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The List of Alberta provincial ministers shows the succeeded, and current members of the Executive Council of Alberta of the Alberta Legislature.

Premier

Main articles: Premier of Alberta and List of premiers of Alberta
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier Alberta Legislative Assembly
United Conservative Danielle Smith October 11, 2022 Incumbent 19th Premier of Alberta 30th Alberta Legislature

Deputy Premier

See also: Deputy Premier (Canada)
Deputy Premier
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Mike Ellis June 9, 2023 Incumbent Smith co-deputy
United Conservative Kaycee Madu October 24, 2022 June 9, 2023 Smith co-deputy
United Conservative Nathan Neudorf October 24, 2022 June 9, 2023 Smith co-deputy
New Democratic Sarah Hoffman February 2, 2016 April 30, 2019 Notley
Vacant
Progressive Conservative Dave Hancock December 13, 2013 March 23, 2014 Redford Became Premier
Progressive Conservative Thomas Lukaszuk May 8, 2011 December 13, 2013
Progressive Conservative Doug Horner October 12, 2011 May 8, 2012
Progressive Conservative January 15, 2010 February 4, 2011 Stelmach
Vacant
Progressive Conservative Ron Stevens June 27, 2007 March 12, 2008 Stelmach
Vacant
Progressive Conservative Shirley McClellan March 19, 2001 December 15, 2006 Klein
Vacant
Progressive Conservative Ken Kowalski December 15, 1992 October 21, 1994 Klein
Progressive Conservative Peter Elzinga December 15, 1992 June 29, 1993 Klein
Progressive Conservative Jim Horsman April 14, 1989 December 14, 1992 Getty
Progressive Conservative David John Russell February 6, 1986 April 14, 1989 Getty
Vacant
Progressive Conservative Hugh Horner September 10, 1971 September 24, 1979 Lougheed

Minister of Indigenous Relations

Minister of Indigenous Relations
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Rick Wilson April 30, 2019 Present Kenney, Smith Minister of Indigenous Relations
New Democratic Richard Feehan February 2, 2016 April 30, 2019 Notley Minister of Indigenous Relations
New Democratic Kathleen Ganley May 24, 2015 February 2, 2016 Notley Minister of Justice, Solicitor General and Aboriginal Affairs
Progressive Conservative Jim Prentice September 15, 2014 May 24, 2015 Prentice Minister of Aboriginal Relations; Also Premier
Progressive Conservative Frank Oberle December 6, 2013 September 15, 2014 Hancock, Redford Minister of Aboriginal Relations
Progressive Conservative Robin Campbell May 8, 2012 December 6, 2013 Redford Minister of Aboriginal Relations
Progressive Conservative Cal Dallas October 12, 2011 May 8, 2012 Stelmach Minister of Intergovernmental, International and Aboriginal Relations
Progressive Conservative Len Webber January 15, 2010 October 12, 2011 Stelmach Minister of Aboriginal Relations
Progressive Conservative Gene Zwozdesky March 12, 2008 January 15, 2010 Stelmach Minister of Aboriginal Relations
Progressive Conservative Guy Boutilier December 15, 2006 March 12, 2008 Stelmach Minister of International, Intergovernmental, and Aboriginal Relations
Progressive Conservative Pearl Calahasen March 16, 2001 December 15, 2006 Klein Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
No full minister responsible; Pearl Calahasen was associate minister (see below)
Progressive Conservative Dave Hancock March 29, 1997 May 26, 1999 Klein Minister of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs
Vacant
Progressive Conservative Milt Pahl November 19, 1982 May 26, 1986 Getty, Lougheed Minister without portfolio responsible for native affairs
Progressive Conservative Don McCrimmon March 23, 1979 November 19, 1982 Lougheed Minister without portfolio responsible for native affairs
Progressive Conservative Robert Bogle April 3, 1975 March 23, 1979 Lougheed Minister without portfolio responsible for native affairs
Progressive Conservative Al Adair September 10, 1971 April 2, 1975 Lougheed Minister without portfolio responsible for native affairs

Associate Ministers in the Aboriginal Affairs portfolio

Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Title
Progressive Conservative David Dorward September 15, 2014 May 24, 2015 Prentice Associate Minister of Aboriginal Affairs
Progressive Conservative Pearl Calahasen May 26, 1999 March 15, 2001 Klein Associate Minister of Aboriginal Affairs

Minister of Advanced Education

Minister of Advanced Education
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Demetrios Nicolaides April 30, 2019 Incumbent Kenney, Smith Minister of Advanced Education
New Democratic Marlin Schmidt February 2, 2016 April 30, 2019 Notley Minister of Advanced Education
New Democratic Lori Sigurdson May 24, 2015 February 2, 2016 Minister of Innovation and Advanced Education and Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour
Progressive Conservative Don Scott September 15, 2014 May 24, 2015 Prentice Minister of Innovation and Advanced Education
Progressive Conservative Dave Hancock December 6, 2013 September 15, 2014 Redford; Hancock Minister of Innovation & Advanced Education; kept portfolio through premiership
Progressive Conservative Thomas Lukaszuk February 4, 2013 December 6, 2013 Redford Minister of Enterprise & Advanced Education
Progressive Conservative Stephen Khan May 8, 2012 February 4, 2013 Redford Minister of Enterprise & Advanced Education
Progressive Conservative Greg Weadick February 18, 2011 May 8, 2012 Stelmach Minister of Advanced Education and Technology
Progressive Conservative Doug Horner December 15, 2006 February 4, 2011 Stelmach Minister of Advanced Education and Technology
Progressive Conservative Denis Herard April 6, 2006 December 15, 2006 Klein Minister of Advanced Education and Technology
Progressive Conservative Dave Hancock November 25, 2004 April 5, 2006 Klein Minister of Advanced Education
Progressive Conservative Lyle Oberg May 26, 1999 November 25, 2004 Klein Minister of Learning
Progressive Conservative Clint Dunford March 29, 1997 May 26, 1999 Klein Minister of Advanced Education and Career Development
Progressive Conservative Jack Ady December 15, 1992 March 29, 1997 Klein Minister of Advanced Education and Career Development
Progressive Conservative John Gogo March 14, 1989 December 15, 1992 Getty Minister of Advanced Education
Progressive Conservative David John Russell May 26, 1986 March 14, 1989 Getty Minister of Advanced Education
Progressive Conservative Archibald D. Johnston November 19, 1982 May 26, 1986 Getty, Lougheed Minister of Advanced Education
Progressive Conservative Jim Horsman March 23, 1979 November 19, 1982 Lougheed Minister of Advanced Education and Manpower
Progressive Conservative Bert Hohol April 3, 1975 March 23, 1979 Lougheed Minister of Advanced Education and Manpower
Progressive Conservative James Foster September 10, 1971 April 3, 1975 Lougheed Minister of Advanced Education

Minister of Agriculture

Minister of Agriculture
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Nate Horner November 5, 2021 Incumbent Kenney, Smith Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation
United Conservative Devin Dreeshen April 30, 2019 November 5, 2021 Kenney Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
New Democratic Oneil Carlier May 24, 2015 April 30, 2019 Notley Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Progressive Conservative Verlyn Olson May 8, 2012 May 24, 2015 Prentice, Hancock, Redford Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Progressive Conservative Evan Berger October 12, 2011 May 8, 2012 Redford Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Progressive Conservative Jack Hayden January 15, 2010 October 12, 2011 Stelmach Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Progressive Conservative George Groeneveld March 12, 2008 January 15, 2010 Stelmach Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
Progressive Conservative December 15, 2006 March 12, 2008 Stelmach Minister of Agriculture and Food
Progressive Conservative Doug Horner November 25, 2004 December 15, 2006 Klein Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development
Progressive Conservative Shirley McClellan March 16, 2001 November 25, 2004 Klein Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development
Progressive Conservative Ty Lund May 26, 1999 March 16, 2001 Klein Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development
Progressive Conservative Ed Stelmach March 29, 1997 May 26, 1999 Klein Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development
Progressive Conservative Walter Paszkowski June 30, 1993 March 29, 1997 Klein Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development
Progressive Conservative Ernie Isley April 14, 1989 June 30, 1993 Klein, Getty Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development
Progressive Conservative Peter Elzinga May 26, 1986 April 14, 1989 Getty Minister of Agriculture
Minister of Agriculture and Trade
Progressive Conservative LeRoy Fjordbotten November 19, 1982 May 26, 1986 Getty, Lougheed
Progressive Conservative Dallas Schmidt March 23, 1979 November 19, 1982 Lougheed
Progressive Conservative Marvin Moore April 3, 1975 March 23, 1979 Lougheed
Progressive Conservative Hugh Horner September 10, 1971 April 3, 1975 Lougheed
Social Credit Henry Ruste July 16, 1968 September 10, 1971 Strom
Social Credit Harry Strom October 15, 1962 July 16, 1968 Manning
Social Credit Leonard Halmrast January 5, 1954 October 15, 1962 Manning
Social Credit David A. Ure May 8, 1948 December 23, 1953 Manning
Social Credit Duncan MacMillan December 3, 1940 May 7, 1948 Manning, Aberhart
Social Credit David Mullen May 1, 1937 October 28, 1940 Aberhart
Social Credit William Chant September 3, 1935 May 1, 1937 Aberhart
United Farmers Frank Grisdale June 15, 1934 September 3, 1935 Reid, Brownlee
United Farmers George Hoadley August 31, 1921 June 15, 1934 Brownlee, Greenfield
Liberal Duncan Marshall November 1, 1909 August 31, 1921 Stewart, Sifton, Rutherford
Liberal William Finlay September 9, 1905 November 1, 1909 Rutherford

Associate ministers in the Agriculture portfolio

Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Title
Progressive Conservative Everett McDonald March 17, 2015 May 24, 2015 Prentice Associate Minister of Agriculture
Progressive Conservative Shirley McClellan April 14, 1989 December 14, 1992 Getty Associate Minister of Agriculture
Progressive Conservative Shirley Cripps May 26, 1986 April 14, 1989 Getty Associate Minister of Agriculture

Minister of Career Development and Employment

Minister of Career Development and Employment
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
Progressive Conservative Norm Weiss September 18, 1989 December 14, 1992 Getty
Progressive Conservative Connie Osterman April 14, 1989 July 28, 1989 Getty
Progressive Conservative Ken Kowalski September 8, 1988 April 14, 1989 Getty
Progressive Conservative Rick Orman September 12, 1986 September 8, 1988 Getty

