Executive Council of Alberta

The Executive Council of Alberta (the Cabinet) is a body of ministers of the Crown in right of Alberta, who along with the lieutenant governor, exercises the powers of the Government of Alberta. Ministers are selected by the premier and typically (but not always) sit as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). It is the provincial equivalent to the federal Cabinet of Canada.

Executive Council of Alberta
NicknameCabinet of Alberta
FormationJanuary 9, 1905 (1905-01-09)
Membership
Charles III
Represented by
Salma Lakhani, Lieutenant Governor
Chair
Danielle Smith, Premier
Staff
Government of Alberta
Websitewww.alberta.ca

Honourifics

Executive councillors are styled "the Honourable". A change was made to the protocol in 2022 and former members who were living on February 6, 2022 (the Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II) are now honorary members of the council and are styled "the Honourable" for life (unless removed from membership for an indictable offence). Members and honorary members use the post-nominal letters "ECA".[1]

Role
Main articles: Politics of Alberta and Government of Alberta

The executive powers in the province lie with the lieutenant governor and are exercised on the advice of the premier of Alberta and Executive Council of Alberta. The lieutenant governor is restricted by custom and constitutional convention and today, the role as evolved into a figurehead.[2] The current premier is Danielle Smith, who was sworn in as the 19th premier on October 11, 2022.

Membership

The Executive Council of Alberta is similar in structure and role to the Cabinet of Canada. As federal and provincial responsibilities differ there are a number of different portfolios between the federal and provincial governments.

The lieutenant Governor, as representative of the King of Canada, heads the council, and is referred to as the Governor-in-Council. Other members of the Cabinet, who advise, or minister to, the vice-regal representative, are selected by the premier and appointed by the lieutenant governor. Most cabinet ministers are the head of a ministry, but this is not always the case. In the construct of constitutional monarchy and responsible government, the ministerial advice tendered is typically binding (although the royal prerogative belongs to the Crown, not to any of the ministers) and ministers account to the legislature for their portfolios.[3]

Current executive council
Main article: Smith Ministry

The current cabinet has been in place since October 21, 2022.[4]

Portfolio Minister Took office
Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith October 11, 2022
Deputy Premier of Alberta Kaycee Madu October 21, 2022
Nathan Neudorf October 21, 2022
Minister of Advanced Education Demetrios Nicolaides October 21, 2022
Minister of Affordability and Utilities Matt Jones October 21, 2022
Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Nate Horner October 21, 2022
Minister of Children's Services Mickey Amery October 21, 2022
Minister of Culture Jason Luan October 21, 2022
Minister of Education Adriana LaGrange October 21, 2022
Minister of Energy Peter Guthrie October 21, 2022
Minister of Environment and Protected Areas Sonya Savage October 21, 2022
Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board Travis Toews October 21, 2022
Minister of Forestry, Parks and Tourism Todd Loewen October 21, 2022
Minister of Health Jason Copping October 21, 2022
Minister of Indigenous Relations Rick Wilson October 21, 2022
Minister of Jobs, Economy and Northern Development Brian Jean October 21, 2022
Minister of Justice Tyler Shandro October 21, 2022
Minister of Mental Health and Addiction Nicholas Milliken October 21, 2022
Minister of Municipal Affairs Rebecca Schulz October 21, 2022
Minister of Public Safety Mike Ellis October 21, 2022
Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services Jeremy Nixon October 21, 2022
Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction Dale Nally October 21, 2022
Minister of Technology and Innovation Nate Glubish October 21, 2022
Minister of Trade, Immigration and Multiculturalism Rajan Sawhney October 21, 2022
Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors Devin Dreeshen October 21, 2022

Former Cabinets

See also

References
  1. "Bill". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  2. "Lieutenant Governor". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  3. Neitsch, Alfred Thomas (2008). "A Tradition of Vigilance: The Role of Lieutenant Governor in Alberta" (PDF). Canadian Parliamentary Review. Ottawa: Commonwealth Parliamentary Association. 30 (4): 23. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 14, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2009.
  4. "Alberta premier's new cabinet includes familiar faces in prominent roles | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved November 1, 2022.

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