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 NameDate AppointedDate DepartedHarry StromPresident of the Executive Council (Premier)December 12, 1968September 10, 1971Anders AalborgProvincial TreasurerJuly 29, 1964September 9, 1971Ambrose HolowachProvincial SecretaryOctober 15, 1962September 9, 1971Ambrose HolowachMinister of Culture, Youth, and RecreationApril 1, 1971September 9, 1971Robert Curtis ClarkMinister of EducationDecember 12, 1968September 9, 1971Allen Russell PatrickMinister of Mines and MineralsOctober 15, 1962September 9, 1971Raymond SpeakerMinister of Health and Social DevelopmentApril 28, 1971September 9, 1971Joseph Donovan RossMinister of HealthApril 11, 1967May 19, 1969James Douglas HendersonMay 20, 1969April 27, 1971Edgar GerhartMinister of Municipal AffairsDecember 12, 1968May 26, 1969Frederick C. ColborneMay 27, 1969September 9, 1971Edgar GerhartAttorney GeneralMay 13, 1968September 9, 1971Henry RusteMinister of AgricultureJuly 16, 1968September 9, 1971Allen Russell PatrickMinister of Industry and TourismMay 2, 1968May 26, 1969Raymond RatzlaffMay 27, 1969September 9, 1971Raymond ReiersonMinister of LabourSeptember 1, 1959September 9, 1971Henry RusteMinister of Lands and ForestsDecember 12, 1968May 19, 1969Joseph Donovan RossMay 20, 1969September 9, 1971Raymond SpeakerMinister of Public WelfareJuly 16, 1968June 30, 1969Frederick C. ColborneMinister of Public WorksNovember 30, 1962May 26, 1969Albert LudwigMay 27, 1969September 9, 1971Raymond SpeakerMinister of Social DevelopmentJuly 1, 1969April 27, 1971Raymond ReiersonMinister of TelephonesDecember 12, 1968September 9, 1971James Douglas HendersonMinister of the EnvironmentApril 1, 1971September 9, 1971Robert Curtis ClarkMinister of YouthJuly 4, 1966May 18, 1970Gordon TaylorMay 19, 1970March 31, 1971Ethel Sylvia WilsonMinister Without PortfolioNovember 30, 1962September 9, 1971Adolph FimriteJuly 4, 1966September 9, 1971
See also
Executive Council of Alberta List of Alberta provincial ministers
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