Minister of Children and Youth Services

Minister of Children and Youth Services
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Mickey Amery October 24, 2022 Present Smith Minister of Children's Services
United Conservative Matt Jones June 21, 2022 October 24, 2022 Kenney Minister of Children's Services
United Conservative Jason Luan July 8, 2021 October 24, 2022 Kenney Minister of Community and Social Services
United Conservative Rebecca Schulz April 30, 2019 June 11, 2022 Kenney Minister of Children's Services
New Democratic Danielle Larivee January 19, 2017 April 29, 2019 Notley Minister of Children's Services
Progressive Conservative Yvonne Fritz January 15, 2010 October 11, 2011 Stelmach Minister of Children and Youth Services
Progressive Conservative Janis Tarchuk March 13, 2008 January 14, 2010 Stelmach Minister of Children and Youth Services
Progressive Conservative Janis Tarchuk December 15, 2006 March 12, 2008 Stelmach Minister of Children's Services
Progressive Conservative Heather Forsyth November 25, 2004 December 14, 2006 Klein Minister of Children's Services
Progressive Conservative Iris Evans May 26, 1999 November 24, 2004 Klein Minister of Children's Services
Progressive Conservative Lyle Oberg March 26, 1997 May 25, 1999 Klein Minister of Family and Social Services
Progressive Conservative Stockwell Day May 31, 1996 March 25, 1997 Klein Minister of Family and Social Services
Progressive Conservative Mike Cardinal December 15, 1992 May 30, 1996 Klein Minister of Family and Social Services
Progressive Conservative John Oldring April 14, 1989 December 14, 1992 Getty Minister of Family and Social Services
Progressive Conservative Connie Osterman May 26, 1986 April 13, 1989 Getty Minister of Social Services
Progressive Conservative Connie Osterman February 6, 1986 May 25, 1986 Getty Minister of Social Services and Community Health
Progressive Conservative Neil Webber November 19, 1982 February 5, 1986 Lougheed, Getty Minister of Social Services and Community Health
Progressive Conservative Robert Bogle March 23, 1979 November 18, 1982 Lougheed Minister of Social Services and Community Health
Progressive Conservative Helen Hunley April 15, 1975 March 22, 1979 Lougheed Minister of Social Services and Community Health
Progressive Conservative Horst Schmid September 10, 1971 April 2, 1975 Lougheed Minister of Culture, Youth, and Recreation
Social Credit Ambrose Holowach April 1, 1971 September 9, 1971 Strom Minister of Culture, Youth, and Recreation
Social Credit Gordon Taylor May 19, 1970 March 31, 1971 Strom Minister of Youth
Social Credit Robert Curtis Clark July 4, 1966 May 18, 1970 Manning, Strom Minister of Youth

Minister of Community Development

Minister of Community Development
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
Progressive Conservative Denis Ducharme April 6, 2006 December 15, 2006 Klein
Progressive Conservative Gary Mar November 25, 2004 April 6, 2006 Klein
Progressive Conservative Gene Zwozdesky March 16, 2001 November 25, 2004 Klein
Progressive Conservative Stan Woloshyn May 26, 1999 March 16, 2001 Klein
Progressive Conservative Shirley McClellan May 31, 1996 May 26, 1999 Klein
Progressive Conservative Gary Mar June 30, 1993 May 31, 1996 Klein
Progressive Conservative Dianne Mirosh December 14, 1992 June 30, 1993 Klein

Minister of Community and Occupational Health

Minister of Community and Occupational Health
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
Progressive Conservative Peter Trynchy April 14, 1989 December 14, 1992 Getty Minister Responsible for Occupational Health and Safety, and Workers' Compensation Board
Progressive Conservative Jim Dinning May 26, 1986 September 8, 1988 Getty
Progressive Conservative Bill Diachuk March 23, 1979 May 26, 1986 Getty, Lougheed Minister Responsible for Workers' Health, Safety and Compensation

Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs

Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
Progressive Conservative Dennis Anderson April 14, 1989 December 14, 1992 Getty
Progressive Conservative Elaine McCoy May 26, 1986 April 14, 1989 Getty
Progressive Conservative Al Adair February 6, 1985 May 26, 1986 Getty
Progressive Conservative Connie Osterman November 19, 1982 February 6, 1985 Lougheed
Progressive Conservative Julian Koziak March 23, 1979 November 19, 1982 Lougheed
Progressive Conservative Graham Harle April 3, 1975 March 23, 1979 Lougheed
Progressive Conservative Robert Dowling March 6, 1973 April 3, 1975 Lougheed Minister of Consumer Affairs

Minister of Culture

Main article: Alberta Culture

The current ministry was created in 2019 and has lost and gained several titles and portfolios since then, but is based on agencies from other cultural ministries dating back to 1971, and reorganized in 1992.

Minister of Culture
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Jason Luan October 24, 2022 Current Smith Minister of Culture
United Conservative Ron Orr July 8, 2021 October 24, 2022 Kenney Minister of Culture
United Conservative Leela Aheer April 30, 2019 July 7, 2021 Kenney Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women
New Democratic Ricardo Miranda February 2, 2016 April 29, 2019 Notley Minister of Culture and Tourism
New Democratic David Eggen May 24, 2015 February 1, 2016 Notley Minister of Culture and Tourism
Progressive Conservative Maureen Kubinec September 15, 2014 May 23, 2015 Prentice Minister of Culture and Tourism
Progressive Conservative Heather Klimchuk May 8, 2012 September 14, 2014 Redford, Hancock Minister of Culture
Progressive Conservative Heather Klimchuk October 12, 2011 May 7, 2012 Redford Minister of Culture and Community Services
Progressive Conservative Lindsay Blackett March 13, 2008 October 11, 2011 Stelmach Minister of Culture and Community Spirit
Progressive Conservative Hector Goudreau December 15, 2006 March 12, 2008 Stelmach Minister of Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture
Vacant
Progressive Conservative Doug Main April 14, 1989 December 14, 1992 Getty Minister of Culture and Multiculturalism
Progressive Conservative Greg Stevens September 10, 1987 April 13, 1989 Getty Minister of Culture and Multiculturalism
Progressive Conservative Dennis Anderson May 26, 1986 September 9, 1987 Getty Minister of Culture and Multiculturalism
Progressive Conservative Mary LeMessurier March 23, 1979 May 25, 1986 Lougheed, Getty Minister Responsible for Culture
Progressive Conservative Horst Schmid September 10, 1971 March 22, 1979 Lougheed Minister of Culture, Youth, and Recreation (1971–75)
Social Credit Ambrose Holowach April 1, 1971 September 9, 1971 Strom Minister of Culture, Youth, and Recreation

Minister of Economic Development

Minister of Economic Development
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Brian Jean October 24, 2022 Incumbent Smith Minister of Jobs, Economy and Northern Development
United Conservative Tanya Fir August 26, 2022 October 23, 2022 Kenney Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation
United Conservative Doug Schweitzer August 25, 2020 August 5, 2022 Kenney Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation
United Conservative Tanya Fir April 30, 2019 August 25, 2020 Kenney Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism
New Democratic Deron Bilous October 22, 2015 April 30, 2019 Notley Minister of Economic Development & Trade
Vacant
Progressive Conservative Clint Dunford November 25, 2004 December 15, 2006 Klein
Progressive Conservative Mark Norris March 16, 2001 November 25, 2004 Klein
Progressive Conservative Jon Havelock May 26, 1999 March 16, 2001 Klein
Progressive Conservative Pat Nelson March 29, 1997 May 26, 1999 Klein Minister of Economic Development and Tourism
Progressive Conservative Steve West May 31, 1996 March 29, 1997 Klein Minister of Economic Development and Tourism
Progressive Conservative Murray Smith September 15, 1994 May 31, 1996 Klein Minister of Economic Development and Tourism
Progressive Conservative Ken Kowalski June 30, 1993 September 15, 1994 Klein Minister of Economic Development and Tourism
Progressive Conservative Donald H. Sparrow December 15, 1992 June 29, 1993 Klein Minister of Economic Development and Tourism
Progressive Conservative Peter Elzinga April 14, 1989 December 14, 1992 Getty Minister of Economic Development and Trade
Progressive Conservative Larry Shaben May 26, 1986 April 13, 1989 Getty Minister of Economic Development and Trade
Progressive Conservative Hugh Planche October 1, 1979 May 25, 1986 Getty, Lougheed
Progressive Conservative Hugh Horner March 23, 1979 September 30, 1979 Lougheed
Vacant
Social Credit Allen Patrick August 2, 1955 September 1, 1959 Manning Minister of Economic Affairs
Social Credit Alfred Hooke April 20, 1945 August 2, 1955 Manning Minister of Economic Affairs

Associate Ministers in the Economic Development portfolio

Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Title
Progressive Conservative Horst Schmid March 23, 1979 November 18, 1982 Lougheed Minister of State for Economic Development - International Trade

Minister of Education

Minister of Education
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Adriana LaGrange April 30, 2019 Incumbent Smith, Kenney
New Democratic David Eggen May 24, 2015 April 30, 2019 Notley
Progressive Conservative Gordon Dirks September 15, 2014 May 5, 2015 Prentice
Progressive Conservative Jeff Johnson May 8, 2012 September 15, 2014 Redford, Hancock
Progressive Conservative Thomas Lukaszuk October 12, 2011 May 8, 2012
Progressive Conservative Dave Hancock March 12, 2008 October 12, 2011 Stelmach
Progressive Conservative Ron Liepert December 15, 2006 March 12, 2008 Stelmach
Progressive Conservative Gene Zwozdesky November 25, 2004 December 15, 2006 Klein
Progressive Conservative Lyle Oberg May 26, 1999 November 25, 2004 Klein Minister of Learning
Progressive Conservative Gary Mar May 31, 1996 May 26, 1999 Klein
Progressive Conservative Halvar Jonson December 14, 1992 May 31, 1996 Klein
Progressive Conservative Jim Dinning September 8, 1988 December 14, 1992 Getty
Progressive Conservative Nancy Betkowski May 26, 1986 September 8, 1988 Getty
Progressive Conservative Neil Webber February 6, 1986 May 25, 1986 Getty
Progressive Conservative David King March 23, 1979 February 5, 1986 Lougheed
Progressive Conservative Julian Koziak April 3, 1975 March 22, 1979 Lougheed
Progressive Conservative Lou Hyndman September 10, 1971 April 2, 1975 Lougheed
Social Credit Robert Curtis Clark December 12, 1968 September 10, 1971 Strom
Social Credit Raymond Reierson June 29, 1967 December 12, 1968 Manning
Social Credit Randolph McKinnon July 31, 1964 June 29, 1967 Manning
Social Credit Anders Aalborg September 9, 1952 July 31, 1964 Manning
Social Credit Ivan Casey February 23, 1948 September 9, 1952 Manning
Social Credit Ronald Ansley September 12, 1944 February 23, 1948 Manning
Social Credit Solon Earl Low June 1, 1943 September 12, 1944 Manning
Social Credit William Aberhart September 3, 1935 June 1, 1943 Aberhart
United Farmers Perren Baker August 31, 1921 September 3, 1935 Reid, Brownlee, Greenfield
Liberal George P. Smith August 26, 1918 August 31, 1921 Stewart
Liberal John R. Boyle May 4, 1912 August 26, 1918 Stewart, Sifton
Liberal Charles R. Mitchell June 1, 1910 May 4, 1912 Sifton
Liberal Alexander Cameron Rutherford September 9, 1905 May 26, 1910 Rutherford

