Doug Schweitzer

The Honourable
Doug Schweitzer
Schweitzer in 2017
Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation
In office
August 25, 2020 – August 5, 2022
PremierJason Kenney
Preceded byTanya Fir
Succeeded byTanya Fir
Minister of Justice and Solicitor General of Alberta
In office
April 30, 2019 – August 25, 2020
PremierJason Kenney
Preceded byKathleen Ganley
Succeeded byKaycee Madu
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Elbow
In office
April 16, 2019 – August 31, 2022
Preceded byGreg Clark
Succeeded bySamir Kayande
Personal details
Born1978 or 1979 (age 45–46)[1]
Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Political partyUnited Conservative Party
Residence(s)Calgary, Alberta
Alma materUniversity of Manitoba
OccupationLawyer

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]

  1. ^ Tait, Carrie (June 2017). "Doug Schweitzer enters race to lead Alberta's United Conservative Party". The Globe and Mail.
  2. ^ "Voter Information Service - Past results". Elections Canada. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Alberta Election: Calgary-Elbow results - Calgary". Globalnews.ca. 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  4. ^ The Canadian Press (August 5, 2022). "Alberta jobs minister Doug Schweitzer quits cabinet, will resign seat soon". CBC News.
  5. ^ "Alberta's new minister of justice well suited to role, say peers | Canadian Lawyer".
  6. ^ "Former Alberta innovation minister Doug Schweitzer joins Deloitte as senior advisor". 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
  7. ^ von Scheel, Elise (October 24, 2022). "Orange is the new blue: How progressive conservatives could help the NDP win power". CBC News.
  8. ^ "Alberta election 2023 results: Calgary-Elbow | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.