Edmonton Journal

FRONT BENCH CHANGES

- SOURCE: GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA

The number of government ministries remains the same, but three junior ministries were created, eight members were sworn in, six of them new, including Tanya Fir who formerly held a cabinet post

JOBS ECONOMY AND INNOVATION

Minister Doug Schweitzer Associate Minister of Rural Economic Developmen­t Nate Horner

■ newly created, former backbenche­r, reports to Schweitzer

LABOUR AND IMMIGRATIO­N

Minister Jason Copping Associate Minister of Immigratio­n and Multicultu­ralism Muhammad Yaseen

■ newly created, former backbenche­r, reports to Copping

JUSTICE

Minister Kaycee Madu

EDUCATION

Minister Ariana Lagrange

COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES

Minister Jason Luan

■ newly appointed: Luan moves from Mental Health and Addiction, replacing Rajan Sawhney

INFRASTRUC­TURE

Minister Prasad Panda

ENERGY

Minister Sonya Savage

ENVIRONMEN­T AND PARKS

Ministerja­son Nixon

MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS

Minister Ric Mciver

INDIGIENOU­S RELATIONS

Minister Rick Wilson

SERVICE ALBERTA

Minister Nate Glubish

AGRICULTUR­E AND FORRESTRY

Minister Devin Dreeshen

ADVANCED EDUCATION

Minister Demetrios Nicolaides

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Minister Rebecca Schulz

SENIORS AND HOUSING

Minister Josephine Pon

TRANSPORTA­TION

Minister Rajan Sawhney

■ takes over from Ric Mciver, who used to have two portfolios, now he just has one, Municipal affairs

FINANCE

Minister Travis Toews

Associate Minister of Red Tape Reduction Tanya Fir

■ was not recently minister, before last year's shuffle was Minister of Economic Developmen­t, Trade and Tourism, which is no longer a ministry, takes over Red Tape from Grant Hunter who is out of cabinet, reports to Toews

CULTURE

Minister Ron Orr

■ newly created: previously the Ministry of Culture, Multicultu­ralism and Status of Women was headed by Leela Aheer

Associate Minister of Status of Women Whitney Issik

■ newly created: reports to Orr

HEALTH

Minister Tyler Shandro

Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Mike Ellis

■ newly appointed: Ellis was government whip, replacing Jason Luan and reporting to Shandro

OTHER

Joseph Schow, MLA for Cardston-siksika and currently the deputy government whip, becomes deputy government house leader.

Brad Rutherford, MLA for Leduc-beaumont, becomes deputy government whip.

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