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| Affiliation | Progressive Conservative |
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| Name | Doug Horner |
| Address | 36 Mill Road
Cardiff Echoes, Alberta , Canada |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
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January 17, 1961 |
| Died |
Still Living
(64 years) |
| Contributor | Monsieur |
| Last Modifed | Campari_007
Dec 13, 2020 12:50am |
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| Info | Doug Horner was elected to his third term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Spruce Grove-Sturgeon-St. Albert on March 3, 2008, and currently serves as Deputy Premier, Minister of Advanced Education and Technology, and Minister Liaison to the Canadian Forces.
During his second term he also served as Minister of Advanced Education and Technology and Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development. Additionally, he served as vice-chair of the Agenda and Priorities Committee and is a member of the Treasury Board and the Cabinet Policy Committee on Managing Growth Pressures.
Born in Barrhead, Alberta, to Jean and Dr. Hugh Horner, Mr. Horner has spent most of his life in rural Alberta. Three generations of his family have been involved in agriculture, and his father was a previous minister of agriculture.
Mr. Horner also has a solid business background, graduating from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) with a diploma in business. After completing further studies, he was accredited by the Institute of Canadian Bankers.
Before being elected to the Alberta Legislature, Mr. Horner had extensive experience in the private sector, including banking in southern Alberta and a sound understanding of the value-added sector of agriculture. He was integral in the start-up and operations of his family’s barley and oat processing mill. Later he became responsible for international marketing and sales of specialty grains for ConAgra out of its Nebraska office. After three years he moved back to Canada and established a trading company for agrifoods and agrifeeds for domestic and international markets.
Mr. Horner is an active member of his community. He is currently a member of the Spruce Grove & District Chamber of Commerce, the St. Albert Parkland Rotary Club, the Royal Canadian Legion, the Loyal Edmonton Regiment Association as well as several other service and community organizations.
Mr. Horner has previously served as a member of the Standing Committee on Law and Regulations, the Special Standing Committee on Members’ Services and the Standing Policy Committee on Justice and Government Services. He has also served as chair of the Alberta government’s Information and Communications Technology Implementation Committee and vice-chair of the Alberta Grain Commission.
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