{{Short description|Cabinet of Alberta since 2022}} {{Use Canadian English|date=October 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2022}} {{about||the Queensland administration formed in 1932|Forgan Smith ministry|the British Columbia administration formed in 1883|Smithe ministry}} {{Infobox government cabinet | cabinet_name = Smith ministry | cabinet_type = ministry | cabinet_number = 19th | jurisdiction = Alberta | flag = Flag of Alberta.svg | flag_border = true | incumbent = | image = File:Danielle Smith 2014.jpg | caption = Danielle Smith in 2014 | date_formed = {{Start date|2022|10|11|}} | date_dissolved = | government_head_title = Premier | government_head = Danielle Smith | government_head_history = Premiership of Danielle Smith | deputy_government_head_title = | deputy_government_head = | other_government_minister_title = | other_government_minister = | state_head_title = Monarch | state_head = Charles III | represented_by_title = Lieutenant Governor | represented_by = Salma Lakhani | members_number = | former_members_number = | total_number = | political_party = United Conservative Party | opposition_cabinet = | opposition_party = New Democratic Party | opposition_leader = {{unbulleted list | Rachel Notley | Christina Gray | Naheed Nenshi}} | election = 2023 | last_election = | legislature_term = {{unbulleted list | 30th Alberta Legislature | 31st Alberta Legislature}} | legislature_status = Majority | budget = | advice_and_consent1 = | advice_and_consent2 = <!-- up to 5 times --> | incoming_formation = 2022 United Conservative Party leadership election | outgoing_formation = <!-- events or debate leading to dissolution --> | predecessor = Kenney Ministry | successor = }}
The '''Smith ministry''' is the combined Cabinet (formally the Executive Council of Alberta), chaired by 19th Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith, that has governed Alberta since October 11, 2022. The Cabinet consists of members of the United Conservative Party, which holds a majority of the seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
The Smith Ministry replaced the Kenney Ministry, following the 2022 United Conservative Party leadership election.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Black |first=Matthew |date=2022-10-12 |title=Smith stresses fight versus Ottawa, party unity after becoming Alberta's 19th premier |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/smith-sworn-in-as-alberta-premier |access-date=2022-10-22 |website=Edmonton Journal |language=en-CA}}</ref>
== Cabinet composition == === Initial Cabinet (October 2022–June 2023) === On October 21, 2022, Smith's inaugural cabinet was sworn in. It consisted of 25 ministers,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tait |first1=Carrie |title=Alberta Premier says larger cabinet is necessary to diversify the economy as new ministers sworn in |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-alberta-premier-says-larger-cabinet-is-necessary-to-diversify-the/ |work=The Globe and Mail |date=October 24, 2022 |location=Calgary |language=en-CA}}</ref> the largest for a new premier's Cabinet in Alberta's history, an increase over Jason Kenney's initial Cabinet of 23 ministers.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ferguson |first1=Eva |title=Kenney appoints new cabinet with more than half representing Calgary ridings |url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/kenney-appoints-new-cabinet-with-more-than-half-representing-calgary-ridings |work=Calgary Herald |date=April 30, 2019}}</ref> Five of the six rivals that Smith faced for the leadership were included in cabinet: Travis Toews was named finance minister; Brian Jean was appointed to a revamped ministry of jobs, economy and northern development; Todd Loewen headed a newly combined ministry of forestry, parks and tourism; Rebecca Schulz gained municipal affairs; and Rajan Sawhney took the ministry of trade, immigration and multiculturalism. Leela Aheer, who placed seventh, did not join cabinet. Adriana LaGrange, Demetrios Nicolaides and Tyler Shandro retained their portfolios from the Kenney Ministry, while Tanya Fir, Whitney Issik, Ric McIver, Jason Nixon and Prasad Panda were dropped entirely. The labour and housing ministries were eliminated. The number of female cabinet ministers dropped from eight to five.<ref>{{Cite news |last=French |first=Janet |date=2022-10-21 |title=New Alberta cabinet includes familiar faces in prominent portfolios |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-united-conservative-party-government-cabinet-1.6625263 |access-date=2022-10-22}}</ref>
