Lougheed ministry

The Lougheed Ministry was the combined Cabinet (called Executive Council of Alberta), chaired by Premier Peter Lougheed, and Ministers that governed Alberta from the 17th Alberta Legislature beginning on September 10, 1971, to mid-point of the 20th Alberta Legislature ending on November 1, 1985.

Lougheed Ministry
10th ministry of Alberta
Lougheed in 1983
Date formed	September 10, 1971 (1971-09-10)
Date dissolved	November 1, 1985 (1985-11-01)
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor	Ralph Steinhauer Frank C. Lynch-Staunton Helen Hunley
Premier	Peter Lougheed
Member party	Progressive Conservative
Status in legislature	Majority
History
Elections	1971 1975 1979 1982
Legislature terms	17th Alberta Legislature 18th Alberta Legislature 19th Alberta Legislature 20th Alberta Legislature
Predecessor	Strom Ministry
Successor	Getty Ministry

The Executive Council (commonly known as the cabinet) was made up of members of the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta which held a majority of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The cabinet was appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta on the advice of the Premier.

Peter Lougheed retired as Premier on November 1, 1985, ending the Lougheed Ministry, and was succeeded by Don Getty and the Getty Ministry.

Cabinet selection

When selecting his Cabinets Lougheed took the approach that first-hand knowledge may be a determent to the success of the Minister, who he wanted to take on the role without any preconceived notions. For instance Hugh Horner a doctor was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Lou Hyndman a lawyer was appointed Minister of Education. Lougheed completely shuffled his Cabinet upon re-election in 1975 and 1979, with no Minister retaining the same position, although after the 1982 election he reappointed several Ministers to the same portfolios. Lougheed also oversaw an expansion of the size of Cabinet, which assisted in providing regional representation.

