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Prentice Ministry
16th ministry of Alberta
Jim Prentice in 2014
Date formed	September 15, 2014 (2014-09-15)
Date dissolved	May 24, 2015 (2015-05-24)
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor	Donald Ethell
Premier	Jim Prentice
Member party	Progressive Conservative
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	Wildrose Party
Opposition leader	Danielle Smith (2014–2014) Heather Forsyth (2014–2015) Brian Jean (2015–2015)
History
Legislature term	28th Alberta Legislature
Predecessor	Hancock Ministry
Successor	Notley Ministry

The Prentice Ministry was the combined Cabinet (called Executive Council of Alberta), chaired by 16th Premier of Alberta Jim Prentice, that governed Alberta from September 15, 2014 to May 24, 2015. It was made up of members of the Progressive Conservative Party (PC).

Cabinet composition and shuffles

Prentice's cabinet was sworn in on September 15, 2014. At 16 ministers and three associate ministers, it was significantly smaller than the Redford Ministry, which numbered 19 ministers and 10 associate ministers. Prentice took two portfolios himself: international and intergovernmental relations and aboriginal relations. Prentice dropped several high-profile ministers from cabinet, such as Doug Horner and Fred Horne, and brought in six new members: Gordon Dirks, David Dorward, Stephen Khan, Maureen Kubinec, Stephen Mandel and Ric McIver. Dirks, a former Calgary school board chair, and Mandel, former mayor of Edmonton, were not MLAs at the time of their appointment, becoming the first unelected cabinet ministers in Alberta since the 1930s. Prentice defended their appointments, saying "bringing in new government means bringing in new blood", and stressed that they would run in by-elections before the legislature resumed. Of the ten cabinet ministers who were held over from the Hancock and Redford ministries, six were moved to new portfolios and four — Naresh Bhardwaj, Jonathan Denis, Wayne Drysdale and Verlyn Olson — stayed put.

On April 25, 2015, in the middle of the 2015 Alberta general election, Jonathan Denis resigned as justice minister due to "legal proceedings" against him by his estranged wife. Prentice asked for Denis' resignation due to the involvement of the courts. Agriculture minister Verlyn Olson took over the justice portfolio in an acting capacity.

List of ministers

See also

• Executive Council of Alberta
• List of Alberta provincial ministers

References

1. ^ Parrish, Julia (September 15, 2014). "Jim Prentice's new cabinet unveiled". Edmonton. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
2. "Alberta reacts to Premier Prentice's new cabinet | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
3. ^ Mertz, Emily (September 15, 2014). "Jim Prentice's cabinet: Who's in and who's out? | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
4. "Jonathan Denis resigns as justice minister amid 'legal proceedings'". CBC News. April 25, 2015. Retrieved July 23, 2022.

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v t e Cabinet of Premier of Alberta Jim Prentice (2014–2015)
Jim Prentice Naresh Bhardwaj Manmeet Bhullar Robin Campbell Jonathan Denis Gordon Dirks David Dorward Wayne Drysdale Kyle Fawcett Jeff Johnson Stephen Khan Heather Klimchuk Maureen Kubinec Stephen Mandel Everett McDonald Ric McIver Diana McQueen Frank Oberle Jr. Verlyn Olson Don Scott Teresa Woo-Paw

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