Premier announces Cabinet changes

Premier Jason Kenney has announced several changes to Cabinet that the government says will fill vacancies left by departing ministers:

• Jason Nixon, currently Minister of Environment and Parks and Acting President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance, becomes President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance.
• Whitney Issik, currently Associate Minister of Status of Women, becomes Minister of Environment and Parks.
• Matt Jones, MLA for Calgary-South East, becomes Minister of Children’s Services.
• Prasad Panda, currently the Minister of Infrastructure, becomes Minister of Transportation.
• Nicholas Milliken, MLA for Calgary-Currie, becomes Minister of Infrastructure.
• Jackie Armstrong Homeniuk, MLA for Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville, becomes Associate Minister of Status of Women.
• Brad Rutherford, MLA for Leduc-Beaumont and Deputy Government Whip, becomes Chief Government Whip and Minister without Portfolio.

Other non-Ministry changes announced on June 21:

• MLAs Tracy Allard, Grande Prairie, and Jackie Lovely, Camrose, have been appointed to Treasury Board.
• Minister of Justice Tyler Shandro has been appointed Chair of the Community and Families Cabinet Policy Committee.
• Minister of Education Adrianna LaGrange has been appointed to the Priorities Implementation Cabinet Committee.