The Honourable Doug Horner | |
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| President of Treasury Board & Minister of Finance in the Alberta government | |
| In office 8 May 2012 – 15 September 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ron Liepert |
| Succeeded by | Robin Campbell |
| 7th Deputy Premier of Alberta | |
| In office 12 October 2011 – 8 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Vacancy |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Lukaszuk |
| In office 15 January 2010 – February 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Vacant (Last held by Ron Stevens) |
| Succeeded by | Vacancy |
| MLA for Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert | |
| In office 2001–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Colleen Soetaert |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| MLA for Spruce Grove-St. Albert | |
| In office 2012 – 31 January 2015 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Trevor Horne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 January 1961 Barrhead, Alberta |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Douglas Alan Horner[1] ECA (born 17 January 1961) is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Spruce Grove-St. Albert in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 2001 until 31 January 2015.[2] He was the President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Finance until Jim Prentice's cabinet was sworn in on 15 September 2014.[3] He was a candidate for the leadership of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party in its 2011 leadership election, placing third.
In 2006, when Ed Stelmach became premier, Horner was appointed Minister of Advanced Education and Technology.[4] He retained the position in cabinet shuffle on 13 January 2010, and was also appointed to the position of Deputy Premier.[5] He was first elected in the 2001 provincial election. He became the province's Minister of Agriculture in 2004 under Premier Ralph Klein. On 22 January 2015, he announced that he would be retiring as an MLA effective 31 January 2015.
- ^ Biographies of Members - Legislative Assembly of Alberta, 25th Legislature. Legislative Assembly of Alberta. December 2001.
- ^ "Former Alberta finance minister resigning seat | CBC News".
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ "New cabinet team will ensure Alberta is stronger than ever", Government of Alberta News Release, 13 January 2010