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Strom Ministry

9th ministry of Alberta
Date formedDecember 12, 1968 (1968-12-12)
Date dissolvedSeptember 10, 1971 (1971-09-10)
People and organisations
MonarchElizabeth II
Lieutenant GovernorGrant MacEwan
PremierHarry Strom
Member partySocial Credit
Status in legislatureMajority
History
Legislature term16th Alberta Legislature
PredecessorManning Ministry
SuccessorLougheed Ministry

The Strom Ministry was the combined Cabinet (called Executive Council of Alberta), chaired by Premier Harry Strom, and Ministers that governed Alberta from the party way through the 16th Alberta Legislature from December 12, 1968, to end of the end of the 16th Legislature and the swearing in of Premier Peter Lougheed on September 10, 1971.

The Executive Council (commonly known as the cabinet) was made up of members of the Alberta Social Credit Party 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.

List of ministers

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Name Date Appointed Date Departed
Harry Strom President of the Executive Council (Premier) December 12, 1968 September 10, 1971
Anders Aalborg Provincial Treasurer July 29, 1964 September 9, 1971
Ambrose Holowach Provincial Secretary October 15, 1962 September 9, 1971
Ambrose Holowach Minister of Culture, Youth, and Recreation April 1, 1971 September 9, 1971
Robert Curtis Clark Minister of Education December 12, 1968 September 9, 1971
Allen Russell Patrick Minister of Mines and Minerals October 15, 1962 September 9, 1971
Raymond Speaker Minister of Health and Social Development April 28, 1971 September 9, 1971
Joseph Donovan Ross Minister of Health April 11, 1967 May 19, 1969
James Douglas Henderson May 20, 1969 April 27, 1971
Edgar Gerhart Minister of Municipal Affairs December 12, 1968 May 26, 1969
Frederick C. Colborne May 27, 1969 September 9, 1971
Edgar Gerhart Attorney General May 13, 1968 September 9, 1971
Henry Ruste Minister of Agriculture July 16, 1968 September 9, 1971
Allen Russell Patrick Minister of Industry and Tourism May 2, 1968 May 26, 1969
Raymond Ratzlaff May 27, 1969 September 9, 1971
Raymond Reierson Minister of Labour September 1, 1959 September 9, 1971
Henry Ruste Minister of Lands and Forests December 12, 1968 May 19, 1969
Joseph Donovan Ross May 20, 1969 September 9, 1971
Raymond Speaker Minister of Public Welfare July 16, 1968 June 30, 1969
Frederick C. Colborne Minister of Public Works November 30, 1962 May 26, 1969
Albert Ludwig May 27, 1969 September 9, 1971
Raymond Speaker Minister of Social Development July 1, 1969 April 27, 1971
Raymond Reierson Minister of Telephones December 12, 1968 September 9, 1971
James Douglas Henderson Minister of the Environment April 1, 1971 September 9, 1971
Robert Curtis Clark Minister of Youth July 4, 1966 May 18, 1970
Gordon Taylor May 19, 1970 March 31, 1971
Ethel Sylvia Wilson Minister Without Portfolio November 30, 1962 September 9, 1971
Adolph Fimrite July 4, 1966 September 9, 1971

See also

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References

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  • 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.