner (Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert) Advanced Education and Technology
David Hancock (Edmonton-Whitemud) Education
Mel Knight (Grande Prairie-Smoky) Energy
Iris Evans (Sherwood Park) Finance and Enterprise
Ron Liepert (Calgary-West) Health and Wellness
Rob Renner (Medicine Hat) Environment
Luke Ouellette (Innisfail-Sylvan Lake) Transportation
Gene Zwozdesky (Edmonton-Mill Creek) Aboriginal Relations
Alison Redford (Calgary-Elbow) Justice and Attorney General
George Groeneveld (Highwood) Agriculture and Rural Development
Janis Tarchuk (Banff-Cochrane) Children and Youth Services
Mary Anne Jablonski (Red Deer-North) Seniors and Community Supports
Hector Goudreau (Dunvegan-Central Peace) Employment and Immigration
Ted Morton (Foothills-Rocky View) Sustainable Resource Development
Fred Lindsay (Stony Plain) Solicitor General and Public Security
Ray Danyluk (Lac La Biche-St. Paul) Municipal Affairs
Jack Hayden (Drumheller-Stettler) Infrastructure
Yvonne Fritz (Calgary-Cross) Housing and Urban Affairs
Lindsay Blackett (Calgary-North West) Culture and Community Spirit
Cindy Ady (Calgary-Shaw) Tourism, Parks and Recreation
Heather Klimchuk (Edmonton-Glenora) Service Alberta
Changes to Employment and Immigration will better focus the ministry on developing Alberta’s labour force.
The responsibility for attracting investment to Alberta will move to International and Intergovernmental Relations, aligning this effort with the existing responsibility for international offices.
The Ministry of Finance and Enterprise will support economic development, including the responsibility for the Alberta Economic Development Authority and the Northern Alberta Development Council.
Rural development will take increased focus in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
“The members of Cabinet are diverse and bring valuable perspectives on a range of issues -- urban and rural, social and economic,” said Stelmach. “I’m confident the combination of proven performers and new talent in Cabinet and on government committees will move forward the agenda we've set.”
He also appointed the chairs of five Cabinet policy committees to review and make recommendations on policies, programs and legislation related to community services, public safety and services, the economy, resources and the environment; and health.
Sworn in yesterday, the new Cabinet later held its first meeting at Government House.
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