Minister of Energy

Minister of Energy
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Peter Guthrie October 24, 2022 Present Smith
United Conservative Sonya Savage April 30, 2019 October 24, 2022 Kenney
New Democratic Marg McCuaig-Boyd May 24, 2015 April 29, 2019 Notley
Progressive Conservative Frank Oberle Jr. September 15, 2014 May 23, 2015 Prentice
Progressive Conservative Diana McQueen December 13, 2013 September 14, 2014 Redford, Hancock
Progressive Conservative Ken Hughes May 8, 2012 December 12, 2013 Redford
Progressive Conservative Ted Morton October 12, 2011 May 7, 2012 Redford
Progressive Conservative Ron Liepert January 15, 2010 October 11, 2011 Stelmach
Progressive Conservative Mel Knight December 15, 2006 January 14, 2010 Stelmach
Progressive Conservative Greg Melchin November 25, 2004 December 14, 2006 Klein
Progressive Conservative Murray Smith March 19, 2001 November 24, 2004 Klein
Progressive Conservative Mike Cardinal June 7, 2000 March 18, 2001 Klein Minister of Resource Development
Progressive Conservative Steve West May 26, 1999 June 6, 2000 Klein Minister of Resource Development
Progressive Conservative March 26, 1997 May 25, 1999 Klein
Progressive Conservative Pat Nelson December 15, 1992 March 25, 1997 Klein
Progressive Conservative Rick Orman April 14, 1989 December 14, 1992 Getty
Progressive Conservative Neil Webber May 26, 1986 April 13, 1989 Getty
Progressive Conservative John Zaozirny November 19, 1982 May 25, 1986 Lougheed, Getty Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
Progressive Conservative Merv Leitch March 23, 1979 November 18, 1982 Lougheed Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
Progressive Conservative Don Getty April 3, 1975 March 22, 1979 Lougheed Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
Progressive Conservative Bill Dickie September 10, 1971 April 2, 1975 Lougheed Minister of Mines and Minerals
Social Credit Allen Russell Patrick October 15, 1962 September 9, 1971 Manning, Strom Minister of Mines and Minerals
Social Credit Ernest Manning September 16, 1952 October 14, 1962 Manning Minister of Mines and Minerals
Social Credit Nathan Eldon Tanner April 1, 1949 September 15, 1952 Manning Minister of Mines and Minerals
-- various October 1, 1930 April 1, 1949 -- see Minister of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife (Minister of Land and Mines)

Associate ministers within the Resource Development portfolio

Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Title
Progressive Conservative Donna Kennedy-Glans December 13, 2013 March 17, 2014 Redford Associate Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy
Progressive Conservative Mike Cardinal May 26, 1999 June 2, 2000 Klein Associate Minister of Forestry
Progressive Conservative Donald H. Sparrow November 19, 1982 February 5, 1986 Lougheed, Getty Associate Minister of Public Lands and Wildlife
Progressive Conservative Dallas Schmidt August 30, 1976 March 22, 1979 Lougheed Associate Minister of Energy and Natural Resources responsible for Public Lands

Minister of the Environment

Minister of the Environment
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Sonya Savage October 24, 2022 Incumbent Smith Minister of Environment and Protected Areas
United Conservative Whitney Issik June 21, 2022 October 24, 2022 Kenney Minister of Environment and Parks
United Conservative Jason Nixon April 30, 2019 June 20, 2022 Kenney Minister of Environment and Parks
New Democratic Shannon Phillips May 24, 2015 April 29, 2019 Notley Minister of Environment and Parks
Progressive Conservative Kyle Fawcett September 15, 2014 May 23, 2015 Prentice Minister of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development
Progressive Conservative Robin Campbell December 13, 2013 September 14, 2014 Redford, Hancock Minister of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development
Progressive Conservative Diana McQueen May 8, 2012 December 12, 2013 Redford Minister of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development
Progressive Conservative Diana McQueen October 12, 2011 May 7, 2012 Redford Minister of Environment and Water
Progressive Conservative Rob Renner December 15, 2006 October 11, 2011 Stelmach Minister of the Environment
Progressive Conservative Guy Boutilier November 25, 2004 December 14, 2006 Klein Minister of the Environment
Progressive Conservative Lorne Taylor March 19, 2001 November 24, 2004 Klein Minister of the Environment
Progressive Conservative Halvar Jonson June 7, 2000 March 18, 2001 Klein Minister of the Environment
Progressive Conservative Gary Mar May 26, 1999 June 6, 2000 Klein Minister of the Environment
Progressive Conservative Ty Lund October 21, 1994 May 25, 1999 Klein Minister of Environmental Protection
Progressive Conservative Brian Evans December 15, 1992 October 20, 1994 Klein Minister of Environmental Protection
Progressive Conservative Ralph Klein April 14, 1989 December 14, 1992 Getty Minister of the Environment
Progressive Conservative Ian Reid September 8, 1988 April 13, 1989 Getty Minister of the Environment
Progressive Conservative Ken Kowalski May 26, 1986 September 7, 1988 Getty Minister of the Environment
Progressive Conservative Frederick Deryl Bradley November 19, 1982 May 25, 1986 Lougheed, Getty Minister of the Environment
Progressive Conservative Jack Cookson March 23, 1979 November 18, 1982 Lougheed Minister of the Environment
Progressive Conservative David John Russell April 3, 1975 March 22, 1979 Lougheed Minister of the Environment
Progressive Conservative William Yurko September 10, 1971 April 2, 1975 Lougheed Minister of the Environment
Social Credit James Douglas Henderson April 1, 1971 September 9, 1971 Strom Minister of the Environment

Minister of Family and Social Services

Minister of Family and Social Services
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Jeremy Nixon October 24, 2022 Current Smith Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services
United Conservative Jason Luan July 8, 2021 October 24, 2022 Kenney Minister of Community and Social Services
United Conservative Rajan Sawhney April 30, 2019 July 7, 2021 Kenney Minister of Community and Social Services
New Democratic Irfan Sabir January 19, 2017 April 29, 2019 Notley Minister of Community and Social Services
New Democratic Irfan Sabir May 24, 2015 January 18, 2017 Notley Minister of Human Services
Progressive Conservative Heather Klimchuk September 15, 2014 May 23, 2015 Prentice Minister of Human Services
Progressive Conservative Manmeet Bhullar December 13, 2013 September 14, 2014 Redford, Hancock Minister of Human Services
Progressive Conservative Dave Hancock October 12, 2011 December 12, 2013 Redford Minister of Human Services
Vacant
Progressive Conservative Lyle Oberg March 26, 1997 May 25, 1999 Klein Minister of Family and Social Services
Progressive Conservative Stockwell Day May 31, 1996 March 25, 1997 Klein Minister of Family and Social Services
Progressive Conservative Mike Cardinal December 15, 1992 May 30, 1996 Klein Minister of Family and Social Services
Progressive Conservative John Oldring April 14, 1989 December 14, 1992 Getty Minister of Family and Social Services
Progressive Conservative Connie Osterman February 6, 1986 April 13, 1989 Getty Minister of Social Services
Progressive Conservative Neil Webber November 19, 1982 February 5, 1986 Lougheed, Getty Minister of Social Services and Community Health
Progressive Conservative Robert Bogle March 23, 1979 November 18, 1982 Lougheed Minister of Social Services and Community Health
Progressive Conservative Helen Hunley April 15, 1975 March 22, 1979 Lougheed Minister of Social Services and Community Health

Associate ministers in the Family and Social Services portfolio

Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Title
Progressive Conservative Roy Brassard September 18, 1989 September 3, 1991 Getty Associate Minister of Family and Social Services
Progressive Conservative Norm Weiss April 14, 1989 September 17, 1989 Getty Associate Minister of Family and Social Services

Minister of Finance

Minister of Finance
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Travis Toews October 24, 2022 Present Smith President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance
United Conservative Jason Nixon June 21, 2022 October 24, 2022 Kenney President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance
United Conservative Travis Toews April 30, 2019 May 31, 2022 Kenney President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance
New Democratic Joe Ceci May 24, 2015 April 29, 2019 Notley President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance
Progressive Conservative Robin Campbell September 15, 2014 May 23, 2015 Prentice President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance
Progressive Conservative Doug Horner May 8, 2012 September 14, 2014 Redford, Hancock President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance
Progressive Conservative Ron Liepert October 12, 2011 May 7, 2012 Redford Minister of Finance
Progressive Conservative Lloyd Snelgrove January 31, 2011 October 11, 2011 Stelmach Minister of Finance and Enterprise
Progressive Conservative Ted Morton January 15, 2010 January 28, 2011 Stelmach Minister of Finance and Enterprise
Progressive Conservative Iris Evans March 13, 2008 January 14, 2010 Stelmach Minister of Finance and Enterprise
Progressive Conservative Lyle Oberg December 15, 2006 March 12, 2008 Stelmach Minister of Finance
Progressive Conservative Shirley McClellan November 25, 2004 December 14, 2006 Klein Minister of Finance
Progressive Conservative Pat Nelson March 19, 2001 November 24, 2004 Klein Minister of Finance
Progressive Conservative Steve West June 7, 2000 March 18, 2001 Klein Provincial Treasurer
Progressive Conservative Stockwell Day March 26, 1997 June 1, 2000 Klein Provincial Treasurer
Progressive Conservative Jim Dinning December 15, 1992 March 25, 1997 Klein Provincial Treasurer
Progressive Conservative Archibald D. Johnston May 26, 1986 December 14, 1992 Getty Provincial Treasurer
Progressive Conservative Lou Hyndman March 23, 1979 May 25, 1986 Lougheed, Getty Provincial Treasurer
Progressive Conservative Merv Leitch April 3, 1975 March 22, 1979 Lougheed Provincial Treasurer
Progressive Conservative Gordon Miniely September 10, 1971 April 2, 1975 Lougheed Provincial Treasurer
Social Credit Anders Aalborg July 29, 1964 September 9, 1971 Manning, Strom Provincial Treasurer
Social Credit Ted Hinman August 2, 1955 July 28, 1964 Manning Provincial Treasurer
Social Credit Clarence Gerhart December 23, 1954 August 1, 1955 Manning Provincial Treasurer
Social Credit Ernest Manning September 12, 1944 December 22, 1954 Manning Provincial Treasurer
Social Credit Solon Earl Low February 2, 1937 September 11, 1944 Aberhart, Manning Provincial Treasurer
Social Credit Charles Cockroft September 3, 1935 February 1, 1937 Aberhart Provincial Treasurer
United Farmers John Russell Love July 10, 1934 September 2, 1935 Reid Provincial Treasurer
United Farmers Richard Gavin Reid November 3, 1923 July 9, 1934 Greenfield, Brownlee Provincial Treasurer
United Farmers Herbert Greenfield August 13, 1921 November 2, 1923 Greenfield Provincial Treasurer
Liberal Charles Richmond Mitchell November 28, 1913 August 12, 1921 Sifton, Stewart Provincial Treasurer
Liberal Arthur Sifton March 27, 1913 November 27, 1913 Sifton Provincial Treasurer
Liberal Malcolm McKenzie May 4, 1912 March 15, 1913 Sifton Provincial Treasurer
Liberal Arthur Sifton June 1, 1910 May 3, 1912 Sifton Provincial Treasurer
Liberal Alexander Cameron Rutherford September 8, 1905 May 26, 1910 Rutherford Provincial Treasurer

