ALbertas New GOV

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"Edmonton... Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach has announced his Cabinet team with a pledge that ministers will listen to, and meet, Albertans' priorities.

"I expect each Cabinet member to be out from behind their desks, listening to what is truly important for their ministries," said Stelmach. "Our goal is to do what is right for our province and for all Albertans."

Premier Stelmach's cabinet is reduced in size from 24 to 18 ministers, reflecting what he heard from Albertans during his leadership campaign. "The people of this province told me they wanted more effective government, not more of it," he said.

The Premier said he expects Cabinet members will come together as a coordinated, productive team governing with integrity and transparency. The team's additional priorities will be to manage growth pressures, improve Albertans' quality of life, build a stronger Alberta, and provide safe and secure communities.

"This talented team of experienced and new members has strong representation from across the province," said Stelmach. "We'll be getting down to work immediately to ensure we deliver solid results in the areas that matter most to Albertans."

New members of the Cabinet team include: Lloyd Snelgrove, Vermilion-Lloydminster; Mel Knight, Grande Prairie-Smoky; Ray Danyluk, Lac La Biche-St. Paul; Ron Liepert, Calgary West; Janis Tarchuk, Banff-Cochrane; George Groeneveld, Highwood; Ted Morton, Foothills-Rocky View; Fred Lindsay, Stony Plain; and, Hector Goudreau, Dunvegan-Central Peace.

Returning to the Cabinet table are: Doug Horner, Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert; Iris Evans, Sherwood Park; Dave Hancock, Edmonton-Whitemud; Rob Renner, Medicine Hat; Lyle Oberg, Strathmore-Brooks; Luke Ouellette, Innisfail-Sylvan Lake; Ron Stevens, Calgary-Glenmore; Greg Melchin, Calgary-North West; and, Guy Boutilier, Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo."

Premier Stelmach's Cabinet team in order of precedence

Ed Stelmach (Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville)
Premier, President of Executive Council, Chair of Agenda and Priorities, Vice-Chair of Treasury Board

Lloyd Snelgrove (Vermilion-Lloydminster)
President of the Treasury Board, Minister of Service Alberta, (Minister Responsible for Personnel Administration Office)

Doug Horner (Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert)
Minister of Advanced Education and Technology

Iris Evans (Sherwood Park)
Minister of Employment, Immigration and Industry

Mel Knight (Grande Prairie-Smoky)
Minister of Energy

Dave Hancock (Edmonton-Whitemud)
Minister of Health and Wellness, Government House Leader

Ray Danyluk (Lac La Biche-St. Paul)
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Ron Liepert (Calgary-West)
Minister of Education

Janis Tarchuk (Banff-Cochrane)
Minister of Children's Services

Rob Renner (Medicine Hat)
Minister of Environment, Deputy Government House Leader

George Groeneveld (Highwood)
Minister of Agriculture and Food

Lyle Oberg (Strathmore-Brooks)
Minister of Finance

Luke Ouellette (Innisfail-Sylvan Lake)
Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation

Ron Stevens (Calgary-Glenmore )
Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Deputy Government House Leader

Greg Melchin (Calgary-North West)
Minister of Seniors and Community Supports

Guy Boutilier (Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo)
Minister of International, Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Relations

Ted Morton (Foothills-Rocky View)
Minister of Sustainable Resource Development

Fred Lindsay (Stony Plain)
Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security

Hector Goudreau (Dunvegan-Central Peace)
Minister of Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture

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Too bad Minister Horner is no longer Ag Minister. Well, start again I suppose.

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WD9,

Here is the structure:

Stelmach administration's new government structure

Premier Designate Ed Stelmach's new structure for the Alberta government is as follows:

Premier

(Executive Council)
Maintains responsibility for policy coordination and the Public Affairs Bureau.

1. President of the Treasury Board
Minister of Service Alberta

Responsible for Personnel Administration Office
A Secretariat, separate from Finance, will support the Minister as Chair of Treasury Board who will be responsible for expenditure management. Includes the Office of the Controller (now in Finance), capital planning (now in Infrastructure and Transportation) and internal audit (now in Executive Council).
Service Alberta combines the functions of Government Services with Restructuring and Government Efficiency to better serve Albertans and provide more coordinated services within the government. The ministry will also be responsible for government vehicles and air transportation (now in Infrastructure and Transportation) and for the Personnel Administration Office.

2. Advanced Education and Technology Merges the functions of the existing ministries of Advanced Education and Innovation and Science.

3. Municipal Affairs and Housing Maintains functions of Municipal Affairs along with responsibility for affordable housing programs (now in Seniors and Community Supports).
Also responsible for libraries, community and voluntary sector services (now in Community Development).

