# Ron Orr
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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [The Honourable](/source/The_Honourable)
| name = Ron Orr
| honorific_suffix = [ECA](/source/Executive_Council_of_Alberta)
| image = Ron Orr.JPG
| caption =
| birth_date = 1954
| birth_place = [Calgary](/source/Calgary), Alberta
| office = Minister of Culture
| premier = [Jason Kenney](/source/Jason_Kenney)
| term_start = 8 July 2021
| term_end = 23 October 2022
| predecessor = [Leela Aheer](/source/Leela_Aheer)
| successor = [Jason Luan](/source/Jason_Luan)
| office1 = Member of the [Legislative Assembly of Alberta](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_Alberta) for [Lacombe-Ponoka](/source/Lacombe-Ponoka)
| predecessor1 = [Rod Fox](/source/Rod_Fox)
| term_start1 = 5 May 2015
| term_end1 = 29 May 2023
| successor1 = [Jennifer Johnson](/source/Jennifer_Johnson_(Canadian_politician))
| party = [United Conservative](/source/United_Conservative_Party)
| other_party = [Wildrose](/source/Wildrose_Party) (2015–2017)
| occupation = contractor, carpenter, minister
| alma_mater = [Taylor College and Seminary](/source/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](/source/Legislative_Assembly_of_Alberta) for the electoral district of [Lacombe-Ponoka](/source/Lacombe-Ponoka) from 2015 until 2023. Orr served as a member of [Executive Council of Alberta](/source/Executive_Council_of_Alberta) in the cabinet of [Jason Kenney](/source/Jason_Kenney) holding the position of [Minister of Culture, Multiculturalism and Status of Women](/source/Alberta_Culture) from 2021 to 2022.
== Political life ==
Orr was elected in the [2015 Alberta general election](/source/2015_Alberta_general_election) to represent the [electoral district](/source/electoral_district) of [Lacombe-Ponoka](/source/Lacombe-Ponoka) in the [29th Alberta Legislature](/source/29th_Alberta_Legislature) as a member of the [Wildrose Party](/source/Wildrose_Party).[{{cite web| url = http://www.cbc.ca/includes/provincialelections/albertavotes2015/dashboard/| title = Alberta Votes 2015 – CBC News}}][{{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}}][{{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}}] Orr was re-elected in the [2019 Alberta general election](/source/2019_Alberta_general_election) to the [30th Alberta Legislature](/source/30th_Alberta_Legislature).
Orr was appointed to the [Cabinet of Jason Kenney](/source/Kenney_Ministry) as the [Minister of Culture](/source/Alberta_Culture) on 8 July 2021.[{{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](/source/CBC_News) |date=8 July 2021}}]
During the [2022 United Conservative Party leadership election](/source/2022_United_Conservative_Party_leadership_election), Orr endorsed the campaign of [Travis Toews](/source/Travis_Toews).[{{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 }}] Following [Danielle Smith](/source/Danielle_Smith)'s selection as United Conservative Party leader, Orr was not selected to join [Danielle Smith's Cabinet](/source/Smith_Ministry). On 25 October 2022, Orr announced he wouldn't seek [re-election in 2023](/source/2023_Alberta_general_election).[{{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}}] He was succeeded by [Jennifer Johnson](/source/Jennifer_Johnson_(Canadian_politician)).[{{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}}]
==Electoral history==
===2015 general election===
{{Alberta provincial election, 2015/Lacombe-Ponoka}}
===2019 general election===
{{Alberta provincial election, 2019/Lacombe-Ponoka}}
==References==
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