Minister of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife

Minister of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Todd Loewen October 24, 2022 Current Smith Minister of Forestry, Parks and Tourism
United Conservative Nate Horner November 5, 2021 October 24, 2022 Kenney Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development
United Conservative Devin Dreeshen April 30, 2019 November 5, 2021 Kenney Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
New Democratic Oneil Carlier May 24, 2015 April 29, 2019 Notley Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Vacant
Progressive Conservative LeRoy Fjordbotten September 10, 1987 December 14, 1992 Getty Minister of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife
Progressive Conservative Donald H. Sparrow February 6, 1986 September 9, 1987 Getty Minister of Forestry, Lands and Wildlife
Vacant
Progressive Conservative Allan Warrack September 10, 1971 April 2, 1975 Lougheed Minister of Lands and Forests
Social Credit Joseph Donovan Ross May 20, 1969 September 9, 1971 Strom Minister of Lands and Forests
Social Credit Henry Ruste December 12, 1968 May 19, 1969 Strom Minister of Lands and Forests
Social Credit Alfred Hooke July 16, 1968 December 11, 1968 Manning Minister of Lands and Forests
Social Credit Henry Ruste February 16, 1965 July 15, 1968 Manning Minister of Lands and Forests
Social Credit Norman Willmore August 2, 1955 February 3, 1965 Manning Minister of Lands and Forests
Social Credit Ivan Casey September 9, 1952 August 1, 1955 Manning Minister of Lands and Forests
Social Credit Nathan Eldon Tanner January 5, 1937 September 8, 1952 Aberhart, Manning Minister of Lands and Forests
Social Credit Charles Cathmer Ross September 3, 1935 January 5, 1937 Aberhart Minister of Lands and Mines
United Farmers Hugh Allen July 10, 1934 September 2, 1935 Reid Minister of Lands and Mines
United Farmers Richard Gavin Reid October 2, 1930 July 9, 1934 Brownlee Minister of Lands and Mines

Associate Ministers in the Forestry, Lands and Wildlife portfolio

Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Title
Progressive Conservative Mike Cardinal May 26, 1999 June 6, 2000 Klein Associate Minister of Forestry
Progressive Conservative Donald H. Sparrow November 19, 1982 February 5, 1986 Lougheed, Getty Associate Minister of Public Lands and Wildlife
Progressive Conservative Bud Miller March 23, 1979 November 18, 1982 Lougheed Associate Minister of Public Lands and Wildlife
Progressive Conservative Dallas Schmidt August 30, 1976 March 22, 1979 Lougheed Associate Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Responsible for Public Lands

Minister of Gaming

Minister of Gaming
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
Progressive Conservative Gordon Graydon November 25, 2004 December 15, 2006 Klein
Progressive Conservative Ron Stevens March 16, 2001 November 25, 2004 Klein
Progressive Conservative Murray Smith May 26, 1999 March 16, 2001 Klein

Minister of Health

Minister of Health
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Jason Copping September 21, 2021 Current Kenney, Smith Minister of Health
United Conservative Tyler Shandro April 30, 2019 September 20, 2021 Kenney Minister of Health
New Democratic Sarah Hoffman May 24, 2015 April 29, 2019 Notley Minister of Health
Progressive Conservative Stephen Mandel September 15, 2014 May 23, 2015 Prentice Minister of Health
Progressive Conservative Fred Horne October 12, 2011 September 14, 2014 Redford, Hancock Minister of Health
Progressive Conservative Gene Zwozdesky January 15, 2010 October 11, 2011 Stelmach Minister of Health and Wellness
Progressive Conservative Ron Liepert March 13, 2008 January 14, 2010 Stelmach Minister of Health and Wellness
Progressive Conservative Dave Hancock December 15, 2006 March 12, 2008 Stelmach Minister of Health and Wellness
Progressive Conservative Iris Evans November 25, 2004 December 14, 2006 Klein Minister of Health and Wellness
Progressive Conservative Gary Mar June 7, 2000 November 24, 2004 Klein Minister of Health and Wellness
Progressive Conservative Halvar Jonson May 31, 1996 June 6, 2000 Klein Minister of Health and Wellness
Progressive Conservative Shirley McClellan December 15, 1992 May 30, 1996 Klein Minister of Health
Progressive Conservative Nancy MacBeth September 8, 1988 December 14, 1992 Getty Minister of Health
Progressive Conservative Marvin Moore May 26, 1986 September 7, 1988 Getty Minister of Hospitals and Medical Care
Progressive Conservative David John Russell March 23, 1979 May 25, 1986 Lougheed, Getty Minister of Hospitals and Medical Care
Progressive Conservative Gordon Miniely April 3, 1975 March 22, 1979 Lougheed Minister of Hospitals and Medical Care
Progressive Conservative Neil Stanley Crawford September 10, 1971 April 2, 1975 Lougheed Minister of Health and Social Development
Social Credit Raymond Speaker April 28, 1971 September 9, 1971 Strom Minister of Health and Social Development
Social Credit James Douglas Henderson May 20, 1969 April 27, 1971 Strom Minister of Health
Social Credit Joseph Donovan Ross September 18, 1957 May 19, 1969 Manning, Strom Minister of Health
Social Credit Wallace Warren Cross September 3, 1935 September 17, 1957 Aberhart, Manning Minister of Public Health
United Farmers George Hoadley November 3, 1923 September 2, 1935 Greenfield, Brownlee, Reid Minister of Public Health
United Farmers Richard Gavin Reid August 13, 1921 November 2, 1923 Greenfield Minister of Public Health
Liberal Charles Richmond Mitchell April 29, 1920 August 12, 1921 Stewart Minister of Public Health
Liberal Alexander Grant MacKay July 22, 1919 April 25, 1920 Stewart Minister of Public Health

Associate Ministers in the Health Portfolio

Associate Ministers in the Health Portfolio
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Mike Ellis July 8, 2021 October 24, 2022 Kenney Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions
United Conservative Jason Luan April 30, 2019 July 7, 2021 Kenney Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions
New Democratic Brandy Payne February 2, 2016 June 17, 2018 Notley Associate Minister of Health
Progressive Conservative Gene Zwozdesky May 26, 1999 March 18, 2001 Klein Associate Minister of Health and Wellness

Minister of Housing

Minister of Housing
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
Vacant
United Conservative Josephine Pon April 30, 2019 October 24, 2022 Kenney Minister of Seniors and Housing
New Democratic Lori Sigurdson February 2, 2016 April 29, 2019 Notley Minister of Seniors and Housing
Vacant
Progressive Conservative Jonathan Denis January 15, 2010 October 11, 2011 Stelmach Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs
Progressive Conservative Yvonne Fritz March 13, 2008 January 14, 2010 Stelmach Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs
Progressive Conservative Ray Danyluk December 15, 2006 March 12, 2008 Stelmach Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Vacant
Progressive Conservative Larry Shaben November 19, 1982 May 25, 1986 Lougheed, Getty Minister of Housing
Progressive Conservative Tom Chambers April 24, 1978 November 18, 1982 Lougheed Minister of Housing and Public Works
Progressive Conservative William Yurko April 3, 1975 April 23, 1978 Lougheed Minister of Housing and Public Works

Associate Ministers in the Housing and Urban Affairs Portfolio

Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Title
Progressive Conservative Yvonne Fritz June 27, 2007 March 12, 2008 Stelmach Associate Minister in charge of Affordable Housing and Urban Development

Minister of Industry and Commerce

Minister of Industry and Commerce
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
Vacant
Progressive Conservative Fred Peacock September 10, 1971 April 2, 1975 Lougheed Minister of Industry and Commerce
Social Credit Raymond Ratzlaff May 27, 1969 September 9, 1971 Strom Minister of Industry and Tourism
Social Credit Allen Russell Patrick September 1, 1959 May 26, 1969 Manning, Strom Minister of Industry and Tourism (May 2, 1968 – May 26, 1969)
Social Credit Raymond Reierson August 2, 1955 August 31, 1959 Manning Minister of Industries and Labour
Social Credit Norman Willmore November 10, 1953 August 1, 1955 Manning Minister of Industries and Labour
Social Credit John Lyle Robinson May 8, 1948 October 29, 1953 Manning Minister of Industries and Labour
Social Credit Clarence Gerhart September 12, 1944 May 7, 1948 Manning Minister of Trade and Industry
Social Credit Ernest Manning July 2, 1937 September 11, 1944 Aberhart, Manning Minister of Trade and Industry
Social Credit Wallace Warren Cross January 20, 1937 July 1, 1937 Aberhart Minister of Trade and Industry
Social Credit Ernest Manning October 19, 1935 January 19, 1937 Aberhart Minister of Trade and Industry
Social Credit William Chant September 3, 1935 October 18, 1935 Aberhart Minister of Trade and Industry
United Farmers George Hoadley October 18, 1934 September 2, 1935 Reid Minister of Trade and Industry

