Alberta's cabinet under new Premier Danielle Smith to be sworn in today
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Alberta's new cabinet will be sworn in today at a ceremony at Government House in Edmonton. Premier Danielle Smith announced who would head the top tier of her government on Friday — a 27-member cabinet supported by 11 parliamentary secretaries.
Alberta's new cabinet will be sworn in today at a ceremony at Government House in Edmonton.
Premier Danielle Smith announced who would head the top tier of her government on Friday — a 27-member cabinet supported by 11 parliamentary secretaries.
After this morning's ceremony, Smith and her cabinet will hold a media availability with reporters.
Smith defeated six rivals earlier this month in the leadership race to replace Jason Kenney as party leader and premier, and all but one of the six have a place at Smith's cabinet table.
The ministers and parliamentary secretaries represent close to two-thirds of the entire governing United Conservative Party caucus.
The party held its annual general meeting over the weekend at the River Cree Resort and Casino on Edmonton’s western outskirts, where Smith said her government has instituted a process where every legislature member — minister or not — is "going to be meaningfully involved in creating and developing government policy."
"Every MLA must be empowered to effectively represent the constituents they serve regardless of their title," Smith said during her address Saturday, adding that was how former premier Ralph Klein did things.
