Nathan Horner ECA MLA (born 1980/1981) is a Canadian politician who is Alberta's Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board, elected in the

2019 Alberta general election The 2019 Alberta general election was held on April 16, 2019, to elect 87 members to the 30th Alberta Legislature. In its first general election contest, the Jason Kenney-led United Conservative Party (UCP) won 54.88% of the popular vote and 63 ...

to represent the

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in the

30th Alberta Legislature The 30th Alberta Legislative Assembly was constituted after the general election on April 16, 2019. The United Conservative Party (UCP), led by Jason Kenney, won a majority of seats and formed the government. The New Democrats, led by outgoing P ...

as a member of the

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(UCP). In addition to being Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, he also is on the Economy and Affordability Cabinet Policy Committee as well as the Emergency Management Cabinet Committee. Previously he was Associate Minister of Rural Economic Development, Deputy Chair of the Select Special Democratic Accountability Committee, and had been on the Standing Committee on Alberta's Economic Future, Standing Committee on Private Bills and Private Members’ Public Bills as well as the Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing. Before being elected, Horner was a rancher and an emergency medical responder. He received his Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture from the

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. Nate and his wife, Jennifer, have two young children. The Horner family has deep roots in

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as well as

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. Nate is related to Ralph Cecil Horner (b.1854), founder of numerous

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churches and later the Standard Church of America in 1916. Horner is also related to Alberta MLA and former deputy-premier Doug Horner and MPs

Jack Horner Jack Horner may refer to: *"Little Jack Horner", a nursery rhyme People * Jack Horner (activist) (born 1922), Australian author and activist in the Aboriginal-Australian Fellowship * Jack Horner (baseball) (1863–1910), American professional ba ...

Hugh Horner Hugh Macarthur Horner (February 1, 1925 – March 27, 1997) was a physician and surgeon. He served as a Canadian federal and provincial politician. Horner was born in Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan. He was a Minister of the Crown in the province of ...

Albert Horner Albert Ralph Horner (April 26, 1913 – January 2, 2009) was a Canadian politician, retired grain producer and livestock breeder in Saskatchewan. He was born in Shawville, Quebec. He served as a four-term Progressive Conservative MP under John ...

and

Norval Horner Norval Alexander Horner (August 21, 1930 – April 3, 2014) was a Canadian politician and former member of the House of Commons of Canada. Horner earned teaching and engineering degrees from the University of Saskatchewan and worked as a busines ...

. Hugh, Norval, and Jack are the sons of former Canadian senator Ralph Horner. He was appointed into the ministry on July 8, 2021, as Associate Minister of Rural Economic Development. Then on November 5, 2021, he was promoted to a full minister as Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, then known as Agriculture Irrigation, forestry, and Rural Economic Development during the Kenney Ministry. As Minister Horner supported the Alberta Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit, describing how it would “support growth, diversify the province’s economy and ensure producers have a competitive market for their goods.” The province announced the program would have investments of more than $10 million in the agri-processing industry qualify for a 12 percent tax credit. Horner also advocated that the province improve rural access to healthcare and praised Alberta's 2023 budget. He was re-elected in the

2023 Alberta general election The 2023 Alberta general election was held on May 29, 2023. Voters elected the members of the 31st Alberta Legislature. The United Conservative Party under Danielle Smith, the incumbent Premier of Alberta, was re-elected to a second term with a ...

Electoral history

2023 general election

2019 general election

References

United Conservative Party MLAs Living people Horner family 1980 births Members of the Executive Council of Alberta 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta {{Alberta-MLA-stub