=== Post-2023 election Cabinet shuffle (June 2023–May 2025) === On June 9, 2023, Smith shuffled her cabinet following the May 2023 election, which returned a smaller United Conservative Party majority government. Incumbent ministers Kaycee Madu, Nicholas Milliken, Jeremy Nixon, Jason Copping, Josephine Pon, Jason Luan, and Tyler Shandro were defeated in the election. Among the changes in the shuffle, Nate Horner was appointed the new minister of finance, Mickey Amery the new justice minister, and Mike Ellis was named deputy premier. Amery was the first Muslim to be justice minister. RJ Sigurdson, Searle Turton and Dan Williams joined cabinet for the first time, while Fir, McIver and Muhammad Yaseen returned to cabinet. The number of women ministers remained stable at five.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bellefontaine |first=Michelle |date=2023-06-09 |title=Alberta Premier Danielle Smith appoints 24 ministers to new cabinet |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-premier-danielle-smith-appoints-24-ministers-to-new-cabinet-1.6871304?cmp=rss}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Amato |first=Sean |date=2023-06-09 |title=Premier Smith appoints new Alberta cabinet with many familiar faces in different portfolios |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/premier-smith-appoints-new-alberta-cabinet-with-many-familiar-faces-in-different-portfolios/ |access-date=2023-06-23 |website=CTV News |language=en-CA}}</ref>
On February 25, 2025, Peter Guthrie resigned as Minister of Infrastructure, citing concerns over the government's procurement practices.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Franklin |first1=Michael |title=Alberta MLA Peter Guthrie quits cabinet, citing concerns over procurement |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/alberta-mla-peter-guthrie-quits-cabinet-over-concerns-in-ahs-procurement/ |work=CTV News |date=February 25, 2025}}</ref>
=== 2025 Cabinet shuffle (May 2025–May 2026) === On May 13, 2025, Municipal Affairs Minister Ric McIver resigned and was subsequently elected Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Black |first1=Matthew |title=Ric McIver elected as new Alberta Speaker hours after resigning from cabinet |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/mciver-elected-new-alberta-speaker-cabinet |work=Edmonton Journal |date=May 13, 2025}}</ref>
On May 16, 2025, Smith announced a cabinet shuffle. The cabinet totalled 25 ministers, two associate ministers and eight parliamentary secretaries in a non-cabinet role. Myles McDougall was appointed Minister of Advanced Education, Rajan Sawhney as Minister of Indigenous Relations, and Joseph Schow overseeing Jobs, Economy, Trade and Immigration. Rick Wilson assumed the Mental Health and Addiction portfolio, Dan Williams became Minister of Municipal Affairs, and Andrew Boitchenko took on Tourism and Sport. The Ministry of Health was split, with Matt Jones taking on Hospital and Surgical Health Services and Adriana LaGrange was named Minister of Primary and Preventive Health Services. Two titles were adjusted, with Demetrios Nicolaides named the Minister of Education and Childcare and Jason Nixon named Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Casten |first1=Darlene |title=Complete list of Alberta's new cabinet ministers |url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/complete-list-of-albertas-new-cabinet-ministers |work=Calgary Herald |date=May 16, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=French |first1=Janet |title=Alberta premier shuffles cabinet, splits health portfolio |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-premier-shuffles-cabinet-splits-health-portfolio-1.7537090 |work=CBC News |date=May 16, 2025}}</ref>
=== 2026 Cabinet shuffle (May 2026–present) === In May 2026, Cabinet ministers Matt Jones and Nate Horner resigned. Horner was replaced by Jason Nixon as finance minister, Jones was replaced by Adriana LaGrange, Justin Wright and Tara Sawyer entered Cabinet, and RJ Sigurdson and Nathan Neudorf were given new portfolios.
==List of ministers== {{sticky header}} {| class="wikitable sticky-header" |+Smith ministry by portfolio ! rowspan="2" |Portfolio ! rowspan="2" |Minister ! colspan="2" |Tenure |- !Start !End |- |Premier of Alberta |Danielle Smith |October 11, 2022 |Present |- | rowspan="3" |Deputy Premier of Alberta |Kaycee Madu |October 21, 2022 |June 9, 2023 |- |Nathan Neudorf |October 21, 2022 |June 9, 2023 |- |Mike Ellis |June 9, 2023 |Present |- | rowspan="3" |Minister of Advanced Education |Demetrios Nicolaides |October 21, 2022 |June 9, 2023 |- |Rajan Sawhney |June 9, 2023 |May 16, 2025 |- |Myles McDougall |May 16, 2025 |Present |- | rowspan="3" |Minister of Affordability and Utilities |Matt Jones |October 21, 2022 |June 9, 2023 |- |Nathan Neudorf |June 9, 2023 |May 20, 2026 |- | RJ Sigurdson | May 21, 2026 | Present |- | rowspan="3" |Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation |Nate Horner |October 21, 2022 |June 9, 2023 |- |RJ Sigurdson |June 9, 2023 |May 20, 2026 |- | Tara Sawyer | May 21, 2026 | Present |- | rowspan="2" |Minister of Children and Family Services{{efn|"Children's Services" from October 11, 2022, to June 9, 2023.