List of ministers

Name		Date Appointed	Date Departed
Peter Lougheed	President of the Executive Council (Premier)	September 10, 1971	November 1, 1985
Hugh Horner	Deputy Premier	September 10, 1971	September 24, 1979
Gordon Miniely	Provincial Treasurer	September 10, 1971	April 2, 1975
Merv Leitch		April 3, 1975	March 22, 1979
Lou Hyndman		March 23, 1979	May 25, 1986
Merv Leitch	Attorney General	September 10, 1971	April 2, 1975
James L. Foster		April 3, 1975	March 22, 1979
Neil Stanley Crawford		March 23, 1979	May 25, 1986
James L. Foster	Minister of Advanced Education	September 10, 1971	April 2, 1975
Archibald D. Johnston		November 19, 1982	May 25, 1986
Bert Hohol	Minister of Advanced Education and Manpower	April 3, 1975	March 22, 1979
Jim Horsman		March 23, 1979	November 18, 1982
Hugh Horner	Minister of Agriculture	September 10, 1971	April 2, 1975
Marvin Moore		April 3, 1975	March 22, 1979
Dallas Schmidt		March 23, 1979	November 18, 1982
LeRoy Fjordbotten		November 19, 1982	May 25, 1986
Robert Wagner Dowling	Minister of Business Development and Tourism	April 3, 1975	March 22, 1979
Robert Wagner Dowling	Minister of Consumer Affairs	March 6, 1973	April 2, 1975
Graham Harle	Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs	April 3, 1975	March 22, 1979
Julian Koziak		March 23, 1979	November 18, 1982
Connie Osterman		November 19, 1982	February 5, 1986
Horst Schmid	Minister of Culture	April 3, 1975	March 22, 1979
Horst Schmid	Minister of Culture, Youth, and Recreation	September 10, 1971	April 2, 1975
Hugh Horner	Minister of Economic Development	March 23, 1979	September 30, 1979
Hugh Planche		October 1, 1979	May 25, 1986
Lou Hyndman	Minister of Education	September 10, 1971	April 2, 1975
Julian Koziak		April 3, 1975	March 22, 1979
David Thomas King		March 23, 1979	February 5, 1986
Don Getty	Minister of Energy and Natural Resources	April 3, 1975	March 22, 1979
Merv Leitch		March 23, 1979	November 18, 1982
John Zaozirny		November 19, 1982	May 25, 1986
Don Getty	Minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs	September 10, 1971	April 2, 1975
Lou Hyndman		April 3, 1975	March 22, 1979
Archibald D. Johnston		March 23, 1979	November 18, 1982
Jim Horsman		November 19, 1982	December 14, 1992
Horst Schmid	Minister of Government Services	April 3, 1975	March 22, 1979
Stewart McCrae		March 23, 1979	November 18, 1982
Neil Stanley Crawford	Minister of Health and Social Development	September 10, 1971	April 2, 1975
Clarence Copithorne	Minister of Highways and Transport	September 10, 1971	April 2, 1975
Gordon Miniely	Minister of Hospitals and Medical Care	April 3, 1975	March 22, 1979
David John Russell		March 23, 1979	May 25, 1986
Larry Shaben	Minister of Housing	November 19, 1982	May 25, 1986
William Yurko	Minister of Housing and Public Works	April 3, 1975	April 23, 1978
Tom Chambers		April 24, 1978	November 18, 1982
Fred Peacock	Minister of Industry and Commerce	June 2, 1972	April 2, 1975
Fred Peacock	Minister of Industry and Tourism	September 10, 1971	June 1, 1972
Horst Schmid	Minister of International Trade	November 19, 1982	February 5, 1986
Bert Hohol	Minister of Labour	September 10, 1971	June 1, 1972
Neil Stanley Crawford		April 3, 1975	March 22, 1979
Leslie Young		March 23, 1979	May 25, 1986
Allan Warrack	Minister of Lands and Forests	September 10, 1971	April 2, 1975
Ernie Isley	Minister of Manpower	November 19, 1982	May 25, 1986
Bert Hohol	Minister of Manpower and Labour	June 2, 1972	April 2, 1975
Bill Dickie	Minister of Mines and Minerals	September 10, 1971	April 2, 1975
David John Russell	Minister of Municipal Affairs	September 10, 1971	April 2, 1975
Archibald D. Johnston		April 3, 1975	March 22, 1979
Marvin Moore		March 23, 1979	November 18, 1982
Julian Koziak		November 19, 1982	May 25, 1986
Winston Backus	Minister of Public Works	September 10, 1971	April 2, 1975
Tom Chambers	Minister of Public Works, Supply and Services	November 19, 1982	May 25, 1986
Peter Trynchy	Minister of Recreation and Parks	March 23, 1979	May 25, 1986
Al Adair	Minister of Recreation, Parks and Wildlife	April 3, 1975	March 22, 1979
Helen Hunley	Minister of Social Development and Health	April 3, 1975	April 14, 1975
Helen Hunley	Minister of Social Services and Community Health	April 15, 1975	March 22, 1979
Robert Bogle		March 23, 1979	November 18, 1982
Neil Webber		November 19, 1982	February 5, 1986
Horst Schmid	Minister of State for Economic Development - International Trade	March 23, 1979	November 18, 1982
Len Werry	Minister of Telephones	September 10, 1971	February 25, 1973
Roy Farran	Minister of Telephones and Utilities	March 6, 1973	April 2, 1975
William Yurko	Minister of the Environment	September 10, 1971	April 2, 1975
David John Russell		April 3, 1975	March 22, 1979
Jack Cookson		March 23, 1979	November 18, 1982
Frederick Deryl Bradley		November 19, 1982	May 25, 1986
Al Adair	Minister of Tourism and Small Business	March 23, 1979	February 5, 1986
Hugh Horner	Minister of Transportation	April 3, 1975	March 22, 1979
Henry Kroeger		March 23, 1979	November 18, 1982
Marvin Moore		November 19, 1982	May 25, 1986
Robert Bogle	Minister of Utilities and Telecommunications	November 19, 1982	February 5, 1986
Allan Warrack	Minister of Utilities and Telephones	April 3, 1975	March 22, 1979
Larry Shaben	Minister of Utilities and Telephones	March 23, 1979	November 18, 1982
Helen Hunley	Solicitor General	September 11, 1973	April 2, 1975
Roy Farran		April 3, 1975	March 22, 1979
Graham Harle		March 23, 1979	November 15, 1983
Ian Reid		January 31, 1984	May 25, 1986
Mary LeMessurier	Minister Responsible for Culture	March 23, 1979	May 25, 1986
Don McCrimmon	Minister Responsible for Native Affairs	March 23, 1979	November 18, 1982
Milt Pahl		November 19, 1982	May 25, 1986
Greg Stevens	Minister Responsible for Personnel Administration	March 23, 1979	May 25, 1986
Bill Diachuk	Minister Responsible for Workers' Health, Safety and Compensation	March 23, 1979	May 25, 1986
Al Adair	Minister Without Portfolio	September 10, 1971	April 2, 1975
Robert Wagner Dowling		September 10, 1971	March 5, 1973
Helen Hunley		September 10, 1971	September 10, 1973
George Topolnisky		September 10, 1971	April 2, 1975
Stewart McCrae		April 3, 1975	March 22, 1979
Dallas Schmidt		April 3, 1975	August 29, 1976
William Edward Payne		November 19, 1982	May 25, 1986
Robert Bogle	Minister Without Portfolio, responsible for Native Affairs	April 3, 1975	March 22, 1977
Dallas Schmidt	Associate Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Responsible for Public Lands	August 30, 1976	March 22, 1979
Bud Miller	Associate Minister of Public Lands and Wildlife	March 23, 1979	November 18, 1982
Donald H. Sparrow		November 19, 1982	February 5, 1986
Neil Webber	Associate Minister of Telephones	March 23, 1979	November 18, 1982
Donald H. Sparrow	Associate Minister of Public Lands and Wildlife	November 19, 1982	February 5, 1986

See also

• Executive Council of Alberta
• List of Alberta provincial ministers

Further reading

• Alberta. (2006). An administrative history of the Government of Alberta, 1905-2005 (1st ed.). Edmonton: Provincial Archives of Alberta. ISBN 978-0-7785-4714-3.
• Hustak, Alan (1979). Peter Lougheed: A Biography. McClelland & Stewart. ISBN 9780771042997.
• Perry, Sandra E.; Craig, Jessica J. (2006). The Mantle of Leadership: Premiers of the Northwest Territories and Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta: Legislative Assembly of Alberta. ISBN 0-9689217-2-8.
• Tupper, Allan (2004). "Peter Lougheed". In Bradford J. Rennie (ed.). Alberta Premiers of the Twentieth Century. Regina, Saskatchewan: Canadian Plains Research Center, University of Regina. ISBN 0-88977-151-0.
• Wood, David G. (1985). The Lougheed legacy. Toronto: Key Porter Books. ISBN 0-919493-48-3. OCLC 910363674.