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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. 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". Role 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 restrict ...
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Coat Of Arms Of Alberta
The coat of arms of Alberta, the heraldic symbol representing the Canadian province of Alberta, contains symbols reflecting Alberta's British heritage along with local symbols. The upper part of the shield features the red cross of Saint George. The lower portion of the shield depicts the Rocky Mountains, grass prairies, and wheat fields - representing Alberta's landscape. A royal warrant of King Edward VII granted the original arms, consisting of only the shield, on May 30, 1907. The arms were further augmented with supporters, a crest, and motto, by royal warrant of Queen Elizabeth II on July 30, 1980. The shield, on a plain blue field, features in Alberta's provincial flag. History On 30 July 1980, Queen Elizabeth II augmented the armorial bearings by Royal Warrant with a crest, supporters, and a motto. The helmet under the crest was changed from a steel helmet to a gold royal helmet on 15 January 2008. Symbolism ; Crest : The crest sits above the shield and consis ...
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King Of Canada
The monarchy of Canada is Canada's form of government embodied by the Canadian sovereign and head of state. It is at the core of Canada's constitutional Canadian federalism, federal structure and Westminster system, Westminster-style Parliamentary system, parliamentary democracy. The monarchy is the foundation of the Executive (government), executive (King-in-Council), legislative (King-in-Parliament), and judicial (Court system of Canada, King-on-the-Bench) branches of both Government of Canada, federal and Provinces and territories of Canada#Government, provincial jurisdictions. The Style of the Canadian sovereign, king of Canada since 8 September 2022 has been Charles III. Although the person of the sovereign is Personal union, shared with Commonwealth realm, 14 other independent countries within the Commonwealth of Nations, each country's monarchy is separate and legally distinct. As a result, the current monarch is Title and style of the Canadian monarch, officially titled '' ...
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Ministry Of Education (Alberta)
Alberta Education (also known as the Ministry of Education) is the Albertan ministry responsible for early childhood education, primary education, and secondary education in Alberta. This is one of the original portfolios in the Government of Alberta: the first Minister of Education was part of the original cabinet in 1905, and that title existed continuously until 1999. The ministry was briefly merged with Alberta Advanced Education to form Alberta Learning from 1999 to 2004, but was recreated under its original name in 2004. Intra-ministerial organization The Minister of Education is appointed by the Premier of Alberta. The Ministry is then divided into three organizations: the Alberta School Foundation Fund, the Department of Education, and the school jurisdictions of Alberta, which operate in an arms-length fashion to the ministry. Alberta School Foundation Fund The Alberta School Foundation Fund receives tax revenues from municipalities based on the equalized assessm ...
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Jason Luan
Jason Luan (born April 23, 1963) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Foothills in the 30th Alberta Legislature. He was previously elected in the 2012 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Hawkwood in the 28th Alberta Legislature. Luan served was an associate minister for mental health and then became the minister for community and social services on July 8, 2021 in the cabinet of Jason Kenney. Under the premiership of Danielle Smith he became the Alberta Culture and Status of Women, minister of culture on October 24, 2022. Electoral history References

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Alberta Culture And Status Of Women
The Ministry of Culture of Alberta, commonly called Alberta Culture, is a ministry of the Executive Council of the Government of Alberta. It the legal continuation of a ministry that has had many names since its creation in 1992, most recently as Alberta Culture, Multiculturalism, and Status of Women. This is the not the first culture ministry; a previous one existed from 1971 to 1992. The current Alberta Culture is responsible for Alberta's cultural industries, arts and heritage, as well as the promotion of women's rights. In 2021 the word "multiculturalism" was dropped from the Ministry's name, but its organization remained unchanged. In 2022, the "Status of Women" was removed from the ministry's name but that portfolio stayed with the ministry with an associate minister specifically responsible, meanwhile multiculturalism was moved into a new ministry with trade and immigration. Intra-ministerial organization The Minister of Culture is appointed by the Lieutenant Gove ...
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Mickey Amery
Mickey Amery is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Cross in the 30th Alberta Legislature. Amery is the son of longtime Calgary-East MLA Moe Amery Moe Amery (né Amiri; September 20, 1954) is a former member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, who represented the constituency of Calgary-East as a Progressive Conservative. Early life Amery was born Moe Amiri (he changed his name som .... Prior to politics he served as a director for the Learning Disability Association of Alberta and as member on various local community boards and organizations. Electoral history 2019 general election References United Conservative Party MLAs Living people Politicians from Calgary 21st-century Canadian politicians Canadian politicians of Lebanese descent 1982 births {{Alberta-politician-stub ...
