{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = The Honourable | name = Ron Orr | honorific_suffix = ECA | image = Ron Orr.JPG | caption = | birth_date = 1954 | birth_place = Calgary, Alberta | office = Minister of Culture | premier = Jason Kenney | term_start = 8 July 2021 | term_end = 23 October 2022 | predecessor = Leela Aheer | successor = Jason Luan | office1 = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Lacombe-Ponoka | predecessor1 = Rod Fox | term_start1 = 5 May 2015 | term_end1 = 29 May 2023 | successor1 = Jennifer Johnson | party = United Conservative | other_party = Wildrose (2015–2017) | occupation = contractor, carpenter, minister | alma_mater = Taylor College and Seminary }} '''Ronald James Nelson Orr''' (born 1954) is a Canadian politician from Alberta. Orr was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the electoral district of Lacombe-Ponoka from 2015 until 2023. Orr served as a member of Executive Council of Alberta in the cabinet of Jason Kenney holding the position of Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women from 2021 to 2022.
== Political life == Orr was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Lacombe-Ponoka in the 29th Alberta Legislature as a member of the Wildrose Party.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.cbc.ca/includes/provincialelections/albertavotes2015/dashboard/| title = Alberta Votes 2015 – CBC News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lacombeexpress.com/news/302707921.html |title=Lacombe Express – Wildrose candidate Ron Orr elected as MLA for Lacombe-Ponoka |website=Lacombe Express |first1=Sarah |last1=Maetche |date=5 May 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518065528/http://www.lacombeexpress.com/news/302707921.html |archive-date=2015-05-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lacombeglobe.com/2015/05/07/alberta-election-night-one-for-the-ages |title=An election night for the ages|first1=John |last1=MacNeil |date=7 May 2015 |website=Lacombe Globe |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518102042/http://www.lacombeglobe.com/2015/05/07/alberta-election-night-one-for-the-ages |archive-date=2015-05-18}}</ref> Orr was re-elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to the 30th Alberta Legislature.
Orr was appointed to the Cabinet of Jason Kenney as the Minister of Culture on 8 July 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=von Scheel |first1=Elise |last2=Bellefontaine |first2=Michelle |title=Alberta Premier Jason Kenney shuffles his cabinet |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-cabinet-shuffle-july-2021-1.6094450 |access-date=9 December 2022 |work=CBC News |date=8 July 2021}}</ref>
During the 2022 United Conservative Party leadership election, Orr endorsed the campaign of Travis Toews.<ref name="Short">{{cite web |last1=Short |first1=Dylan |title=So ya Savage is co-chairing the Toews campaign. Here are his endorsements from current MLAs |url=https://twitter.com/DylanShort_/status/1533194992377905158 |website=Twitter |date=4 June 2022 |access-date=4 June 2022 |archive-date=4 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604211300/https://twitter.com/DylanShort_/status/1533194992377905158 |url-status=live }}</ref> Following Danielle Smith's selection as United Conservative Party leader, Orr was not selected to join Danielle Smith's Cabinet. On 25 October 2022, Orr announced he wouldn't seek re-election in 2023.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lacombe-Ponoka MLA Ron Orr won’t seek re-election in spring 2023 |url=https://rdnewsnow.com/2022/10/25/lacombe-ponoka-mla-ron-orr-wont-seek-re-election-in-spring-2023/ |access-date=9 December 2022 |work=RD News Now |date=25 October 2022}}</ref> He was succeeded by Jennifer Johnson.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alberta election 2023 results: Lacombe-Ponoka {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9625523/alberta-election-2023-results-lacombe-ponoka/ |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Electoral history== ===2015 general election=== {{Alberta provincial election, 2015/Lacombe-Ponoka}}
===2019 general election=== {{Alberta provincial election, 2019/Lacombe-Ponoka}}
==References== {{reflist|2}}
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