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{{Short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2022}}

{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix    = [[The Honourable]]
| name                = Brian Jean
| honorific-suffix    = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|ECA|KC|MLAAB|size=100%}}
| image               = Brian Jean April 28 2015.jpg
| caption             = Jean in 2015
| office              = [[Ministry of Energy (Alberta)|Minister of Energy and Minerals]]
| term_start          = June 9, 2023
| term_end            = 
| premier             = [[Danielle Smith]]
| predecessor         = [[Peter Guthrie (politician)|Peter Guthrie]]
| successor           = 
| office1             = [[List of Alberta provincial ministers#Minister of Economic Development|Minister of Jobs, Economy and Northern Development]]
| premier1            = Danielle Smith
| term_start1         = October 21, 2022
| term_end1           = June 9, 2023
| predecessor1        = [[Tanya Fir]] (Jobs, Economy and Innovation)
| successor1          = [[Matt Jones (Canadian politician)|Matt Jones]]
| office2             = [[Leader of the Opposition (Alberta)|Leader of the Opposition of Alberta]]
| term_start2         = May 5, 2015
| term_end2           = July 24, 2017
| predecessor2        = [[Heather Forsyth]]
| successor2          = [[Nathan Cooper (Canadian politician)|Nathan Cooper]]
| office3             = [[Wildrose Party#Leaders|Leader of the Wildrose Party]]
| term_start3         = March 28, 2015
| term_end3           = July 24, 2017
| predecessor3        = Heather Forsyth (interim)
| successor3          = Nathan Cooper (as interim leader of the [[United Conservative Party|UCP]])
| office4             = [[Parliamentary secretary#Canada|Parliamentary Secretary]] to the [[Minister of Transport (Canada)|Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities]]
| minister4           = {{plainlist|
* [[Lawrence Cannon]]
* [[John Baird (Canadian politician)|John Baird]]
* [[Chuck Strahl]]
* [[Denis Lebel]]
}}
| term_start4         = February 7, 2006
| term_end4           = March 26, 2011
| predecessor4        = [[Charles Hubbard (politician)|Charles Hubbard]]
| successor4          = [[Pierre Poilievre]]
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| office5             = Member of the [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta]] for [[Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche]] ([[Fort McMurray-Conklin]] 2015–2018)
| term_start5         = March 15, 2022
| term_end5           = 
| predecessor5        = [[Laila Goodridge]]
| successor5          =

| term_start6         = May 5, 2015
| term_end6           = March 5, 2018
| predecessor6        = [[Don Scott (Alberta politician)|Don Scott]]
| successor6          = [[Laila Goodridge]]

| parliament7         = Canadian
| riding7             = [[Fort McMurray—Athabasca]] ([[Fort McMurray—Athabasca#History|Athabasca]] 2004–2006)
| term_start7         = June 28, 2004
| term_end7           = January 17, 2014
| predecessor7        = [[David Chatters]]
| successor7          = [[David Yurdiga]]{{Collapsed infobox section end}}}}
| birth_name          = Brian Michael Jean
| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1963|2|3}}
| birth_place         = [[Kelowna]], British Columbia, Canada
| death_date          = 
| death_place         = 
| profession          = 
| party               = [[United Conservative Party]]
| otherparty          = {{indented plainlist|
* [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] (federal)
* [[Wildrose Party|Wildrose]] (provincial, until 2017)
}}
| residence           = [[Fort McMurray]], Alberta, Canada
| spouse              = {{marriage|Kimberley Michelutti|August 20, 2016}}
| alma_mater          = {{indented plainlist|
* [[Warner Pacific University|Warner Pacific College]]
* [[Bond University]]
* [[University of Calgary]]
}}
| occupation          = {{hlist|Politician|lawyer}}
| signature           = 
| website             = {{URL|brianjean.ca}}
| footnotes           = 
}}

'''Brian Michael Jean''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|ECA|KC|MLAAB}} (born February 3, 1963) is a Canadian politician who, since June 9, 2023, has been Alberta's [[minister of Energy and Minerals]]. He has served as [[Legislative Assembly of Alberta|member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) for [[Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche]] since March 16, 2022. He was [[Leader of the Opposition (Alberta)|leader of the Opposition]] and the last leader of the [[Wildrose Party]] from 2015 to 2017 before its merger into the [[United Conservative Party]] (UCP). Jean was a [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|member of Parliament]] (MP) with the [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]] from 2004 to 2014 before entering provincial politics.

