Alberta Premier Danielle Smith launches major cabinet shuffle amid political pressures

Friday, May 16, 2025, 2:21 pm

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to reshuffle her cabinet in a swift political realignment following recent legislative debates. The move is aimed at refreshing leadership and stabilizing governance as internal party dynamics evolve in turbulent times.

theglobeandmail.com / Danielle Smith shuffles cabinet, makes major changes to health care roles

The health portfolio will be split into four new roles, each of which will be responsible for one of the four new pillars of the province’s health services

thestar.com / Alberta premier's former chief of staff suing fired health CEO, news outlet

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's former chief of staff is suing the fired CEO of the province's front-line health agency and the newspaper that first reported allegations of corruption in multimillion-dollar health contracts.

edmontonjournal.com / Premier Danielle Smith overhauls Alberta cabinet, names three new ministers

The cabinet restructuring was Smith's first since being elected in May of 2023

thestar.com / CP NewsAlert: Alberta Premier Smith shuffles cabinet, splits health portfolio

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has announced an overhaul of several government ministries, creating two new health services portfolios and replacing her Indigenous relations minister.

calgaryherald.com / Complete list of Alberta's new cabinet ministers

Danielle Smith announced the UCP cabinet ministry appointments Friday.

theglobeandmail.com / Alberta Premier Danielle Smith set to shuffle her cabinet

The shuffle comes in the wake of controversy over a bill that passed debate in the final hours of the spring legislature sitting

globalnews.ca / Premier Danielle Smith scheduled to shuffle her cabinet

New ministers are scheduled to be sworn in by Lt.-Gov. Salma Lakhani this afternoon in Calgary.

thestar.com / Alberta Premier Danielle Smith set to shuffle her cabinet

CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to shuffle her cabinet days after the spring sitting of the legislature broke for the summer.

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