# Lougheed ministry

The Lougheed Ministry was the combined Cabinet (called Executive Council of Alberta), chaired by Premier Peter Lougheed, and Ministers that governed Alberta from the 17th Alberta Legislature beginning on September 10, 1971, to mid-point of the 20th Alberta Legislature ending on November 1, 1985.
The Executive Council (commonly known as the cabinet) was made up of members of the Progressive Conservative Party of Alberta 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.
Peter Lougheed retired as Premier on November 1, 1985, ending the Lougheed Ministry, and was succeeded by Don Getty and the Getty Ministry.

## Cabinet selection

When selecting his Cabinets Lougheed took the approach that first-hand knowledge may be a determent to the success of the Minister, who he wanted to take on the role without any preconceived notions. For instance Hugh Horner a doctor was appointed Minister of Agriculture and Lou Hyndman a lawyer was appointed Minister of Education. Lougheed completely shuffled his Cabinet upon re-election in 1975 and 1979, with no Minister retaining the same position, although after the 1982 election he reappointed several Ministers to the same portfolios. Lougheed also oversaw an expansion of the size of Cabinet, which assisted in providing regional representation.

## List of ministers

| Name | | Date Appointed | Date Departed |
| Peter Lougheed | President of the Executive Council (Premier) | September 10, 1971 | November 1, 1985 |
| Hugh Horner | Deputy Premier | September 10, 1971 | September 24, 1979 |
| Gordon Miniely | Provincial Treasurer | September 10, 1971 | April 2, 1975 |
| Merv Leitch | Provincial Treasurer | April 3, 1975 | March 22, 1979 |
| Lou Hyndman | Provincial Treasurer | March 23, 1979 | May 25, 1986 |
| Merv Leitch | Attorney General | September 10, 1971 | April 2, 1975 |
| James L. Foster | Attorney General | April 3, 1975 | March 22, 1979 |
| Neil Stanley Crawford | Attorney General | March 23, 1979 | May 25, 1986 |
| James L. Foster | Minister of Advanced Education | September 10, 1971 | April 2, 1975 |
| Archibald D. Johnston | Minister of Advanced Education | November 19, 1982 | May 25, 1986 |
| Bert Hohol | Minister of Advanced Education and Manpower | April 3, 1975 | March 22, 1979 |
| Jim Horsman | Minister of Advanced Education and Manpower | March 23, 1979 | November 18, 1982 |
| Hugh Horner | Minister of Agriculture | September 10, 1971 | April 2, 1975 |
| Marvin Moore | Minister of Agriculture | April 3, 1975 | March 22, 1979 |
| Dallas Schmidt | Minister of Agriculture | March 23, 1979 | November 18, 1982 |
| LeRoy Fjordbotten | Minister of Agriculture | November 19, 1982 | May 25, 1986 |
| Robert Wagner Dowling | Minister of Business Development and Tourism | April 3, 1975 | March 22, 1979 |
| Robert Wagner Dowling | Minister of Consumer Affairs | March 6, 1973 | April 2, 1975 |
| Graham Harle | Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs | April 3, 1975 | March 22, 1979 |
| Julian Koziak | Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs | March 23, 1979 | November 18, 1982 |
| Connie Osterman | Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs | November 19, 1982 | February 5, 1986 |
| Horst Schmid | Minister of Culture | April 3, 1975 | March 22, 1979 |
| Horst Schmid | Minister of Culture, Youth, and Recreation | September 10, 1971 | April 2, 1975 |
| Hugh Horner | Minister of Economic Development | March 23, 1979 | September 30, 1979 |
| Hugh Planche | Minister of Economic Development | October 1, 1979 | May 25, 1986 |
| Lou Hyndman | Minister of Education | September 10, 1971 | April 2, 1975 |
| Julian Koziak | Minister of Education | April 3, 1975 | March 22, 1979 |
| David Thomas King | Minister of Education | March 23, 1979 | February 5, 1986 |
| Don Getty | Minister of Energy and Natural Resources | April 3, 1975 | March 22, 1979 |
| Merv Leitch | Minister of Energy and Natural Resources | March 23, 1979 | November 18, 1982 |
| John Zaozirny | Minister of Energy and Natural Resources | November 19, 1982 | May 25, 1986 |
| Don Getty | Minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs | September 10, 1971 | April 2, 1975 |
| Lou Hyndman | Minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs | April 3, 1975 | March 22, 1979 |
| Archibald D. Johnston | Minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs | March 23, 1979 | November 18, 1982 |
| Jim Horsman | Minister of Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs | November 19, 1982 | December 14, 1992 |
| Horst Schmid | Minister of Government Services | April 3, 1975 | March 22, 1979 |
| Stewart McCrae | Minister of Government Services | March 23, 1979 | November 18, 1982 |
| Neil Stanley Crawford | Minister of Health and Social Development | September 10, 1971 | April 2, 1975 |
| Clarence Copithorne | Minister of Highways and Transport | September 10, 1971 | April 2, 1975 |
| Gordon Miniely | Minister of Hospitals and Medical Care | April 3, 1975 | March 22, 1979 |
| David John Russell | Minister of Hospitals and Medical Care | March 23, 1979 | May 25, 1986 |
| Larry Shaben | Minister of Housing | November 19, 1982 | May 25, 1986 |
| William Yurko | Minister of Housing and Public Works | April 3, 1975 | April 23, 1978 |