Jean worked as a lawyer in Fort McMurray for 11 years before he was elected to [[Parliament of Canada|Parliament]], where he represented [[Fort McMurray—Athabasca|Athabasca]] from 2004 to 2006 and [[Fort McMurray—Athabasca]] from 2006 to 2014, when he resigned from the [[House of Commons of Canada|House of Commons]]. He returned to political life in February 2015 when he announced that he would [[2015 Wildrose Party leadership election|seek the leadership]] of the Wildrose Party. He was elected party leader on March 28, 2015. In the [[2015 Alberta general election|2015 provincial election]], Jean was elected in the provincial riding of [[Fort McMurray-Conklin]] and became the leader of the Opposition as the Wildrose Party formed the [[Official Opposition (Canada)|Official Opposition]] to the governing [[Alberta New Democratic Party]] (NDP).  Jean ceased to lead the Wildrose Party when it merged with the [[Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta|Progressive Conservatives]] (PCs) to become the United Conservative Party in 2017 and ran to be [[2017 United Conservative Party leadership election|leader of the new party]], losing to [[Jason Kenney]]. He resigned his seat in the Alberta legislature on March 5, 2018.

Jean re-entered provincial politics after winning a [[2022 Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche provincial by-election|by-election on March 16, 2022]]. Upon Premier Kenney's resignation announcement on May 18, 2022, Jean declared his candidacy in [[2022 United Conservative Party leadership election|the United Conservative party leadership election]], which took place on October 6, 2022.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=McDermott |first=Vincent |date=2022-05-25 |title=Jean confident in UCP's preparedness for 2023 provincial election as leadership campaign begins |work=Edmonton Journal |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/jean-confident-in-ucps-preparedness-for-2023-provincial-election-as-leadership-campaign-begins |access-date=2022-06-15}}</ref> He finished third on the first ballot with 11 percent of the vote, ultimately losing to [[Danielle Smith]] after his elimination from the sixth and final ballot.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Danielle Smith wins UCP leadership race, to be next Alberta premier |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9173229/danielle-smith-wins-alberta-ucp-leadership-premier-designate/ |access-date=2023-03-18 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Background ==
{{BLP unreferenced section|date=March 2022}}
Jean was born in [[Kelowna]], British Columbia, and moved to [[Fort McMurray]], Alberta, in 1967 when he was four years old. His mother, Frances Jean founded Fort McMurray's first newspaper in this same year, as well as City Centre Group, Inc., a business that primarily owns car-washes, car-detailing services, and some commercial office space rentals. City Centre Group, Inc. also owns Alberta Local History Publishing, a small-scale publishing house with titles focused on the "determination, adventure, and [...] new frontier" history of Northern Alberta.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CITY CENTRE GROUP INC. (CCGI) |url=https://www.ccgicanada.ca/}}</ref> Despite frequently claiming to have a poor working-class background, Jean stated as recently as 2006 that his family's net-worth grew in just 10 years from "$2 million to $20 million".<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Brian Jean Story: we've heard about the rags … why not the riches? |url=https://www.albertapolitics.ca/2015/04/the-brian-jean-story-weve-heard-about-the-rags-why-not-the-riches/ |access-date=July 21, 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Jean has a Bachelor of Science degree from [[Warner Pacific College]] in [[Portland, Oregon]], and Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Laws degrees from [[Bond University]] in [[Gold Coast, Queensland]], Australia. He also attended the law school at the [[University of Calgary]], where he received qualification to be admitted to the [[Law Society of Alberta]]. This allowed him to practice law for 11 years in Fort McMurray prior to his political career.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}

Jean has worked as a farmhand, a printer's assistant, a businessperson, a lawyer, and an inspirational speaker. In his community, Jean served as the chairman of the [[Stollery Children's Hospital|Children's Health Foundation in Northern Alberta]], chair of the Alberta Summer Games, president of the Fort McMurray Downtown Business Association, and director of the Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}