Minister of Infrastructure

Minister of Infrastructure
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Nathan Neudorf October 24, 2022 June 9, 2023 Smith
United Conservative Nicholas Milliken June 21, 2022 October 24, 2022 Kenney Minister of Infrastructure
United Conservative Prasad Panda April 30, 2019 June 20, 2022 Kenney Minister of Infrastructure
New Democratic Sandra Jansen October 17, 2017 April 29, 2019 Notley Minister of Infrastructure
New Democratic Brian Mason May 24, 2015 October 16, 2017 Notley Minister of Infrastructure
Progressive Conservative Manmeet Bhullar September 15, 2014 May 23, 2015 Prentice Minister of Infrastructure
Progressive Conservative Wayne Drysdale May 15, 2014 September 14, 2014 Hancock Minister of Infrastructure
Progressive Conservative Ric McIver December 13, 2013 May 6, 2014 Redford, Hancock Minister of Infrastructure
Progressive Conservative Wayne Drysdale May 8, 2012 December 12, 2013 Redford Minister of Infrastructure
Progressive Conservative Jeff Johnson October 12, 2011 May 7, 2012 Redford Minister of Infrastructure
Progressive Conservative Ray Danyluk January 15, 2010 October 11, 2011 Stelmach Minister of Infrastructure
Progressive Conservative Jack Hayden March 13, 2008 January 14, 2010 Stelmach Minister of Infrastructure
Progressive Conservative Luke Ouellette December 15, 2006 March 12, 2008 Stelmach Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation
Progressive Conservative Ty Lund April 6, 2006 December 14, 2006 Klein Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation
Progressive Conservative Lyle Oberg November 25, 2004 March 23, 2006 Klein Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation
Progressive Conservative Ty Lund March 19, 2001 November 24, 2004 Klein Minister of Infrastructure
Progressive Conservative Ed Stelmach May 26, 1999 March 18, 2001 Klein Minister of Infrastructure
Progressive Conservative Stan Woloshyn May 31, 1996 May 25, 1999 Klein Minister of Public Works, Supply and Services
Progressive Conservative Robert Fischer December 21, 1994 May 30, 1996 Klein Minister of Public Works, Supply and Services
Progressive Conservative Tom Thurber June 30, 1993 December 20, 1994 Klein Minister of Public Works, Supply and Services
Progressive Conservative Ken Kowalski April 14, 1989 June 29, 1993 Getty Minister of Public Works, Supply and Services
Progressive Conservative Ernie Isley May 26, 1986 April 13, 1989 Getty Minister of Public Works, Supply and Services
Progressive Conservative Tom Chambers April 24, 1978 May 25, 1986 Lougheed, Getty Minister of Public Works, Supply and Services
Progressive Conservative William Yurko April 3, 1975 April 23, 1978 Lougheed Minister of Housing and Public Works
Progressive Conservative Winston Backus September 10, 1971 April 2, 1975 Lougheed Minister of Public Works
Social Credit Albert Ludwig May 27, 1969 September 9, 1971 Strom Minister of Public Works
Social Credit Frederick C. Colborne November 30, 1962 May 26, 1969 Manning, Strom Minister of Public Works
Social Credit James Hartley August 2, 1955 November 29, 1962 Manning Minister of Public Works
Social Credit Alfred Hooke September 9, 1952 August 1, 1955 Manning Minister of Public Works
Social Credit Duncan MacMillan May 8, 1948 September 8, 1952 Manning Minister of Public Works
Social Credit William Fallow September 3, 1935 May 3, 1948 Aberhart, Manning Minister of Public Works
United Farmers John MacLellan July 14, 1934 September 2, 1935 Reid Minister of Public Works
United Farmers Richard Gavin Reid July 10, 1934 July 13, 1934 Reid Minister of Public Works
United Farmers Oran McPherson December 31, 1926 July 9, 1934 Brownlee Minister of Public Works
  Dominion Labor Alex Ross August 13, 1921 December 30, 1926 Greenfield, Brownlee Minister of Public Works
Liberal Archibald J. McLean October 16, 1917 August 12, 1921 Stewart Minister of Public Works
Liberal Charles Stewart December 2, 1913 October 15, 1917 Sifton Minister of Public Works
Liberal Charles Richmond Mitchell May 4, 1912 December 1, 1913 Sifton Minister of Public Works
Liberal Arthur Sifton June 1, 1910 May 3, 1912 Sifton Minister of Public Works
Liberal William Henry Cushing September 8, 1905 February 14, 1910 Rutherford Minister of Public Works

Associate Ministers in the Infrastructure portfolio

Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Title
Progressive Conservative Gene Zwozdesky June 27, 2007 March 12, 2008 Stelmach Associate Minister in charge of Capital Planning
Progressive Conservative Barry McFarland April 6, 2006 December 15, 2006 Klein Associate Minister in charge of Capital Planning

Minister of Innovation and Science

Minister of Innovation and Science
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Nate Glubish October 24, 2022 Present Smith Minister of Technology and Innovation
Vacant
New Democratic Lori Sigurdson May 24, 2015 October 21, 2015 Notley Minister of Innovation, Advanced Education, Jobs, Skills Training, and Labour
Vacant
Progressive Conservative Victor Doerksen March 19, 2001 August 15, 2006 Klein
Progressive Conservative Lorne Taylor May 26, 1999 March 19, 2001 Klein
Progressive Conservative Lorne Taylor March 26, 1997 May 26, 1999 Klein Minister without portfolio responsible for science, research, and information technology
Progressive Conservative Dianne Mirosh September 21, 1994 March 26, 1997 Klein Minister without portfolio responsible for science and research
Vacant
Progressive Conservative Fred Stewart April 14, 1989 December 14, 1992 Getty Minister of Technology, Research, and Telecommunications
Progressive Conservative Leslie Young May 26, 1986 April 14, 1989 Getty Minister of Technology, Research, and Telecommunications
Progressive Conservative David King February 6, 1986 May 26, 1986 Getty Minister of Technology, Research, and Telecommunications

Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations

Main article: Alberta International and Intergovernmental Relations
Minister of Intergovernmental Relations
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Danielle Smith October 11, 2022 Current Smith
United Conservative Jason Kenney April 30, 2019 October 10, 2022 Kenney
New Democratic Rachel Notley May 24, 2015 October 22, 2015 Notley
Progressive Conservative Jim Prentice September 15, 2014 May 23, 2015 Prentice
Progressive Conservative Cal Dallas May 8, 2012 September 14, 2014 Redford, Hancock
Progressive Conservative October 12, 2011 May 7, 2012 Redford Minister of Intergovernmental, International and Aboriginal Relations
Progressive Conservative Iris Evans January 15, 2010 October 11, 2011 Stelmach
Progressive Conservative Len Webber September 17, 2009 January 14, 2010 Stelmach
Progressive Conservative Ron Stevens March 13, 2008 May 15, 2009 Stelmach
Progressive Conservative Guy Boutilier December 15, 2006 March 12, 2008 Stelmach Minister of International, Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Relations
Progressive Conservative Gary Mar April 6, 2006 December 14, 2006 Klein
Progressive Conservative Ed Stelmach November 25, 2004 March 21, 2006 Klein
Progressive Conservative Halvar Jonson March 19, 2001 November 24, 2004 Klein
Progressive Conservative Shirley McClellan May 26, 1999 March 18, 2001 Klein
Progressive Conservative Dave Hancock November 5, 1997 May 25, 1999 Klein Minister of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs
Progressive Conservative Dave Hancock March 26, 1997 November 4, 1997 Klein Minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs
Progressive Conservative Ken Rostad October 21, 1994 March 25, 1997 Klein Minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs
Progressive Conservative Ralph Klein June 30, 1993 October 20, 1994 Klein Minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs
Progressive Conservative Peter Elzinga December 15, 1992 June 29, 1993 Klein Minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs
Progressive Conservative Jim Horsman November 19, 1982 December 14, 1992 Lougheed, Getty Minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs
Progressive Conservative Archibald D. Johnston March 23, 1979 November 18, 1982 Lougheed Minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs
Progressive Conservative Lou Hyndman April 3, 1975 March 22, 1979 Lougheed Minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs
Progressive Conservative Don Getty September 10, 1971 April 2, 1975 Lougheed Minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs

Associate Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations

Associate Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
Progressive Conservative Teresa Woo-Paw May 8, 2012 September 14, 2014 Redford, Hancock

Minister of International Trade

Minister of International Trade
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
Progressive Conservative Horst Schmid November 19, 1982 February 5, 1986 Lougheed, Getty
Progressive Conservative Horst Schmid March 23, 1979 November 19, 1982 Lougheed Minister of State for Economic Development - International Trade

Minister of Justice and Attorney General

The portfolio of the Minister of Justice was held by the Attorney General from 1905 to 1992.

Minister of Justice
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Tyler Shandro February 25, 2022 Current Kenney, Smith
United Conservative Kaycee Madu August 25, 2020 February 24, 2022 Kenney
United Conservative Doug Schweitzer April 30, 2019 August 24, 2020 Kenney
New Democratic Kathleen Ganley May 24, 2015 April 29, 2019 Notley
Progressive Conservative Jonathan Denis May 8, 2012 April 25, 2015 Redford, Hancock, Prentice
Progressive Conservative Verlyn Olson February 18, 2011 May 7, 2012 Stelmach, Redford
Progressive Conservative Alison Redford March 13, 2008 February 16, 2011 Stelmach
Progressive Conservative Ron Stevens November 25, 2004 March 12, 2008 Klein
Progressive Conservative Dave Hancock May 26, 1999 November 24, 2004 Klein
Progressive Conservative Jon Havelock March 26, 1997 May 25, 1999 Klein
Progressive Conservative Brian Evans October 21, 1994 March 25, 1997 Klein
Progressive Conservative Ken Rostad June 30, 1993 October 20, 1994 Klein
Progressive Conservative Dick Fowler December 15, 1992 June 29, 1993 Klein
Progressive Conservative Ken Rostad September 8, 1988 December 14, 1992 Getty Attorney General
Progressive Conservative Jim Horsman May 26, 1986 September 7, 1988 Getty Attorney General
Progressive Conservative Neil Stanley Crawford March 23, 1979 May 25, 1986 Lougheed, Getty Attorney General
Progressive Conservative James L. Foster April 3, 1975 March 22, 1979 Lougheed Attorney General
Progressive Conservative Merv Leitch September 10, 1971 April 2, 1975 Lougheed Attorney General
Social Credit Edgar Gerhart May 13, 1968 September 9, 1971 Manning, Strom Attorney General
Social Credit Ernest Manning August 2, 1955 May 12, 1968 Manning Attorney General
Social Credit Lucien Maynard June 1, 1943 August 1, 1955 Manning Attorney General
Social Credit William Aberhart September 15, 1937 May 23, 1943 Aberhart Attorney General
Social Credit John Hugill September 3, 1935 September 14, 1937 Aberhart Attorney General
United Farmers John Lymburn June 5, 1926 September 2, 1935 Reid, Brownlee Attorney General
United Farmers John Edward Brownlee August 13, 1921 June 4, 1926 Greenfield, Brownlee Attorney General
Liberal John Robert Boyle August 24, 1918 August 12, 1921 Stewart Attorney General
Liberal Charles Wilson Cross May 4, 1912 August 23, 1918 Sifton, Stewart Attorney General
Liberal Charles Richmond Mitchell June 1, 1910 May 4, 1912 Sifton Attorney General
Liberal Charles Wilson Cross September 8, 1905 March 9, 1910 Rutherford Attorney General

