# Jason Luan

Jason Luan ECA MLA (born April 23, 1963) is a former Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Foothills in the 30th Alberta Legislature. He was previously elected in the 2012 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Hawkwood in the 28th Alberta Legislature. Luan served was an associate minister for mental health and then became the minister for community and social services on July 8, 2021 in the cabinet of Jason Kenney. Under the premiership of Danielle Smith, he became the minister of culture on October 24, 2022.

## Background

Luan holds a master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Calgary. Before serving as an MLA, he has been managing funding for nonprofit social service agencies for over 20 years. Apart from that, he has 28 years of professional social work experience.
Luan co-chaired the Immigrant Sector Council of Calgary (2006-2012) and served on the Calgary Council on Mental Health and Addictions from 2017 to 2018. He received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012 for community services.
He and his wife, Fengying Zhang, have been married for 34 years and together have two daughters, Kailie Luan, a resident pediatric neurologist, and Linshia Luan, an investment banker in New York.

## Political career

Luan firstly elected in the 2012 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Hawkwood in the 28th Alberta Legislature. He defeated Wildrose candidate, David Yager by 2067 votes, winning 47.1% of all votes cast. In the 2015 Alberta general election, he lost the seat by 1065 votes to a NDP candidate, former MLA Michael Connolly.
In the 2019 Alberta general election, Luan took back the seat of Calgary-Foothills and defeated NDP candidate, Sameena Arif by 5295 votes, winning 56.99% of all votes cast. Then, he was appointed as an Associate Minister of Mental Health & Addictions. During that time, Jason Luan, Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addiction announced details on $8 million in new funds to help more Albertans access opioid treatment. Jason Luan is strongly against the “one-pillar approach” of NDP in terms of harm reduction. He and the government were promoting a more “comprehensive” treatment and recovery-oriented approach when it comes to drug use and addiction. After that, he became the minister for community and social services on July 8, 2021, in the cabinet of Jason Kenney. After Jason Kenney stepped down as UCP leader. The newly elected UCP leader, Danielle Smith, appointed Jason Luan as the Minister of Culture on October 24, 2022.
Jason Luan ran re-election in the 2023 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-Foothills. He lost his seat to Court Ellingson from the NDP.

## Contribution in Government

Jason Luan sponsored:
* Bill 211 Education (International Language Programs) Amendment Act, 2013

## Electoral history

vte2012 Alberta general election: Calgary-Hawkwood :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jason Luan | 9,097 | 47.10% | – |
| | Wildrose | David Yager | 7,030 | 36.40% | – |
| | Liberal | Maria Davis | 1,632 | 8.45% | – |
| | New Democratic | Collin Anderson | 911 | 4.72% | – |
| | Alberta Party | Kevin Woron | 242 | 1.25% | – |
| | Evergreen | Janet Keeping | 199 | 1.03% | – |
| | Social Credit | Len Skowronski | 103 | 0.53% | – |
| | Independent | Ed Torrance | 99 | 0.51% | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 19,313 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 138 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 33,663 | 57.78% | – |
| | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | Progressive Conservative pickup new district. |
| Source(s) Source: "15 - Calgary-Hawkwood Official Results 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||
vte2015 Alberta general election: Calgary-Hawkwood :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Michael Connolly | 7,443 | 36.35% | 31.63% |
| | Progressive Conservative | Jason Luan | 6,378 | 31.15% | -15.95% |
| | Wildrose | Jae Shim | 4,448 | 21.72% | -14.68% |
| | Alberta Party | Beth Barberree | 925 | 4.52% | 3.26% |
| | Liberal | Harbaksh Singh Sekhon | 736 | 3.59% | -4.86% |
| | Green | Polly Knowlton Cockett | 455 | 2.22% | 1.19% |
| | Social Credit | Len Skowronski | 90 | 0.44% | -0.09% |
| Total | Total | Total | 20,475 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 68 | – | – |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 33,523 | 61.28% | 3.50% |
| | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | Swing | -2.75% |
| Source(s) Source: "15 - Calgary-Hawkwood Official Results 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. |||||||
vte2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-Foothills :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
| | United Conservative | Jason Luan | 12,277 | 56.99% | -2.93% | $92,648 |
| | New Democratic | Sameena Arif | 6,985 | 32.42% | 6.72% | $15,707 |
| | Alberta Party | Jennifer Wyness | 1,680 | 7.80% | 2.97% | $6,082 |
| | Liberal | Andrea Joyce | 379 | 1.76% | -4.46% | $500 |
| | Freedom Conservative | Kari Pomerleau | 142 | 0.66% | – | $1,802 |
| | Alberta Independence | Kyle Miller | 80 | 0.37% | – | $514 |
| Total | Total | Total | 21,543 | – | – |
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | Rejected, spoiled and declined | 125 | 46 | 8 |
| Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | Eligible electors / turnout | 32,774 | 66.14% |
| | United Conservative hold | United Conservative hold | Swing | Swing | |
| Source(s) Source: Elections AlbertaNote: Expenses is the sum of "Election Expenses", "Other Expenses" and "Transfers Issued". The Elections Act limits "Election Expenses" to $50,000. |||||||
vte2023 Alberta general election: Calgary-Foothills :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | New Democratic | Court Ellingson | 11,054 | 49.92 | +17.50 |
| | United Conservative | Jason Luan | 10,793 | 48.74 | -8.24 |
| | Independent | Keenan Demontigny | 190 | 0.86 | – |
| | Solidarity Movement | Kami Dass | 105 | 0.47 | – |
| Total | Total | Total | 22,142 | 99.27 | – |
| Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | Rejected and declined | 162 | 0.73 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 22,304 | 61.95 |
| Eligible voters | Eligible voters | Eligible voters | 36,006 |
| | New Democratic gain from United Conservative | New Democratic gain from United Conservative | Swing | Swing | +12.87 |
| Source(s) Source: Elections Alberta |||||||
Enter ministry number :
| Cabinet post (1) |||
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Leela Aheer | Minister of Culture October 24, 2022–Present | Incumbent |