4. Energy In addition to current responsibilities, the ministry will take over responsibility for bio-fuels (now in Agriculture, Food and Rural Development).

5. Health and Wellness Maintains current functions.

6. Employment, Immigration and Industry The ministry will include the existing programs provided by Human Resources and Employment.
Takes over immigration programs (now in Human Resources and Employment; Economic Development and Advanced Education).
Also responsible for economic development programs (now in Economic Development), rural development (now in Agriculture Food and Rural Development) as well as the Northern Alberta Development Council.

7. Education Maintains current functions.

8. Children's Services Maintains current functions.

9. Environment Maintains current functions.

10. Agriculture and Food Maintains current functions with the exceptions of rural development which moves to Employment, Immigration and Industry, and the bio-fuels program which moves to Energy.

11. Finance Maintains current functions of economic policy, revenue and development of the budget.
Treasury Board support and the Office of the Controller move to the newly-created Treasury Board Secretariat.

12. Infrastructure and Transportation Maintains current functions with the exceptions of government vehicles and air transportation which move to Service Alberta. Responsibility for capital planning also moves to the Treasury Board Secretariat.

13. Justice and Attorney General Maintains current functions.

14. Seniors and Community Supports Maintains current functions, including seniors housing, with the exception of affordable housing programs which move to Municipal Affairs and Housing.

15. International, Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Relations Maintains current functions of International and Intergovernmental Relations and absorbs responsibility for Alberta's international offices and trade (now in Economic Development) and Aboriginal Affairs (now in Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development).

16. Sustainable Resource Development Maintains current functions.

17. Solicitor General and Public Security Maintains current functions of Solicitor General and Public Security.
The Alberta Liquor and Gaming Commission will report to the Minister.

18. Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture Maintains functions of the current ministry of Community Development and takes on responsibility for lottery funding programs (now in Gaming) and tourism and film programs (now in Economic Development).


Cabinet Policy Committees (and corresponding ministries)

Community Services

Health and Wellness; Seniors and Community Supports; Children's Services; Education; and Tourism, Parks, Recreation and Culture

Government Services

Justice and Attorney General; Solicitor General and Public Security; International, Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Relations; Service Alberta; Finance

Managing Growth Pressures

Employment, Immigration and Industry; Advanced Education and Technology; Infrastructure and Transportation; Municipal Affairs and Housing

Resources and the Environment

Environment; Sustainable Resource Development; Agriculture and Food; Energy

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Government committee membership

Edmonton... Membership of the Government of Alberta's Treasury Board, Agenda and Priorities Committee, and Legislative Review Committee was announced by Premier Ed Stelmach. The Premier also announced chairs of the government's four cabinet policy committees.

Agenda and Priorities Committee

Ed Stelmach - Chair (Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville)

Doug Horner - Vice-Chair (Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St.Albert)

Lloyd Snelgrove (Vermilion-Lloydminster)

Mel Knight (Grande Prairie-Smoky)

Dave Hancock (Edmonton-Whitemud)

Ted Morton (Foothills-Rocky View)

Carol Haley (Airdrie-Chestermere)

Len Mitzel (Cypress-Medicine Hat)

Ray Prins (Lacombe-Ponoka)



Treasury Board

Lloyd Snelgrove - Chair (Vermilion-Lloydminster)

Ed Stelmach - Vice Chair (Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville)

Doug Horner (Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert)

Rob Renner (Medicine Hat)

Lyle Oberg (Strathmore-Brooks)

Greg Melchin (Calgary-North West)

Carol Haley (Airdrie-Chestermere)

Victor Doerksen (Red Deer-South)

Cindy Ady (Calgary-Shaw)

George Rogers (Leduc-Beaumont-Devon)

Ty Lund (Rocky Mountain House)

Hung Pham (Calgary-Montrose)



Cabinet Policy Committees

Community Services - Chair: Mary-Anne Jablonski (Red Deer-North)

Government Services - Chair: Wayne Cao (Calgary-Fort)

Managing Growth Pressures - Chair: Yvonne Fritz (Calgary-Cross)

Resources and the Environment - Chair: Ivan Strang (West Yellowhead)



Legislative Review Committee

Ron Stevens, Chair (Calgary-Glenmore)

Dave Hancock, Vice-Chair (Edmonton-Whitemud)

Mary-Anne Jablonski (Red Deer-North)

Wayne Cao (Calgary-Fort)

Yvonne Fritz (Calgary-Cross)

Ivan Strang (West Yellowhead)

Neil Brown (Calgary-Nose Hill)

Doug Griffiths (Battle River-Wainright)