New Alberta premier Alison Redford has appointed her new cabinet, shuffling, adding and dropping ministers, including the agriculture minister.
Evan Berger, MLA for Livingstone-Macleod, replaces Jack Hayden as agriculture minister.
Hayden, MLA for Drumheller-Stettler, is the new minister of tourism, parks and recreation.
Berger was first elected in 2008 and was appointed parliamentary assistant to the minister of sustainable resource development.
Berger, an active farmer and rancher from Nanton, served as a member if the Municipal District of Willow Creek, nine as reeve and six as chair of the Municipal Planning Commission and Agricultural Service Board.
Other cabinet ministers include:
Alison Redford, premier, president of Executive Council, chair of agenda and priorities
Doug Horner – deputy premier, president of treasury board and enterprise
David Hancock – minister of human services, government House leader
Ted Morton – minister of energy
Merlyn Olson – minister of justice and attorney general, deputy government House leader
Fred Horne – minister of health and wellness
Ron Liepert – minister of finance
Thomas Lukaszuk – minister of education
Diana McQueen – minister of environment and water
Jonathan Denis – solicitor general and minister of public security and deputy House leader
Cal Dallas – minister of international, intergovernmental and aboriginal relations
Evan Berger – minister of agriculture and rural development
Frank Oberle – minister of sustainable resource development
George VanderBurg – minister of seniors
Ray Danyluk – minister of transportation
Jeff Johnson – minister of infrastructure
Doug Griffiths – minister of municipal affairs
Greg Weadick – minister of advanced education and technology
Jack Hayden – minister of tourism, parks and recreation
Heather Klimchuk – minister of culture and community services
Manmeet Bhullar – minister of Service Alberta