Minister of Labour

Minister of Labour
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier Notes
United Conservative Kaycee Madu February 25, 2022 June 9, 2023 Kenney, Smith Minister of Labour and Immigration
Minister of Skilled Trades and Professions
United Conservative Tyler Shandro September 21, 2021 February 24, 2022 Kenney Minister of Labour and Immigration
United Conservative Jason Copping April 30, 2019 September 20, 2021 Kenney Minister of Labour and Immigration
New Democratic Christina Gray February 2, 2016 April 29, 2019 Notley
New Democratic Lori Sigurdson May 24, 2015 February 1, 2016 Notley Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour
Progressive Conservative Ric McIver September 15, 2014 May 23, 2015 Prentice Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour
Progressive Conservative Kyle Fawcett May 26, 2014 September 14, 2014 Dave Hancock Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour
Progressive Conservative Thomas Lukaszuk December 13, 2013 May 22, 2014 Redford, Hancock Minister of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour
Progressive Conservative Thomas Lukaszuk January 15, 2010 October 11, 2011 Stelmach Minister of Employment and Immigration
Progressive Conservative Hector Goudreau March 13, 2008 January 14, 2010 Stelmach Minister of Employment and Immigration
Progressive Conservative Iris Evans December 15, 2006 March 12, 2008 Stelmach Minister of Employment, Immigration and Industry
Progressive Conservative Mike Cardinal November 25, 2004 December 14, 2006 Klein Minister of Human Resources and Employment
Progressive Conservative Clint Dunford May 26, 1999 November 24, 2004 Klein Minister of Human Resources and Employment
Progressive Conservative Murray Smith June 10, 1996 May 25, 1999 Klein
Progressive Conservative Stockwell Day December 15, 1992 May 30, 1996 Klein
Progressive Conservative Elaine McCoy April 14, 1989 December 14, 1992 Getty
Progressive Conservative Rick Orman September 8, 1988 April 13, 1989 Getty
Progressive Conservative Ian Reid May 26, 1986 September 7, 1988 Getty
Progressive Conservative Leslie Young March 23, 1979 May 25, 1986 Lougheed
Progressive Conservative Neil Stanley Crawford April 3, 1975 March 22, 1979 Lougheed
Progressive Conservative Bert Hohol June 2, 1972 April 2, 1975 Lougheed Minister of Manpower and Labour
Progressive Conservative Bert Hohol September 10, 1971 June 1, 1972 Lougheed
Social Credit Raymond Reierson September 1, 1959 September 9, 1971 Manning, Strom
Social Credit Raymond Reierson August 2, 1955 August 31, 1959 Manning Minister of Industries and Labour
Social Credit Norman Willmore November 10, 1953 August 1, 1955 Manning Minister of Industries and Labour
Social Credit John Lyle Robinson May 8, 1948 October 29, 1953 Manning Minister of Industries and Labour

Minister of Mines and Minerals

Minister of Mines and Minerals
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
Progressive Conservative Bill Dickie September 10, 1971 March 1975 Lougheed
Social Credit Allen Patrick October 15, 1962 September 10, 1971 Strom, Manning
Social Credit Ernest Manning September 16, 1952 October 15, 1962 Manning
Social Credit Nathan Tanner April 1, 1949 September 16, 1952 Manning

Minister of Municipal Affairs

Minister of Municipal Affairs
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Rebecca Schulz October 24, 2022 Present Smith
United Conservative Ric McIver January 5, 2021 October 24, 2022 Kenney
United Conservative Tracy Allard August 25, 2020 January 4, 2021 Kenney
United Conservative Kaycee Madu April 30, 2019 August 24, 2020 Kenney
New Democratic Shaye Anderson January 19, 2017 April 29, 2019 Notley
New Democratic Danielle Larivee October 22, 2015 January 18, 2017 Notley
New Democratic Deron Bilous May 24, 2015 October 21, 2015 Notley
Progressive Conservative Diana McQueen September 15, 2014 May 23, 2015 Prentice
Progressive Conservative Greg Weadick May 15, 2014 September 14, 2014 Hancock
Progressive Conservative Ken Hughes December 13, 2013 April 7, 2014 Redford, Hancock
Progressive Conservative Doug Griffiths October 12, 2011 December 12, 2013 Redford
Progressive Conservative Hector Goudreau January 19, 2010 October 11, 2011 Stelmach
Progressive Conservative Ray Danyluk December 15, 2006 January 18, 2010 Stelmach
Progressive Conservative Rob Renner November 25, 2004 December 14, 2006 Klein
Progressive Conservative Guy Boutilier March 19, 2001 November 24, 2004 Klein
Progressive Conservative Walter Paszkowski May 26, 1999 March 18, 2001 Klein
Progressive Conservative Iris Evans March 26, 1997 May 25, 1999 Klein
Progressive Conservative Tom Thurber December 21, 1994 March 25, 1997 Klein
Progressive Conservative Steve West December 15, 1992 December 20, 1994 Klein
Progressive Conservative Dick Fowler February 24, 1992 December 14, 1992 Getty
Progressive Conservative Raymond Speaker April 14, 1989 January 3, 1992 Getty
Progressive Conservative Dennis Anderson September 10, 1987 April 13, 1989 Getty
Progressive Conservative Neil Stanley Crawford May 26, 1986 September 9, 1987 Getty
Progressive Conservative Julian Koziak November 19, 1982 May 25, 1986 Lougheed, Getty
Progressive Conservative Marvin Moore March 23, 1979 November 18, 1982 Lougheed
Progressive Conservative Archibald D. Johnston April 3, 1975 March 22, 1979 Lougheed
Progressive Conservative David John Russell September 10, 1971 April 2, 1975 Lougheed
Social Credit Frederick C. Colborne May 27, 1969 September 9, 1971 Strom
Social Credit Edgar Gerhart December 12, 1968 May 26, 1969 Strom
Social Credit Harry Strom July 16, 1968 December 11, 1968 Manning
Social Credit Edgar Gerhart June 29, 1967 July 15, 1968 Manning
Social Credit Alfred Hooke August 2, 1955 June 28, 1967 Manning
Social Credit Ted Hinman December 23, 1954 August 1, 1955 Manning
Social Credit Clarence Gerhart June 1, 1943 December 22, 1954 Manning
Social Credit Lucien Maynard January 20, 1937 May 23, 1943 Aberhart
Social Credit Charles Cockroft September 3, 1935 January 19, 1937 Aberhart
United Farmers Hugh Allen July 10, 1934 September 2, 1935 Reid
United Farmers Richard Gavin Reid November 23, 1925 July 9, 1934 Brownlee
United Farmers Herbert Greenfield November 3, 1923 November 22, 1925 Greenfield
United Farmers Richard Gavin Reid August 13, 1921 November 2, 1923 Greenfield
Liberal Charles Richmond Mitchell April 29, 1920 August 12, 1921 Stewart
Liberal Alexander Grant MacKay August 26, 1918 April 25, 1920 Stewart
Liberal Wilfrid Gariépy November 28, 1913 August 25, 1918 Sifton, Stewart
Liberal Charles Stewart May 4, 1912 November 27, 1913 Sifton
Liberal Archibald J. McLean December 20, 1911 May 3, 1912 Sifton

Provincial Secretary

Provincial Secretary
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
In 1971, the provincial secretary portfolio was merged into the Attorney General portfolio.
Social Credit Ambrose Holowach October 15, 1962 September 9, 1971 Manning, Strom
Social Credit Allen Russell Patrick September 1, 1959 October 14, 1962 Manning
Social Credit Alfred Hooke August 2, 1955 August 31, 1959 Manning
Social Credit Clarence Gerhart May 8, 1948 August 1, 1955 Manning
Social Credit Alfred Hooke June 1, 1943 May 7, 1948 Manning
Social Credit Ernest Manning September 3, 1935 May 23, 1943 Aberhart
United Farmers Richard Gavin Reid July 10, 1934 September 2, 1935 Reid
United Farmers John Edward Brownlee July 29, 1926 July 9, 1934 Brownlee
United Farmers George Hoadley November 23, 1925 June 4, 1926 Brownlee
United Farmers John Edward Brownlee November 3, 1923 November 22, 1925 Greenfield
United Farmers Herbert Greenfield August 13, 1921 November 2, 1923 Greenfield
Liberal Jean Côté September 25, 1918 August 12, 1921 Stewart
Liberal Wilfrid Gariépy August 26, 1918 September 24, 1918 Stewart
Liberal George P. Smith October 16, 1917 August 25, 1918 Stewart
Liberal Archibald J. McLean June 1, 1910 October 15, 1917 Sifton
Liberal Duncan Marshall November 1, 1909 May 31, 1910 Rutherford
Liberal William Finlay September 8, 1905 November 1, 1909 Rutherford

Minister of Public Welfare

Minister of Public Welfare
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
Social Credit Ray Speaker July 16, 1968 September 10, 1971 Strom, Manning
Social Credit Alfred Hooke June 29, 1967 July 16, 1968 Manning
Social Credit Leonard Halmrast October 15, 1962 June 29, 1967 Manning
Social Credit Robin Jorgenson January 5, 1954 October 15, 1962 Manning
Social Credit Leonard Halmrast January 3, 1953 January 5, 1954 Manning
Social Credit Wallace Cross March 30, 1944 January 3, 1953 Manning

Minister of Recreation and Parks

Minister of Recreation and Parks
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
In February 1992, this portfolio was merged with Tourism and responsibility handed to the Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation.
Progressive Conservative Steve West April 14, 1989 February 23, 1992 Getty Minister of Recreation and Parks
Progressive Conservative Norm Weiss May 26, 1986 April 13, 1989 Getty Minister of Recreation and Parks
Progressive Conservative Peter Trynchy March 23, 1979 May 25, 1986 Lougheed Minister of Recreation and Parks
Progressive Conservative Al Adair April 3, 1975 March 22, 1979 Lougheed Minister of Recreation, Parks and Wildlife
Progressive Conservative Horst Schmid September 10, 1971 April 2, 1975 Lougheed Minister of Culture, Youth, and Recreation
Social Credit Ambrose Holowach April 1, 1971 September 9, 1971 Strom Minister of Culture, Youth, and Recreation

Minister of Restructuring and Government Efficiency

Minister of Restructuring and Government Efficiency
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
Progressive Conservative Luke Ouellette November 25, 2004 December 15, 2006 Klein

Minister of Revenue

Minister of Revenue
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
Progressive Conservative Greg Melchin March 16, 2001 November 24, 2004 Klein

Minister of Seniors

Minister of Seniors
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Jeremy Nixon October 24, 2022 Incumbent Smith Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services
United Conservative Josephine Pon April 30, 2019 October 24, 2022 Kenney Minister of Seniors and Housing
New Democratic Lori Sigurdson February 2, 2016 April 29, 2019 Notley Minister of Seniors and Housing
New Democratic Sarah Hoffman May 24, 2015 February 1, 2016 Notley Minister of Seniors
Progressive Conservative Jeff Johnson September 15, 2014 May 23, 2015 Prentice Minister of Seniors
Vacant
Progressive Conservative George VanderBurg October 12, 2011 May 7, 2012 Redford Minister of Seniors
Progressive Conservative Mary Anne Jablonski March 13, 2008 October 11, 2011 Stelmach Minister of Seniors and Community Supports
Progressive Conservative Greg Melchin December 15, 2006 March 12, 2008 Stelmach Minister of Seniors and Community Supports
Progressive Conservative Yvonne Fritz November 25, 2004 December 14, 2006 Klein Minister of Seniors and Community Supports
Progressive Conservative Stan Woloshyn March 19, 2001 November 24, 2004 Klein Minister of Seniors
Vacant
Progressive Conservative Roy Brassard September 4, 1991 December 14, 1992 Getty Minister Responsible for Seniors