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Nate Horner
Nathan Horner (born 1980/1981) is a Canadian politician currently serving as Minister of Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Drumheller-Stettler in the 30th Alberta Legislature. Horner is a member of the United Conservative Party. Horner is related to former Alberta MLA Doug Horner and MPs Jack Horner, Hugh Horner, Albert Horner and Norval Horner. Upon the resignation of former Agricultural Minister Devin Dreeshen Devin Dreeshen (born 1987/1988) is a Canadian politician. A member of the United Conservative Party, Dreeshen was the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry from April 30, 2019 until his resignation on November 5, 2021 due to rumours of alcohol usa ... on November 5, 2021, Horner was appointed the minister of Agriculture and Forestry. References United Conservative Party MLAs Living people Year of birth uncertain 21st-century Canadian politicians Horner family ...
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Matt Jones (Canadian Politician)
Matt Jones is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-South East in the 30th Alberta Legislature The 30th Alberta Legislative Assembly was constituted after the general election on April 16, 2019. The United Conservative Party (UCP), led by Jason Kenney, won a majority of seats and formed the government. The New Democrats, led by outgoing Pr .... Jones was appointed Minister of Children's Affairs on June 21, 2022. Electoral history References United Conservative Party MLAs Living people Politicians from Calgary 21st-century Canadian politicians Year of birth missing (living people) {{Alberta-politician-stub ...
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Demetrios Nicolaides
Demetrios Nicolaides () is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Bow in the 30th Alberta Legislature. He is a member of the United Conservative Party. On April 30, 2019, he was appointed to be the Minister of Advanced Education in the 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 typical .... Early life and career Nicolaides become involved in student life at the University of Calgary when he was acclaimed as the VP Academic of the Students’ Union in their 2003 General Election. During his time at the SU, Demetrios began an initiative to identify what factors students believe is critical to maintaining a high-quality post-secondary education. As a result of the survey a ...
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Alberta Advanced Education
Alberta Advanced Education (also known as the Ministry of Advanced Education) is a ministry in the Executive Council of Alberta. Alberta Advanced Education is responsible for the public funding of post-secondary institutions in the province, in addition to loans and grants for post-secondary students. The ministry has existed in its current form since 2004. However, two other ministries with the same title existed from 1971–1975 and 1983–1992. On April 30, 2019, Demetrios Nicolaides was appointed Minister of Advanced Education following the 2019 Alberta general election, replacing Marlin Schmidt. History Alberta Advanced Education was founded on November 25, 2004 by an Order-in-Council, with Dave Hancock serving as inaugural minister. Alberta Advanced Education was created after the Ministry of Learning was split into the ministries of Education and Advanced Education. Previously, the Advanced Education portfolio had changed hands across various ministries, including Ad ...
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Nathan Neudorf
Nathan Neudorf is a Canadian politician who serves as the deputy premier of Alberta with Kaycee Madu, and as the minister of Infrastructure. He elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Lethbridge-East Lethbridge-East is a provincial electoral district in Alberta, Canada, covering the eastern half of the city of Lethbridge. The district is one of 87 in the province mandated to return a single member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta usi ... in the 30th Alberta Legislature. Electoral history References United Conservative Party MLAs Living people 21st-century Canadian politicians Year of birth missing (living people) {{Alberta-politician-stub ...
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Kaycee Madu
Kelechi "Kaycee" Madu (born ) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who has served as the deputy premier of Alberta and minister of skilled trades and professions since October 24, 2022. A member of the United Conservative Party (UCP), Madu has represented Edmonton-South West in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta since the 2019 provincial election. He was previously Alberta's minister of municipal affairs from 2019 to 2020, before becoming minister of justice and solicitor general of Alberta in 2020. Madu is the first Black person to serve as a provincial minister of justice in Canada. Madu was shuffled to the labour and immigration portfolio in 2022 after a probe into a phone call he made to Edmonton's Chief of Police after receiving a traffic ticket. The probe found that Madu had not interfered in the administration of justice, but that his phone call to the chief of police created a "reasonable perception of interference". Early life Madu was born and raised in Southeastern ...
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