Doug Horner
Douglas Alan Horner ECA (born January 17, 1961) is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Spruce Grove-St. Albert in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 2001 until January 31, 2015. He was the President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Finance until Jim Prentice's cabinet was sworn in on September 15, 2014. He was a candidate for the leadership of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party in its 2011 leadership election, placing third.
The Honourable Doug Horner | |
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| President of Treasury Board & Minister of Finance in the Alberta government | |
| In office May 8, 2012 – September 15, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ron Liepert |
| Succeeded by | Robin Campbell |
| 7th Deputy Premier of Alberta | |
| In office October 12, 2011 – May 8, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Vacancy |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Lukaszuk |
| In office January 15, 2010 – February 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Vacant (Last held by Ron Stevens) |
| Succeeded by | Vacancy |
| MLA for Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert | |
| In office 2001–2012 | |
| Preceded by | Colleen Soetaert |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| MLA for Spruce Grove-St. Albert | |
| In office 2012 – January 31, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Trevor Horne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 17, 1961 Barrhead, Alberta |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Occupation | Businessman |
In 2006, when Ed Stelmach became premier, Horner was appointed Minister of Advanced Education and Technology. He retained the position in cabinet shuffle on January 13, 2010, and was also appointed to the position of Deputy Premier. He was first elected in the 2001 provincial election. He became the province's Minister of Agriculture in 2004 under Premier Ralph Klein. On January 22, 2015, he announced that he would be retiring as an MLA effective January 31, 2015.