Leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
In office March 18, 2017 – July 24, 2017
Preceded by
Ric McIver (interim)
Succeeded by
Nathan Cooper (as interim leader of the United Conservative Party)
28th Canadian Ministry
Minister of National Defence
In office February 9, 2015 – November 4, 2015
Prime Minister
Stephen Harper
Preceded by
Rob Nicholson
Succeeded by
Harjit Sajjan
Minister for Multiculturalism
In office August 16, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Prime Minister
Stephen Harper
Preceded by
Himself (as minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism)
Succeeded by
Position abolished
Minister of Employment and Social Development
In office July 15, 2013 – February 9, 2015
Prime Minister
Stephen Harper
Preceded by
Diane Finley (Human Resources and Social Development)
Succeeded by
Pierre Poilievre
Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism
In office October 30, 2008 – July 15, 2013
Prime Minister
Stephen Harper
Preceded by
Diane Finley
Succeeded by
Chris Alexander
Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity
In office January 4, 2007 – October 29, 2008
Prime Minister
Stephen Harper
Minister
Bev Oda Josée Verner
Preceded by
Position established
Succeeded by
Position abolished
Parliamentary constituencies
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Lougheed
In office December 14, 2017 – November 29, 2022
Preceded by
Dave Rodney
Succeeded by
Eric Bouchard
Member of Parliament for Calgary Midnapore (Calgary Southeast; 1997–2015)
In office June 2, 1997 – September 23, 2016
Preceded by
Jan Brown
Succeeded by
Stephanie Kusie (2017)
Personal details
Born
Jason Thomas Kenney
(1968-05-30) May 30, 1968 (age 55) Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Political party
United Conservative (since 2017)
Other political affiliations
Federal: Reform (1997–2000) Alliance (2000–2003) Conservative (since 2003) Provincial: Liberal (Saskatchewan, before 1997) Progressive Conservative (2016–2017)
Residence(s)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Alma mater
University of San Francisco (no degree)
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Jason Thomas KenneyPC ECA (born May 30, 1968) is a former Canadian politician who served as the 18th premier of Alberta from 2019 until 2022, and the leader of the United Conservative Party (UCP) from 2017 until 2022. He also served as the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Calgary-Lougheed from 2017 until 2022. Kenney was the last leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party) before the party merged with the Wildrose Party to form the UCP. Prior to entering Alberta provincial politics, he served in various cabinet posts under Prime Minister Stephen Harper from 2006 to 2015.
Kenney studied philosophy at the University of San Francisco, but returned to Canada without completing his degree. In 1989, he was hired as the first executive director of the Alberta Taxpayers Association before becoming the president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. Kenney was elected to the House of Commons in the 1997 federal election for the Reform Party. In 2000, he was re-elected as a Canadian Alliance candidate and then was re-elected five times as a candidate for the Conservative Party of Canada.
Following the Conservative victory in the 2006 federal election, Kenney was appointed parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Harper. In January 2007, he was sworn into the Privy Council as the secretary of state for multiculturalism and Canadian identity. Kenney held the post of minister for citizenship, immigration and multiculturalism from October 2008 to July 2013, when he became minister of employment and social development and minister for multiculturalism. In February 2015, he was named minister of national defence. Kenney was considered a potential party leader following the defeat of the Conservative government in October 2015 and resignation of Harper as leader.[1]
In July 2016, Kenney announced his intention to run for the leadership of the Alberta PCs in that party's 2017 leadership election. Kenney resigned his seat in Parliament on September 23, after sitting in the House of Commons for over 19 years. He was elected party leader on March 18, 2017, on a platform of merging with the Wildrose Party. He was leader until the merger was effected on July 24. Kenney was then elected United Conservative Party leader on October 28.
On April 16, 2019, Kenney led the United Conservative Party to a majority government in the 2019 Alberta general election, defeating incumbent Premier Rachel Notley of the New Democratic Party. Kenney came under criticism for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic from members within the UCP and the general public, triggering a leadership review in May 2022. On May 18, 2022, Kenney narrowly won the leadership review 51.4% to 48.6%, but announced that this support was insufficient and that he would step down as UCP leader. Kenney remained premier until October 11, 2022.[2] Danielle Smith was chosen to succeed him by the United Conservative Party on October 6, 2022.
^"Stephen Harper is out, here's who might replace him: Chris Hall".
^Bellefontaine, Michelle (May 18, 2022). "Alberta Premier Jason Kenney resigns as UCP leader". CBC News. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
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