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Alberta Government announces deputy minister shuffle

Alberta Premier Alison Redford and Education Minister Jeff Johnson join students and staff at Rideau Park School as they celebrate their reopening. lobal News

Edmonton – Alison Redford’s government has a new look.

The Alberta Government announced Friday morning it’s changing the roster of deputy ministers.

In a media release, Deputy Minister of Executive Council, Peter Watson, announced the following changes:

· Marcia Nelson moves from Health to Infrastructure.
· Tim Grant has been appointed as Deputy Minister of Justice and Deputy Solicitor General and will lead the Ministry.
· Kim Armstrong, formerly the Deputy Clerk of Executive Council/Deputy Secretary to Cabinet, has been appointed Deputy Attorney General.
· Annette Trimbee moves from Treasury Board and Finance to Service Alberta.
· Ray Gilmour moves from Infrastructure to Treasury Board and Finance.
· Jason Krips, the Assistant Deputy Minister of International Relations with International and Intergovernmental Relations, will become Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.
· Susan Williams, currently Chief Strategy Officer at Health, will be the Acting Deputy Minister until a new Deputy Minister is announced.

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All of the appointments are effective immediately except for Armstrong, who will begin her position October 10, and Krips, who will begin his position September 30.

More to come..

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