Alberta jobs minister Doug Schweitzer quits cabinet, says he will resign legislature seatby end of the month
Doug Schweitzer, in a brief message posted on social media, says he has resigned from cabinet as the minister for jobs, economy and innovation.
Schweitzer had already announced in May he would not run in the next general election, slated for May 2023.He did not give a reason why he was leaving early but noted the last six to 12 months have been “the economic turning point for Alberta.” “To my supporters and team members, thank you,” wrote Schweitzer in the message posted late Friday afternoon.Premier Jason Kenney, in a statement, said “Doug played an important role in the creation of the United Conservative Party,” adding, “his contributions to Alberta’s government have helped set Alberta back on the path of economic growth and prosperity.”He was a longtime conservative strategist in Manitoba, and in Alberta managed the 2014 leadership campaign of former premier Jim Prentice.
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