The Honourable Kenneth Gardner Hughes | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Macleod | |
| In office 1988–1993 | |
| Succeeded by | Grant Hill |
| MLA for Calgary-West | |
| In office 2012–2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ron Liepert |
| Succeeded by | Mike Ellis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 February 1954 High River, Alberta |
| Political party | Alberta Progressive Conservative |
| Other political affiliations | Federal Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Alberta |
Kenneth Gardner Hughes ECA (born 11 February 1954) is a Canadian politician. He served as a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1993. Later he was chair of Alberta Health Services from 2008 to 2011, before being elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in 2012. He served in the provincial cabinet first as Energy minister, then as Municipal Affairs minister until resigning on 7 April 2014 to enter the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election. Hughes withdrew his candidacy on 12 May 2014 in order to endorse the eventual winner, Jim Prentice and resigned from the legislature on 29 September 2014.[1]