Associate Ministers in the Seniors Portfolio

Associate Ministers in the Seniors Portfolio
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
Progressive Conservative Dave Quest December 13, 2013 September 14, 2014 Redford, Hancock Associate Minister for Seniors
Progressive Conservative George VanderBurg May 8, 2012 December 12, 2013 Redford Associate Minister of Seniors

Minister of Service Alberta

Minister of Service Alberta
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Dale Nally October 24, 2022 Current Smith Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction
United Conservative Nate Glubish April 30, 2019 October 24, 2022 Kenney Minister of Service Alberta
New Democratic Brian Malkinson June 18, 2018 April 29, 2019 Notley Minister of Service Alberta
New Democratic Stephanie McLean February 2, 2016 June 17, 2018 Notley Minister of Service Alberta
New Democratic Danielle Larivee October 22, 2015 February 1, 2016 Notley Minister of Service Alberta
New Democratic Deron Bilous May 24, 2015 October 21, 2015 Notley Minister of Service Alberta
Progressive Conservative Stephen Khan September 15, 2014 May 23, 2015 Prentice Minister of Service Alberta
Progressive Conservative Doug Griffiths December 13, 2013 September 14, 2014 Redford, Hancock Minister of Service Alberta
Progressive Conservative Manmeet Bhullar October 12, 2011 December 12, 2013 Redford Minister of Service Alberta
Progressive Conservative Heather Klimchuk March 13, 2008 October 11, 2011 Stelmach Minister of Service Alberta
Progressive Conservative Lloyd Snelgrove December 15, 2006 March 12, 2008 Stelmach Minister of Service Alberta
Progressive Conservative George VanderBurg April 6, 2006 December 14, 2006 Klein Minister of Government Services
Progressive Conservative Ty Lund November 25, 2004 April 5, 2006 Klein Minister of Government Services
Progressive Conservative David Coutts March 19, 2001 November 24, 2004 Klein Minister of Government Services
Progressive Conservative Pat Nelson May 26, 1999 March 18, 2001 Klein Minister of Government Services
Vacant
Progressive Conservative Stewart McCrae March 23, 1979 November 18, 1982 Lougheed Minister of Government Services
Progressive Conservative Horst Schmid April 3, 1975 March 22, 1979 Lougheed Minister of Government Services

Minister of Social Development

Minister of Social Development
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
Social Credit Raymond Speaker July 1, 1969 April 27, 1971 Strom

Solicitor General

Solicitor General
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
Vacant
United Conservative Tyler Shandro February 25, 2022 October 24, 2022 Kenney Minister of Justice and Solicitor General
United Conservative Kaycee Madu August 25, 2020 February 24, 2022 Kenney Minister of Justice and Solicitor General
United Conservative Doug Schweitzer April 30, 2019 August 24, 2020 Kenney Minister of Justice and Solicitor General
New Democratic Kathleen Ganley May 24, 2015 April 29, 2019 Notley Minister of Justice and Solicitor General
Progressive Conservative Jonathan Denis October 12, 2011 April 25, 2015 Redford, Hancock, Prentice Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security
Progressive Conservative Frank Oberle Jr. January 15, 2010 October 11, 2011 Stelmach Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security
Progressive Conservative Fred Lindsay December 15, 2006 January 14, 2010 Stelmach Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security
Progressive Conservative Harvey Cenaiko November 25, 2004 December 14, 2006 Klein Solicitor General
Progressive Conservative Heather Forsyth March 19, 2001 November 24, 2004 Klein Solicitor General
Vacant
Progressive Conservative Steve West February 24, 1992 December 14, 1992 Getty Solicitor General
Progressive Conservative Dick Fowler April 14, 1989 February 23, 1992 Getty Solicitor General
Progressive Conservative Marvin Moore September 8, 1988 April 13, 1989 Getty Solicitor General
Progressive Conservative Ken Rostad May 26, 1986 September 7, 1988 Getty Solicitor General
Progressive Conservative Ian Reid January 31, 1984 May 25, 1986 Lougheed, Getty Solicitor General
Progressive Conservative Graham Harle March 23, 1979 November 15, 1983 Lougheed Solicitor General
Progressive Conservative Roy Farran April 3, 1975 March 22, 1979 Lougheed Solicitor General
Progressive Conservative Helen Hunley September 11, 1973 April 2, 1975 Lougheed Solicitor General

Minister of Special Projects

Minister of Special Projects
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
Progressive Conservative Neil Stanley Crawford September 10, 1987 April 13, 1989 Getty

Minister of Sustainable Resource Development

Minister of Sustainable Resource Development
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
Vacant
Progressive Conservative Kyle Fawcett September 15, 2014 May 24, 2015 Prentice Minister of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development
Progressive Conservative Diana McQueen May 8, 2012 September 15, 2014 Hancock, Redford
Progressive Conservative Frank Oberle October 12, 2011 May 8, 2012 Redford
Progressive Conservative Mel Knight January 15, 2010 October 12, 2011 Stelmach
Progressive Conservative Ted Morton December 15, 2006 January 15, 2010 Stelmach
Progressive Conservative David Coutts November 25, 2004 December 15, 2006 Klein
Progressive Conservative Mike Cardinal March 16, 2001 November 25, 2004 Klein

Minister of Telephones

Minister of Telephones
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
Vacant
Progressive Conservative Fred Stewart April 14, 1989 December 14, 1992 Getty Minister of Technology, Research and Telecommunications
Progressive Conservative Leslie Young May 26, 1986 April 13, 1989 Getty Minister of Technology, Research and Telecommunications
Progressive Conservative David Thomas King February 6, 1986 May 25, 1986 Getty Minister of Technology, Research and Telecommunications
Progressive Conservative Robert Bogle November 19, 1982 February 5, 1986 Lougheed, Getty Minister of Utilities and Telecommunications
Progressive Conservative Larry Shaben March 23, 1979 November 18, 1982 Lougheed Minister of Utilities and Telephones
Progressive Conservative Allan Warrack April 3, 1975 March 22, 1979 Lougheed Minister of Utilities and Telephones
Progressive Conservative Roy Farran March 6, 1973 April 2, 1975 Lougheed Minister of Telephones and Utilities
Progressive Conservative Len Werry September 10, 1971 February 25, 1973 Lougheed Minister of Telephones
Social Credit Raymond Reierson December 12, 1968 September 9, 1971 Strom Minister of Telephones
Social Credit Anders Aalborg July 13, 1967 December 11, 1968 Manning Minister of Telephones
Social Credit Raymond Reierson September 22, 1959 July 12, 1967 Manning Minister of Telephones
Social Credit Gordon Taylor December 27, 1950 September 21, 1959 Manning Minister of Railways and Telephones
Social Credit Duncan MacMillan May 8, 1948 December 26, 1950 Manning Minister of Railways and Telephones
Social Credit William Fallow September 3, 1935 May 3, 1948 Aberhart, Manning Minister of Railways and Telephones
United Farmers George Hoadley June 2, 1934 September 2, 1935 Brownlee, Reid Minister of Railways and Telephones
United Farmers Vernor Smith August 13, 1921 July 19, 1932 Greenfield, Brownlee Minister of Railways and Telephones
Liberal Charles Stewart October 16, 1917 August 12, 1921 Stewart Minister of Railways and Telephones
Liberal Arthur Sifton December 20, 1911 October 15, 1917 Sifton Minister of Railways and Telephones

Associate Ministers in the Telephone Portfolio

Associate Ministers in the Telephone Portfolio
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
Progressive Conservative Neil Webber March 23, 1979 November 18, 1982 Lougheed Associate Minister of Telephones

Minister of Tourism

Minister of Tourism
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Todd Loewen October 24, 2022 Current Smith Minister of Forestry, Parks and Tourism
Vacant
United Conservative Tanya Fir April 30, 2019 August 24, 2020 Kenney Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism
New Democratic Ricardo Miranda February 2, 2016 April 29, 2019 Notley Minister of Culture and Tourism
New Democratic David Eggen May 24, 2015 February 1, 2016 Notley Minister of Culture and Tourism
Progressive Conservative Maureen Kubinec September 15, 2014 May 23, 2015 Prentice Minister of Culture and Tourism
Progressive Conservative Richard Starke February 8, 2013 September 14, 2014 Redford, Hancock Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation
Progressive Conservative Christine Cusanelli May 15, 2012 February 7, 2013 Redford Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation
Progressive Conservative Jack Hayden October 12, 2011 May 7, 2012 Redford Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation
Progressive Conservative Cindy Ady March 13, 2008 October 11, 2011 Stelmach Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation
Progressive Conservative Hector Goudreau December 15, 2006 March 12, 2008 Stelmach Minister of Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture
Progressive Conservative Pat Nelson March 26, 1997 August 11, 1997 Klein Minister of Economic Development and Tourism
Progressive Conservative Steve West May 31, 1996 March 25, 1997 Klein Minister of Economic Development and Tourism
Progressive Conservative Murray Smith June 1, 1995 May 30, 1996 Klein Minister of Economic Development and Tourism
Progressive Conservative Ralph Klein October 21, 1994 May 31, 1995 Klein Minister of Economic Development and Tourism
Progressive Conservative Ken Kowalski June 30, 1993 October 20, 1994 Klein Minister of Economic Development and Tourism
Progressive Conservative Donald H. Sparrow September 10, 1987 June 29, 1993 Getty, Klein Minister of Tourism
Progressive Conservative LeRoy Fjordbotten May 26, 1986 September 9, 1987 Getty Minister of Tourism
Progressive Conservative Horst Schmid February 6, 1986 May 25, 1986 Getty Minister of Tourism
Progressive Conservative Al Adair March 23, 1979 February 5, 1986 Lougheed Minister of Tourism and Small Business
Progressive Conservative Robert Wagner Dowling April 3, 1975 March 22, 1979 Lougheed Minister of Business Development and Tourism
Vacant
Progressive Conservative Fred Peacock September 10, 1971 June 1, 1972 Lougheed Minister of Industry and Tourism
Social Credit Raymond Ratzlaff May 27, 1969 September 9, 1971 Strom Minister of Industry and Tourism
Social Credit Allen Russell Patrick May 2, 1968 May 26, 1969 Manning, Strom Minister of Industry and Tourism

Associate Ministers in the Tourism portfolio

Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Title
Progressive Conservative Cindy Ady June 27, 2007 March 12, 2008 Stelmach Associate Minister in charge of Tourism Promotion

Minister of Trade

The modern ministry of Minister of Trade, Immigration and Multiculturalism was created in 2022. For previous ministries with similar titles see "economic development" and "international trade".

