Notley is the province’s seventeenth premier and Alberta’s first premier from the NDP.
Her cabinet was also introduced and sworn in. In addition to Notley, who is also Minister of International and Intergovernmental Relations, the other eleven cabinet ministers include:
Brian Mason (Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood): Minister of Infrastructure and Minister of Transportation
David Eggen (Edmonton-Calder): Minister of Education and Minister of Culture and Tourism
Deron Bilous (Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview): Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister of Service Alberta
Joe Ceci (Calgary-Fort): President of Treasury Board and Minister of Finance
Margaret McCuaig-Boyd (Dunvegan-Central-Peace-Notley): Minister of Energy
Sarah Hoffman (Edmonton-Glenora): Minister of Health and Minister of Seniors
Kathleen Ganley (Calgary-Buffalo): Minister of Justice, Solicitor General, and Minister of Aboriginal Affairs
Lori Sigurdson (Edmonton-Riverview): Minister of Innovation and Advanced Education and Minister of jobs, skills, Training, and labour
Oneil Carlier (Whitecourt-Ste. Anne): Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Shannon Phillips (Lethbridge West): Minister of Environment and Parks and Minister Responsible for the Status of Women
Irfan Sabir (Calgary-McCall): Minister of Human Services
Mason, Eggen, and Bilous were expected to be named as cabinet ministers as they are veteran NDP MLAs in addition to Notley.
After the ceremony, Notley and the MLAs and cabinet ministers roamed through the crowd to meet with people in attendance The festivities at the Legislature also included music and free frozen treats. This was the first time a swearing in was open to the public.