}} |Mickey Amery |October 21, 2022 |June 9, 2023 |- |Searle Turton |June 9, 2023 |Present |- | rowspan="2" |Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women{{efn|"Culture" from October 11, 2022, to June 9, 2023.}} |Jason Luan |October 21, 2022 |June 9, 2023 |- |Tanya Fir |June 9, 2023 |Present |- | rowspan="2" |Minister of Education and Childcare{{efn|"Education" until May 16, 2025}} |Adriana LaGrange |October 21, 2022 |June 9, 2023 |- |Demetrios Nicolaides |June 9, 2023 |Present |- | rowspan="2" |Minister of Energy and Minerals{{efn|"Energy" from October 11, 2022, to June 9, 2023}} |Peter Guthrie |October 21, 2022 |June 9, 2023 |- |Brian Jean |June 9, 2023 |Present |- | rowspan="3" |Minister of Environment and Protected Areas |Sonya Savage |October 21, 2022 |June 9, 2023 |- |Rebecca Schulz |June 9, 2023 |January 2, 2026 |- |Grant Hunter |January 2, 2026<ref>{{Cite web |title=Member Information |url=https://www.assembly.ab.ca/members/members-of-the-legislative-assembly/member-information?mid=0889&legl=31&from=mla_home |access-date=2026-01-05 |website=www.assembly.ab.ca}}</ref> |Present |- | rowspan="3" |Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board |Travis Toews |October 21, 2022 |June 9, 2023 |- |Nate Horner |June 9, 2023 |May 20, 2026 |- | Jason Nixon | May 21, 2026 | Present |- |Minister of Forestry and Parks{{efn|"Forestry, Parks and Tourism" from October 11, 2022, to June 9, 2023.}} |Todd Loewen |October 21, 2022 |Present |- | rowspan="2" |Minister of Health |Jason Copping |October 21, 2022 |June 9, 2023 |- |Adriana LaGrange |June 9, 2023 |May 16, 2025{{efn|name=Health|"Health" split into "Hospital and Surgical Health Services" and "Primary and Preventive Health Services"}} |- | rowspan=2 | Minister of Hospital and Surgical Health Services | Matt Jones | May 16, 2025{{efn|name=Health}} | May 20, 2026 |- | Adriana LaGrange | May 21, 2026 | Present |- | rowspan=2 | Minister of Primary and Preventive Health Services | Adriana LaGrange | May 16, 2025{{efn|name=Health}} | May 20, 2026 |- | Justin Wright | May 21, 2026 | Present |- | rowspan=2 | Minister of Indigenous Relations |Rick Wilson |October 21, 2022 |May 16, 2025 |- |Rajan Sawhney |May 16, 2025 |Present |- | rowspan=2 | Minister of Infrastructure |Peter Guthrie |June 9, 2023 |February 25, 2025 |- | Martin Long<ref>{{Cite web |last=The Canadian Press |date=2025-02-28 |title=Alberta government appoints Martin Long as new infrastructure minister |url=https://calgary.citynews.ca/2025/02/27/alberta-government-appoints-martin-long-as-new-infrastructure-minister/ |access-date=2025-04-24 |website=CityNews Calgary |language=en}}</ref> | February 27, 2025 | Present |- | rowspan="3" |Minister of Jobs, Economy and Trade{{efn|"Jobs, Economy and Northern Development" from October 11, 2022, to June 9, 2023.}} |Brian Jean |October 21, 2022 |June 9, 2023 |- |Matt Jones |June 9, 2023 |May 16, 2025 |- |Joseph Schow |May 16, 2025 |Present |- | rowspan="2" |Minister of Justice |Tyler Shandro |October 21, 2022 |June 9, 2023 |- |Mickey Amery |June 9, 2023 |Present |- | rowspan="3" |Minister of Mental Health and Addictions |Nicholas Milliken |October 21, 2022 |June 9, 2023 |- |Dan Williams |June 9, 2023 |May 16, 2025 |- |Rick Wilson |May 16, 2025 |Present |- | rowspan="3" |Minister of Municipal Affairs |Rebecca Schulz |October 21, 2022 |June 9, 2023 |- |Ric McIver |June 9, 2023 |May 13, 2025 |- |Dan Williams |May 16, 2025 |Present |- |Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services{{efn|"Public Safety" from October 11, 2022, to June 9, 2023.}} |Mike Ellis |October 21, 2022 |Present |- | rowspan="3" |Minister of Assisted Living and Social Services{{efn|"Seniors, Community and Social Services" until May 16, 2025}} |Jeremy Nixon |October 21, 2022 |June 9, 2023 |- |Jason Nixon |June 9, 2023 |May 20, 2026 |- | Nathan Neudorf | May 21, 2026 | Present |- |Minister of Service Alberta and Red Tape Reduction |Dale Nally |October 21, 2022 |Present |- |Minister of Technology and Innovation |Nate Glubish |October 21, 2022 |Present |- | rowspan=2 | Minister of Tourism and Sport |Joseph Schow |June 9, 2023 |May 16, 2025 |- |Andrew Boitchenko |May 16, 2025 |Present |- | rowspan="2" |Minister of Immigration and Multiculturalism{{efn|"Trade, Immigration and Multiculturalism" from October 11, 2022, to June 9, 2023.}} |Rajan Sawhney |October 21, 2022 |June 9, 2023 |- |Muhammad Yaseen |June 9, 2023 |Present |- |Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors |Devin Dreeshen |October 21, 2022 |Present |}
== Notes == {{notelist}}
== See also == * Executive Council of Alberta * List of Alberta provincial ministers
==References== {{Reflist|30em}}
== External links == * [https://www.alberta.ca/premier-cabinet.aspx Official website]
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