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 Name Date Appointed Date Departed Jim PrenticePresident of the Executive Council (Premier) September 15, 2014 May 24, 2015Robin CampbellPresident of Treasury Board and Minister of FinanceSeptember 15, 2014May 23, 2015Jim PrenticeMinister of Aboriginal RelationsSeptember 15, 2014May 23, 2015 Maureen KubinecMinister of Culture and Tourism September 15, 2014 May 23, 2015 Gordon DirksMinister of Education September 15, 2014 May 23, 2015 Frank Oberle Jr.Minister of Energy September 15, 2014 May 23, 2015 Kyle FawcettMinister of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development September 15, 2014 May 23, 2015 Stephen MandelMinister of Health September 15, 2014 May 23, 2015 Heather KlimchukMinister of Human Services September 15, 2014 May 23, 2015Manmeet BhullarMinister of InfrastructureSeptember 15, 2014May 23, 2015Don ScottMinister of Innovation and Advanced EducationSeptember 15, 2014May 23, 2015Jim PrenticeMinister of International and Intergovernmental RelationsSeptember 15, 2014May 23, 2015Ric McIverMinister of Jobs, Skills, Training and LabourSeptember 15, 2014May 23, 2015Jonathan DenisMinister of Justice and Solicitor GeneralMay 8, 2012April 25, 2015Diana McQueenMinister of Municipal AffairsSeptember 15, 2014May 23, 2015Jeff JohnsonMinister of SeniorsSeptember 15, 2014May 23, 2015Stephen KhanMinister of Service AlbertaSeptember 15, 2014May 23, 2015David DorwardAssociate Minister of Aboriginal RelationsSeptember 15, 2014May 23, 2015Everett McDonaldAssociate Minister of Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentMarch 17, 2015May 23, 2015Teresa Woo-PawAssociate Minister of Asia Pacific RelationsSeptember 15, 2014May 23, 2015
See also Executive Council of Alberta List of Alberta provincial ministers
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