The Honourable Pearl Calahasen | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Lesser Slave Lake | |
| In office 20 March 1989 – 5 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Shaben |
| Succeeded by | Danielle Larivee |
| Alberta Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development | |
| In office 15 March 2001 – 15 December 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Ministry Established |
| Succeeded by | Guy Boutilier |
| Alberta Associate Minister of Aboriginal Affairs | |
| In office 26 May 1999 – 15 March 2001 | |
| Succeeded by | Ministry Abolished |
| Alberta Minister without Portfolio in charge of Children's Services | |
| In office 31 May 1996 – 26 May 1999 | |
| Succeeded by | Iris Evans |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 December 1952 Grouard, Alberta |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta University of Oregon |
Pearl Calahasen ECA (born 5 December 1952) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Lesser Slave Lake in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1989 to 2015. A member of the Progressive Conservative party and former cabinet minister (holding the positions of Minister without Portfolio in charge of Children's Services, Associate Minister of Aboriginal Affairs, and Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development).
Calahasen was the first Métis woman elected to public office in Alberta, and, after the 2012 Alberta election, she was Alberta's longest currently-serving MLA.