WATCH LIVE: 12:30 p.m. news conference with Premier Danielle Smith about her new cabinet minister appointments.
Jason Nixon and Ric McIver had been dropped from cabinet by Smith last fall but will now return to the table. Nixon takes on community services while McIver takes on the municipal affairs portfolio, a duty he has taken on before.
“I am so pleased to have this team working with me to deliver on the promises we made to Albertans during the election,” Smith said in a news release. “These are not just our government’s priorities, they are Albertans’ priorities. “The next four years start today and I can’t wait to get back to work with each of my cabinet colleagues.”Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland MLA Shane Getson will serve as chief whip while Cardston-Siksika MLA Joseph Schow will serve as House leader.While Albertans already knew the UCP would form the provincial government following last month’s election, they did not know which lawmakers would be appointed to key cabinet posts.
Smith and her new cabinet members are expected to address the media outside the building at 12:30 p.m.1:56Smith’s new inner circle had been expected to see many new faces. Some cabinet ministers like Travis Toews and Sonya Savage, who previously served under Smith, opted not to run in the May 29 election.It is not clear yet how or if Edmonton will be represented in Smith’s cabinet as the UCP was unable to win a seat in Alberta’s capital on election night.
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