Mike Cardinal
Mike Cardinal was elected to his fourth term as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Athabasca-Wabasca on March 12, 2001, and was subsequently appointed Alberta's Minister of Sustainable Resource Development. Mr. Cardinal also currently serves as a member of the Government Reorganization Secretariat and as a member of the Standing Policy Committee on Energy and Sustainable Development.
Since he was first elected to the Alberta Legislature in 1989, Mr. Cardinal has also served as Minister of Family and Social Services, also responsible for Aboriginal Affairs, Associate Minister of Forestry, and Minister of Resource Development (now Energy).
Mr. Cardinal has a wealth of experience in municipal and provincial governments. He began his extensive career with the provincial government as a mortgage officer with Alberta Housing Corporation. He then moved to the Alberta Human Resources Development Authority, where he developed the Native housing/relocation program.
He was regional supervisor of Employment/Counselling Services with Alberta Advanced Education and Manpower for ten years. He then spent three years as regional manager of Employment and Relocation Counselling Services and three years as senior consultant to the Assistant Deputy Minister. He also served as socio-economic consultant in the north east region for Alberta Family and Social Services, piloting the welfare reforms.
Since he was first elected to the Alberta Legislature in 1989, Mr. Cardinal has also served as Minister of Family and Social Services, also responsible for Aboriginal Affairs, Associate Minister of Forestry, and Minister of Resource Development (now Energy).
Mr. Cardinal has a wealth of experience in municipal and provincial governments. He began his extensive career with the provincial government as a mortgage officer with Alberta Housing Corporation. He then moved to the Alberta Human Resources Development Authority, where he developed the Native housing/relocation program.
He was regional supervisor of Employment/Counselling Services with Alberta Advanced Education and Manpower for ten years. He then spent three years as regional manager of Employment and Relocation Counselling Services and three years as senior consultant to the Assistant Deputy Minister. He also served as socio-economic consultant in the north east region for Alberta Family and Social Services, piloting the welfare reforms.