Doug Schweitzer

The Honourable Doug Schweitzer ECA
Schweitzer in 2017
Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation
In office August 25, 2020 – August 5, 2022
Premier	Jason Kenney
Preceded by	Tanya Fir
Succeeded by	Tanya Fir
Minister of Justice and Solicitor General of Alberta
In office April 30, 2019 – August 25, 2020
Premier	Jason Kenney
Preceded by	Kathleen Ganley
Succeeded by	Kaycee Madu
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Elbow
In office April 16, 2019 – August 31, 2022
Preceded by	Greg Clark
Succeeded by	Samir Kayande
Personal details
Born	1978 or 1979 (age 45–46)[1] Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Political party	United Conservative Party
Residence(s)	Calgary, Alberta
Alma mater	University of Manitoba
Occupation	Lawyer

Douglas Edward Schweitzer^[2] (born 1978 or 1979) is a Canadian lawyer and politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Elbow in the 30th Alberta Legislature. He is a member of the United Conservative Party.^[3] On April 30, 2019, he was appointed to be the Ministry of Justice and Solicitor General of Alberta in the Executive Council of Alberta, and held that role until August 25, 2020 when he was shuffled to the new ministry of Jobs, Economy and Innovation. After announcing his intention not to run for re-election in May 2023, Schweitzer resigned as Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation and announced he would be resigning his seat in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta on August 5, 2022.^[4] Schweitzer ran unsuccessfully for the 2017 United Conservative Party leadership election. He was born in Kelowna, British Columbia.^[5] On September 7, 2022, Schweitzer announced he had joined Deloitte as a senior advisor.^[6] In the 2023 Alberta general election, his former seat was taken by Samir Kayande from the NDP. The first time the party had won Calgary Elbow.^[7][8]