In the wake of three Ministerial resignations, Premier Ralph Klein has shuffled his cabinet today.
This move shifts around some current Ministers, while also bringing in a couple backbenchers into the fold.
It looks like June 1th just turned into April 5th...
Here is how the new cabinet shakes out (changes are italizied):
Ralph Klein (Calgary-Elbow) - Premier, President of Executive Council, Chair of Agenda and Priorities, Vice-Chair of Treasury Board, Minister responsible for the Public Affairs Bureau.
Shirley McClellan (Drumheller-Stettler) - Deputy Premier, Minister of Finance, Chair of Treasury Board, Vice-Chair of Agenda and Priorities Committee.
Ron Stevens (Calgary-Glenmore) - Minister of Justice and Attorney General
Iris Evans (Sherwood Park) - Minister of Health and Wellness
Ty Lund (Rocky Mountain House) - Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation (Moved from Government Services)
Gary Mar (Calgary-Mackay) - Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations (Moved from Community Development)
Clint Dunford (Lethbridge-West) - Minister of Economic Development
Gene Zwozdesky (Edmonton-Mill Creek) - Minister of Education
Greg Melchin (Calgary-North West) - Minister of Energy
Mike Cardinal (Athabasca-Redwater) - Minister of Human Resources and Employment, and Minister Responsible for Personnel Administration Office
Guy Boutilier (Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo) - Minister of Environment
Heather Forsyth (Calgary-Fish Creek) - Minister of Children's Services
Victor Doerksen (Red Deer-South) - Minister of Innovation and Science
David Coutts (Livingstone-Macleod) - Minister of Sustainable Resource Development
Pearl Calahasen (Lesser Slave Lake) - Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
Gordon Graydon (Grande Prairie-Wapiti) - Minister of Gaming
Rob Renner (Medicine Hat) - Minister of Municipal Affairs
Luke Ouellette (Innisfail-Sylvan Lake) - Minister of Restructuring and Government Efficiency
Harvey Cenaiko (Calgary-Buffalo) - Solicitor General & Minster of Public Security
Yvonne Fritz (Calgary-Cross) - Minister of Seniors and Community Supports
Doug Horner (Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert) - Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
Denis Herard (Calgary-Egmont) - Minister of Advanced Education (New to cabinet)
Denis Ducharme (Bonnyville-Cold Lake) - Minister of Community Development (New to cabinet)
George VanderBurg (Whitecourt-Ste. Anne) - Minister of Government Services (New to cabinet)
Barry McFarland (Little Bow) - Associate Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation, and Minister Responsible for Capital Planning (New to cabinet & a newly created position)
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Whoa, whatever happened to the "good ol' days" of slashing the amount of cabinet posts?
ReplyDeleteSlashing cabinet posts are soooo early-1990's.
ReplyDeleteThe glacier that is Alberta politics is quickly melting. In the span of five hours I had a minister, I had no minister and then I had a different minister.
ReplyDeleteWas I the only one suprised by the new faces in cabinet? They seem to be some of the quieter [and loyaler to Klein?] MLAs in the Tory caucus.
ReplyDeleteDenis Herard in Cabinet? Geez the guy's been a bench warmer for Ralph for ages. (He's also about the most ineffective MLA I've seen for a long time)
ReplyDeleteThe only good thing about him is he keeps his mouth shut most of the time so you don't hear the sycophantic rubbish of someone sucking up to Ralph.