By Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

MacIntyre, Orr named to UCP shadow cabinet

Oct 31, 2017 | 3:35 PM

A number of central Alberta MLAs have been named to the United Conservative Party’s inaugural shadow cabinet.

Unsurprisingly, Nathan Cooper will serve as Critic of Community & Social Services, as well as Democracy and Accountability. The MLA for Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills served as UCP interim leader beginning in July and until the fledgling party could elect a permanent leader earlier this month.

Lacombe-Ponoka MLA Ron Orr will handle critiquing of the Culture and Tourism portfolio.

Don MacIntyre, MLA for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake, will serve as Critic of Electricity and Renewables.

Additionally, Drayton Valley-Devon MLA Mark Smith has been handed the job of keeping the Education Ministry in check.

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Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre MLA Jason Nixon was named Leader of the Opposition earlier this week. He will serve as the party’s in-house leader until if and when Jason Kenney can win a yet to be announced by-election in the constituency of Calgary-Lougheed.

One notable absence from the new UCP shadow cabinet is Brian Jean, who lost the party’s leadership contest to Kenney.

On Tuesday, Jean said he will be taking this opportunity to focus more on his own constituency of Fort McMurray-Conklin.

Jean also said he hasn’t decided whether to run again in the 2019 provincial election, adding he first wants to see what direction the United Conservatives take at their founding policy convention in the spring.

by Josh Hall (Twitter: @Vancan19)

MacIntyre, Orr named to UCP shadow cabinet

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