Alberta Premier Jason Kenney shuffled his cabinet Tuesday, following the departure of three ministers who left to pursue the UCP leadership and premiership..Jason Nixon, formerly the Environment and Parks minister, has been permanently named the finance minister and the president of the treasury board. Nixon was the acting finance minister following Travis Toews' resignation to run for the premiership..In his stead, Whitney Issik has been named the new environment and parks minister. She previously held the title of the associate minister of status of women..Matt Jones, MLA for Calgary-South East, has been named children’s services minister. The position was formerly held by Rebecca Shulz, who also left to pursue the UCP leadership..Former Infrastructure minister Prasad Panda has been given the transportation portfolio, a role formerly held by Rajan Sawney, the third former minister who resigned to pursue the premiership..Nicholas Milliken, MLA for Calgary-Currie, is the new infrastructure minister, while Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk, MLA for Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville, is the Associate Minister of Status of Women..Brad Rutherford, MLA for Leduc-Beaumont and Deputy Government Whip, becomes chief government whip and minister without portfolio..“As Alberta continues to experience strong economic growth and job creation, our focus is on providing stable and steady government that will allow this growth to continue,” Kenney said in a statement..“I’m confident that these changes to cabinet and the new members at the table will contribute to even stronger growth and prosperity in the future.”.As well, MLAs Tracy Allard of Grande Prairie, and Jackie Lovely of Camrose, have been appointed to the treasury board. Justice Minister Tyler Shandro has been appointed the hair of the community and families cabinet policy committee. Education Minister Adrianna LaGrange has been appointed to the priorities implementation cabinet committee.