Minister of Trade
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Rajan Sawhney October 24, 2022 Incumbent Smith Minister of Trade, Immigration and Multiculturalism

Treasury Board President

With the exception of a brief period from 1934 until 1935, this function has been fulfilled by the provincial treasurer for the province's entire pre-2004 history.

Treasury Board President
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
Function filled by Minister of Finance
Progressive Conservative Doug Horner October 12, 2011 May 7, 2012 Redford, Hancock President of Treasury Board and Enterprise
Progressive Conservative Lloyd Snelgrove December 15, 2006 October 11, 2011 Stelmach
Function filled by Provincial Treasurer or Minister of Finance
United Farmers Richard G. Reid July 10, 1934 September 3, 1935 Reid

Minister of Transportation

Minister of Transportation
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Devin Dreeshen October 24, 2022 Current Smith Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors
United Conservative Prasad Panda June 21, 2022 October 24, 2022 Kenney Minister of Transportation
United Conservative Rajan Sawhney July 8, 2021 June 13, 2022 Kenney Minister of Transportation
United Conservative Ric McIver April 30, 2019 July 7, 2021 Kenney Minister of Transportation
New Democratic Brian Mason May 24, 2015 April 29, 2019 Notley Minister of Transportation
Progressive Conservative Wayne Drysdale December 13, 2013 May 24, 2015 Redford, Hancock, Prentice Minister of Transportation
Progressive Conservative Ric McIver May 8, 2012 December 12, 2013 Redford Minister of Transportation
Progressive Conservative Ray Danyluk October 12, 2011 May 7, 2012 Redford Minister of Transportation
Progressive Conservative Luke Ouellette December 15, 2006 October 11, 2011 Stelmach Minister of Transportation
Progressive Conservative Ty Lund April 6, 2006 December 14, 2006 Klein Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation
Progressive Conservative Lyle Oberg November 25, 2004 March 23, 2006 Klein Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation
Progressive Conservative Ed Stelmach March 19, 2001 November 24, 2004 Klein Minister of Transportation
Progressive Conservative Walter Paszkowski March 26, 1997 May 25, 1999 Klein Minister of Transportation and Utilities
Progressive Conservative Robert Fischer May 31, 1996 March 25, 1997 Klein Minister of Transportation and Utilities
Progressive Conservative Steve West December 21, 1994 May 30, 1996 Klein Minister of Transportation and Utilities
Progressive Conservative Peter Trynchy December 15, 1992 December 15, 1994 Klein Minister of Transportation and Utilities
Progressive Conservative Al Adair May 26, 1986 December 14, 1992 Getty Minister of Transportation and Utilities
Progressive Conservative Marvin Moore November 19, 1982 May 25, 1986 Lougheed, Getty Minister of Transportation
Progressive Conservative Henry Kroeger March 23, 1979 November 18, 1982 Lougheed Minister of Transportation
Progressive Conservative Hugh Horner April 3, 1975 March 22, 1979 Lougheed Minister of Transportation
Progressive Conservative Clarence Copithorne September 10, 1971 April 2, 1975 Lougheed Minister of Highways and Transport
Social Credit Gordon Taylor May 1, 1951 September 9, 1971 Manning, Strom Minister of Highways
Social Credit December 27, 1950 September 21, 1959 Manning Minister of Railways and Telephones
Social Credit Duncan MacMillan May 8, 1948 December 26, 1950 Manning Minister of Railways and Telephones
Social Credit William Fallow September 3, 1935 May 3, 1948 Aberhart, Manning Minister of Railways and Telephones
United Farmers George Hoadley June 2, 1934 September 2, 1935 Brownlee, Reid Minister of Railways and Telephones
United Farmers Vernor Smith August 13, 1921 July 19, 1932 Greenfield, Brownlee Minister of Railways and Telephones
Liberal Charles Stewart October 16, 1917 August 12, 1921 Stewart Minister of Railways and Telephones
Liberal Arthur Sifton December 20, 1911 October 15, 1917 Sifton Minister of Railways and Telephones
Liberal Alexander Rutherford November 1, 1909 May 26, 1910 Rutherford Minister of Railways

Associate Ministers in the Transportation Portfolio

Associate Ministers in the Transportation Portfolio
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
Progressive Conservative Barry McFarland April 6, 2006 December 14, 2006 Klein Associate Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation

Minister of Utilities

Minister of Utilities
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Matt Jones October 24, 2022 Current Smith Minister of Affordability and Utilities
Vacant
Progressive Conservative Walter Paszkowski March 26, 1997 May 25, 1999 Klein Minister of Transportation and Utilities
Progressive Conservative Robert Fischer May 31, 1996 March 25, 1997 Klein Minister of Transportation and Utilities
Progressive Conservative Steve West December 21, 1994 May 30, 1996 Klein Minister of Transportation and Utilities
Progressive Conservative Peter Trynchy December 15, 1992 December 15, 1994 Klein Minister of Transportation and Utilities
Progressive Conservative Al Adair May 26, 1986 December 14, 1992 Getty Minister of Transportation and Utilities
Progressive Conservative Robert Bogle November 19, 1982 May 25, 1986 Lougheed, Getty Minister of Utilities and Telecommunications
Progressive Conservative Larry Shaben March 23, 1979 November 18, 1982 Lougheed Minister of Utilities and Telephones
Progressive Conservative Allan Warrack April 3, 1975 March 22, 1979 Lougheed Minister of Utilities and Telephones
Progressive Conservative Roy Farran March 6, 1973 April 2, 1975 Lougheed Minister of Telephones and Utilities

Minister without Portfolio

Minister without Portfolio
Affiliation Name Date appointed Date departed Premier(s) Notes
United Conservative Brad Rutherford June 21, 2022 October 24, 2022 Kenney Minister Without Portfolio
Progressive Conservative Lorne Taylor March 26, 1997 May 25, 1999 Klein Minister Responsible for Science, Research and Information Technology
Progressive Conservative Pearl Calahasen May 31, 1996 May 25, 1999 Klein Minister without portfolio responsible for children's services
Progressive Conservative Murray Smith December 21, 1994 May 31, 1995 Klein Minister Without Portfolio
Progressive Conservative Dianne Mirosh September 21, 1994 March 25, 1997 Klein Minister Responsible for Science and Research
Progressive Conservative Dianne Mirosh June 30, 1993 September 20, 1994 Klein Responsible for the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission
Progressive Conservative Peter Trynchy April 14, 1989 December 14, 1992 Getty Minister Responsible for Occupational Health and Safety, and Workers' Compensation Board
Progressive Conservative Milt Pahl November 19, 1982 May 25, 1986 Lougheed, Getty Minister Responsible for Native Affairs
Progressive Conservative William Edward Payne November 19, 1982 May 25, 1986 Lougheed, Getty
Progressive Conservative Don McCrimmon March 23, 1979 November 18, 1982 Lougheed Minister Responsible for Native Affairs
Progressive Conservative Greg Stevens March 23, 1979 May 25, 1986 Lougheed Minister Responsible for Personnel Administration
Progressive Conservative Bill Diachuk March 23, 1979 May 25, 1986 Lougheed Minister Responsible for Workers' Health, Safety and Compensation
Progressive Conservative Stewart McCrae April 3, 1975 March 22, 1979 Lougheed Responsible for Calgary affairs
Progressive Conservative Dallas Schmidt April 3, 1975 August 29, 1976 Lougheed
Progressive Conservative Robert Bogle April 3, 1975 March 22, 1977 Lougheed Minister Without Portfolio, responsible for Native Affairs
Progressive Conservative Al Adair September 10, 1971 April 2, 1975 Lougheed Minister Without Portfolio
Progressive Conservative Robert Wagner Dowling September 10, 1971 March 5, 1973 Lougheed Minister Without Portfolio
Progressive Conservative Helen Hunley September 10, 1971 September 10, 1973 Lougheed Minister Without Portfolio
Progressive Conservative George Topolnisky September 10, 1971 April 2, 1975 Lougheed Minister Without Portfolio
Social Credit Raymond Speaker June 29, 1967 July 15, 1968 Manning Minister Without Portfolio
Social Credit Adolph Fimrite July 4, 1966 September 9, 1971 Manning, Strom Minister Without Portfolio
Social Credit Ira McLaughlin November 30, 1962 July 3, 1966 Manning Minister Without Portfolio
Social Credit Ethel Sylvia Wilson November 30, 1962 September 9, 1971 Manning, Strom Minister Without Portfolio
Social Credit Frederick C. Colborne August 2, 1955 November 29, 1962 Manning Minister Without Portfolio
Social Credit Solon Earl Low September 12, 1944 June 30, 1945 Manning Minister Without Portfolio
Social Credit Lucien Maynard May 12, 1936 January 19, 1937 Aberhart Minister Without Portfolio
United Farmers Irene Parlby August 13, 1921 August 21, 1935 Greenfield, Brownlee, Reid Minister Without Portfolio
Liberal William Ashbury Buchanan November 1, 1909 March 8, 1910 Rutherford Minister Without Portfolio
Liberal Prosper-Edmond Lessard November 1, 1909 May 26, 1910 Rutherford Minister Without Portfolio
Liberal Leverett George DeVeber September 9, 1905 March 8, 1906 Rutherford Minister Without Portfolio

Note list

  1. Minister of Social Services and Community Health (February 6, 1986–May 25, 1986)
  2. Minister of Forestry (February 6, 1986–May 25, 1986)
  3. Minister of Lands and Mines (January 5, 1937–March 31, 1949)
  4. Minister of Public Health (1957–1967)
  5. Minister of Industry and Tourism (September 10, 1971–June 1, 1972)
  6. Minister of Housing and Public Works (April 24, 1978–November 18, 1982)
  7. On October 21, 2015, the role of Minister of Innovation was merged into the Minister of Economic Development portfolio.
  8. Cross resigned on March 9, 1910, in the aftermath of the Alberta and Great Waterways Railway scandal. Premier Rutherford refused Cross's resignation.
  9. Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (December 15, 2006–March 12, 2008)
  10. Minister of Justice, Solicitor General and Aboriginal Affairs (May 24, 2015–February 2, 2016)
  11. Minister of Justice and Solicitor General (September 15, 2014–April 25, 2015)
  12. Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security (June 2, 2005–December 14, 2006)
  13. Minister of Tourism, Parks and Recreation (February 24, 1992–December 14, 1992) Minister of Economic Development and Tourism (December 15, 1992–June 29, 1993)
  14. Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation (May 24, 2015–October 17, 2017)
  15. Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation (December 15, 2006–March 12, 2008)
  16. Minister of Utilities (February 6, 1986–May 25, 1986)

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