Travis Toews

Travis Toews
Minister of Finance of Alberta
President of the Treasury Board
In office
October 24, 2022 – May 29, 2023
PremierDanielle Smith
Preceded byJason Nixon
Succeeded byNate Horner
In office
April 30, 2019 – May 31, 2022
PremierJason Kenney
Preceded byJoe Ceci
Succeeded byJason Nixon
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Grande Prairie Wapiti
In office
April 16, 2019 – May 29, 2023
Preceded byWayne Drysdale
Succeeded byRon Wiebe
Personal details
Born (1964-11-15) November 15, 1964 (age 59)
Beaverlodge, Alberta, Canada
Political partyUnited Conservative
ResidenceBeaverlodge, Alberta
Alma materNorthern Alberta Institute of Technology
OccupationAccountant, rancher, business owner
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Websitewww.toewsforalberta.ca

Travis Toews ECA (born 1964) is a Canadian politician elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Grande Prairie-Wapiti in the 30th Alberta Legislature.[1] He was appointed as Minister of Finance of Alberta and President of the Treasury Board on April 30, 2019, by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney.[2]

On June 4, 2022, Toews resigned as the minister of finance and announced his candidacy in the 2022 United Conservative Party leadership election, where he placed second to Danielle Smith.[3] Toews was reappointed as minister by premier Danielle Smith on October 24, 2022.[4]

  1. ^ Trevor Howell, Calgary Herald (2015-04-21). "Calgary-Klein riding: Coolahan, Fawcett, Gamble, Keough and Nixon". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  2. ^ Lumsden, Michael (April 30, 2019). "Grande Prairie-Wapiti MLA Travis Toews named Minister of Finance". My Grande Prairie Now. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  3. ^ Markus, Jade (2022-06-04). "Travis Toews kicks off leadership campaign, announces 23 endorsements". CBC News. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  4. ^ "Alberta premier's new cabinet includes familiar faces in prominent roles | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2022-11-01.