| Tom Chambers | Minister of Housing and Public Works | April 24, 1978 | November 18, 1982 |
| Fred Peacock | Minister of Industry and Commerce | June 2, 1972 | April 2, 1975 |
| Fred Peacock | Minister of Industry and Tourism | September 10, 1971 | June 1, 1972 |
| Horst Schmid | Minister of International Trade | November 19, 1982 | February 5, 1986 |
| Bert Hohol | Minister of Labour | September 10, 1971 | June 1, 1972 |
| Neil Stanley Crawford | Minister of Labour | April 3, 1975 | March 22, 1979 |
| Leslie Young | Minister of Labour | March 23, 1979 | May 25, 1986 |
| Allan Warrack | Minister of Lands and Forests | September 10, 1971 | April 2, 1975 |
| Ernie Isley | Minister of Manpower | November 19, 1982 | May 25, 1986 |
| Bert Hohol | Minister of Manpower and Labour | June 2, 1972 | April 2, 1975 |
| Bill Dickie | Minister of Mines and Minerals | September 10, 1971 | April 2, 1975 |
| David John Russell | Minister of Municipal Affairs | September 10, 1971 | April 2, 1975 |
| Archibald D. Johnston | Minister of Municipal Affairs | April 3, 1975 | March 22, 1979 |
| Marvin Moore | Minister of Municipal Affairs | March 23, 1979 | November 18, 1982 |
| Julian Koziak | Minister of Municipal Affairs | November 19, 1982 | May 25, 1986 |
| Winston Backus | Minister of Public Works | September 10, 1971 | April 2, 1975 |
| Tom Chambers | Minister of Public Works, Supply and Services | November 19, 1982 | May 25, 1986 |
| Peter Trynchy | Minister of Recreation and Parks | March 23, 1979 | May 25, 1986 |
| Al Adair | Minister of Recreation, Parks and Wildlife | April 3, 1975 | March 22, 1979 |
| Helen Hunley | Minister of Social Development and Health | April 3, 1975 | April 14, 1975 |
| Helen Hunley | Minister of Social Services and Community Health | April 15, 1975 | March 22, 1979 |
| Robert Bogle | Minister of Social Services and Community Health | March 23, 1979 | November 18, 1982 |
| Neil Webber | Minister of Social Services and Community Health | November 19, 1982 | February 5, 1986 |
| Horst Schmid | Minister of State for Economic Development - International Trade | March 23, 1979 | November 18, 1982 |
| Len Werry | Minister of Telephones | September 10, 1971 | February 25, 1973 |
| Roy Farran | Minister of Telephones and Utilities | March 6, 1973 | April 2, 1975 |
| William Yurko | Minister of the Environment | September 10, 1971 | April 2, 1975 |
| David John Russell | Minister of the Environment | April 3, 1975 | March 22, 1979 |
| Jack Cookson | Minister of the Environment | March 23, 1979 | November 18, 1982 |
| Frederick Deryl Bradley | Minister of the Environment | November 19, 1982 | May 25, 1986 |
| Al Adair | Minister of Tourism and Small Business | March 23, 1979 | February 5, 1986 |
| Hugh Horner | Minister of Transportation | April 3, 1975 | March 22, 1979 |
| Henry Kroeger | Minister of Transportation | March 23, 1979 | November 18, 1982 |
| Marvin Moore | Minister of Transportation | November 19, 1982 | May 25, 1986 |
| Robert Bogle | Minister of Utilities and Telecommunications | November 19, 1982 | February 5, 1986 |
| Allan Warrack | Minister of Utilities and Telephones | April 3, 1975 | March 22, 1979 |
| Larry Shaben | Minister of Utilities and Telephones | March 23, 1979 | November 18, 1982 |
| Helen Hunley | Solicitor General | September 11, 1973 | April 2, 1975 |
| Roy Farran | Solicitor General | April 3, 1975 | March 22, 1979 |
| Graham Harle | Solicitor General | March 23, 1979 | November 15, 1983 |
| Ian Reid | Solicitor General | January 31, 1984 | May 25, 1986 |
| Mary LeMessurier | Minister Responsible for Culture | March 23, 1979 | May 25, 1986 |
| Don McCrimmon | Minister Responsible for Native Affairs | March 23, 1979 | November 18, 1982 |
| Milt Pahl | Minister Responsible for Native Affairs | November 19, 1982 | May 25, 1986 |
| Greg Stevens | Minister Responsible for Personnel Administration | March 23, 1979 | May 25, 1986 |
| Bill Diachuk | Minister Responsible for Workers' Health, Safety and Compensation | March 23, 1979 | May 25, 1986 |
| Al Adair | Minister Without Portfolio | September 10, 1971 | April 2, 1975 |
| Robert Wagner Dowling | Minister Without Portfolio | September 10, 1971 | March 5, 1973 |
| Helen Hunley | Minister Without Portfolio | September 10, 1971 | September 10, 1973 |
| George Topolnisky | Minister Without Portfolio | September 10, 1971 | April 2, 1975 |
| Stewart McCrae | Minister Without Portfolio | April 3, 1975 | March 22, 1979 |
| Dallas Schmidt | Minister Without Portfolio | April 3, 1975 | August 29, 1976 |
| William Edward Payne | Minister Without Portfolio | November 19, 1982 | May 25, 1986 |
| Robert Bogle | Minister Without Portfolio, responsible for Native Affairs | April 3, 1975 | March 22, 1977 |
| Dallas Schmidt | Associate Minister of Energy and Natural Resources, Responsible for Public Lands | August 30, 1976 | March 22, 1979 |
| Bud Miller | Associate Minister of Public Lands and Wildlife | March 23, 1979 | November 18, 1982 |
| Donald H. Sparrow | Associate Minister of Public Lands and Wildlife | November 19, 1982 | February 5, 1986 |
| Neil Webber | Associate Minister of Telephones | March 23, 1979 | November 18, 1982 |
| Donald H. Sparrow | Associate Minister of Public Lands and Wildlife | November 19, 1982 | February 5, 1986 |