Smith ministry

For the Queensland administration formed in 1932, see Forgan Smith ministry. For the British Columbia administration formed in 1883, see Smithe ministry.

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.

Smith ministry
19th ministry of Alberta
Danielle Smith in 2014
Date formed	October 11, 2022 (2022-10-11)
People and organisations
Monarch	Charles III
Lieutenant Governor	Salma Lakhani
Premier	Danielle Smith
Premier's history	Premiership of Danielle Smith
Member party	United Conservative Party
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	New Democratic Party
Opposition leader	Rachel Notley Christina Gray
History
Election	2023
Legislature terms	30th Alberta Legislature 31st Alberta Legislature
Incoming formation	2022 United Conservative Party leadership election
Predecessor	Kenney Ministry

The Smith Ministry replaced the Kenney Ministry, following the 2022 United Conservative Party leadership election.^[1]

List of ministers

Smith ministry by portfolio

Portfolio	Minister	Tenure
		Start	End
Premier of Alberta	Danielle Smith	October 11, 2022	Present
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
Minister of Advanced Education	Demetrios Nicolaides	October 21, 2022	June 9, 2023
	Rajan Sawhney	June 9, 2023	Present
Minister of Affordability and Utilities	Matt Jones	October 21, 2022	June 9, 2023
	Nathan Neudorf	June 9, 2023	Present
Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation	Nate Horner	October 21, 2022	June 9, 2023
	RJ Sigurdson	June 9, 2023	Present
Minister of Children and Family Services[a]	Mickey Amery	October 21, 2022	June 9, 2023
	Searle Turton	June 9, 2023	Present
Minister of Arts, Culture and Status of Women[b]	Jason Luan	October 21, 2022	June 9, 2023
	Tanya Fir	June 9, 2023	Present
Minister of Education	Adriana LaGrange	October 21, 2022	June 9, 2023
	Demetrios Nicolaides	June 9, 2023	Present
Minister of Energy and Minerals[c]	Peter Guthrie	October 21, 2022	June 9, 2023
	Brian Jean	June 9, 2023	Present
Minister of Environment and Protected Areas	Sonya Savage	October 21, 2022	June 9, 2023
	Rebecca Schulz	June 9, 2023	Present
Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board	Travis Toews	October 21, 2022	June 9, 2023
	Nate Horner	June 9, 2023	Present
Minister of Forestry and Parks[d]	Todd Loewen	October 21, 2022	Present
Minister of Health	Jason Copping	October 21, 2022	June 9, 2023
	Adriana LaGrange	June 9, 2023	Present
Minister of Indigenous Relations	Rick Wilson	October 21, 2022	Present
Minister of Infrastructure	Peter Guthrie	June 9, 2023	February 25, 2025
	Martin Long[2]	February 27, 2025	Present
Minister of Jobs, Economy and Trade[e]	Brian Jean	October 21, 2022	June 9, 2023
	Matt Jones	June 9, 2023	Present
Minister of Justice	Tyler Shandro	October 21, 2022	June 9, 2023
	Mickey Amery	June 9, 2023	Present
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions	Nicholas Milliken	October 21, 2022	June 9, 2023
	Dan Williams	June 9, 2023	Present
Minister of Municipal Affairs	Rebecca Schulz	October 21, 2022	June 9, 2023
	Ric McIver	June 9, 2023	Present
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Services[f]	Mike Ellis	October 21, 2022	Present
Minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services	Jeremy Nixon	October 21, 2022	June 9, 2023
	Jason Nixon	June 9, 2023	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
Minister of Tourism and Sport	Joseph Schow	June 9, 2023	Present
Minister of Immigration and Multiculturalism[g]	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

Cabinet composition

Smith's inaugural cabinet was sworn in on October 21, 2022. It numbered 25 ministers, an increase from the Kenney Ministry's 20 members. 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.^[3]

Following the 2023 election, Smith shuffled her cabinet on June 9. Several ministers had been defeated for re-election or chose not to run again, necessitating their replacements. Among the changes, 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.^[4][5]

Notes

1. "Children's Services" from October 11, 2022 to June 9, 2023.
2. "Culture" from October 11, 2022 to June 9, 2023.
3. "Energy" from October 11, 2022 to June 9, 2023
4. "Forestry, Parks and Tourism" from October 11, 2022 to June 9, 2023.
5. "Jobs, Economy and Northern Development" from October 11, 2022 to June 9, 2023.
6. "Public Safety" from October 11, 2022 to June 9, 2023.
7. "Trade, Immigration and Multiculturalism" from October 11, 2022 to June 9, 2023.

See also

• Executive Council of Alberta
• List of Alberta provincial ministers