The Kenney Ministry was the combined Cabinet (called

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), chaired by 18th

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Jason Kenney Jason Thomas Kenney (born May 30, 1968) is a Canadian former politician who served as the 18th premier of Alberta from 2019 until 2022 and the leader of the United Conservative Party (UCP) from 2017 until 2022. He also served as the member of ...

, that governed

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from April 2019 until October 2022. During Kenney's tenure, the Executive Council (commonly known as the

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) was made up of members of the

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, which held a majority of the seats in the

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. The Cabinet was appointed by the

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, on the advice of the

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. In September 2022, the United Conservative Party board announced a leadership review would take place at the Party's annual general meeting in April 2022, ahead of the previous plans for a leadership review to take place in Fall 2022. In March 2022, the United Conservative Party changed the format for the leadership review, moving to a mail-in ballot beginning in April 2022, with results to be announced on May 18, 2022. On May 18, 2022, after receiving support from 51.4 per cent of the United Conservative Party members, Kenney announced he would step down as leader of the United Conservative Party. The United Conservative Party caucus met on May 19, 2022, and caucus chair

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released a statement affirming that Kenney would remain as leader of the party until a new leader is elected. Kenney subsequently sent a letter to the party secretary informing her of his intention to resign as leader of the party after a new leader is elected.

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was selected as the leader of the United Conservative Party in the October 2022 United Conservative Party leadership election, and was sworn in as the 19th Premier of Alberta on October 11, 2022. Smith appointed a new ministry one week later.

List of members of the Ministry of Jason Kenney

Associate Ministers

Cabinet shuffles

On August 25, 2020,

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moved from the Department of Justice to a newly formed ministry—Jobs, Economy and Innovation. The new ministry—Jobs, Economy and Innovation replaced the ministry of Economic Development, Trade and Tourism the former Economic Development, Trade and Tourism ministries.

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replaced Schweitzer as Minister of Justice. Tracy Allard became the Minister of Municipal Affairs. On July 8, 2021, Premier Kenney announced a major cabinet shuffle, moving

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from Community and Social Services to Transportation; promoting

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 ...

to Community and Social Services; permanently moving

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to Municipal Affairs; promoting

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to Culture; dropping

Grant Hunter Grant Roy Hunter (born November 9, 1967) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 and 2019 Alberta general elections to represent the electoral districts of Cardston-Taber-Warner and Taber-Warner in the 29th and 30th Alberta Legisl ...

and

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from cabinet roles; and adding

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as Associate Minister of Rural Economic Development, and Mike Ellis as Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions.

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List of members of the Ministry of Jason Kenney

Associate Ministers

Cabinet shuffles

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