He currently sits on the advisory board of [[Barkuna Capital]], a Calgary-based financial institution that describes itself as "More Than Merchant Banking".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Barkuna Capital |url=https://www.barkunacapital.com/}}</ref>

== Political career ==

=== Member of Parliament ===
Jean was first elected to the [[House of Commons of Canada|House of Commons]] as a [[Conservative Party of Canada]] candidate in the riding of [[Fort McMurray—Athabasca|Athabasca]] in [[2004 Canadian federal election|2004]], sitting in the [[Official Opposition (Canada)|Official Opposition]] to [[Paul Martin]]'s [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] government. He was re-elected in the renamed riding of [[Fort McMurray—Athabasca]] in [[2006 Canadian federal election|2006]], when the Conservatives formed government under [[Stephen Harper]]. In February 2006, Jean was appointed as the [[parliamentary secretary]] to [[Minister of Transport (Canada)|minister of transport]], [[Minister of Infrastructure and Communities|infrastructure and communities]], [[Lawrence Cannon]]. Jean was re-elected again in [[2008 Canadian federal election|2008]] and [[2011 Canadian federal election|2011]]. After the 2011 election, he declined reappointment as parliamentary secretary in order to focus on his constituency needs. In the House of Commons, Jean served on the [[Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance|Finance]], [[Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights|Justice]], and [[Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology|Industry]] Committees.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}}

On January 10, 2014, Jean announced that he would be resigning his seat on January 17, 2014, to return to private life in Fort McMurray.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-conservative-mp-brian-jean-stepping-down-1.2492400|title=Alberta Conservative MP Brian Jean stepping down|date=January 10, 2014|access-date=January 10, 2014|publisher=CBC News|archive-date=January 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111005350/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-conservative-mp-brian-jean-stepping-down-1.2492400|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=resignation>{{Cite news|title=Conservative MP representing oil sands resigns|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/conservative-mp-representing-oil-sands-resigns/article16285025/|access-date=January 10, 2014|newspaper=Globe and Mail|date=January 10, 2014|last1=Wingrove|first1=Josh|location=Ottawa|archive-date=January 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140111054522/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/conservative-mp-representing-oil-sands-resigns/article16285025/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Leader of the Wildrose Party ===
The [[Wildrose Party]] was in disarray in late 2014 after eleven MLAs, including leader [[Danielle Smith]], crossed the floor to the ruling [[Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta]]. A [[2015 Wildrose Party leadership election|leadership election]] was organized to choose a new leader and Jean was encouraged to run. Jean entered the race on February 25, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Wood |first1=James |date=February 25, 2015 |title=Brian Jean enters Wildrose leadership race |url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/brian-jean-enters-wildrose-leadership-race |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160625025447/http://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/brian-jean-enters-wildrose-leadership-race |archive-date=June 25, 2016 |access-date=March 18, 2015 |work=Calgary Herald}}</ref> He was elected party leader on March 28, 2015, with 55 per cent of the vote, defeating [[Cypress-Medicine Hat]] MLA [[Drew Barnes]] and former [[Strathcona County]] mayor Linda Osinchuk.<ref name="newleader">{{Cite news |title=Brian Jean elected new leader of Wildrose Party |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/brian-jean-elected-new-leader-of-wildrose-party-1.3013900 |access-date=June 3, 2021 |work=[[CBC News]] |date=March 28, 2015 |location=Edmonton |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108125636/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/brian-jean-elected-new-leader-of-wildrose-party-1.3013900 |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[2015 Alberta general election|2015 Alberta election]] was held on May 5, 2015, less than two months after Jean became Wildrose leader. The party retained its standing as Official Opposition in the legislature, growing its caucus from 17 in [[2012 Alberta general election|2012]], and 5 at dissolution, to 21. For the first time in Alberta history, the NDP formed government, with [[Rachel Notley]] becoming the premier of Alberta. This marked the end of 43 years of government by the Progressive Conservatives.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Mccarthy |first1=Shawn |date=May 5, 2015 |title=Brian Jean brings Wildrose back to respectability |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/brian-jean-brings-wildrose-back-to-respectability/article24275689/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508185945/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/brian-jean-brings-wildrose-back-to-respectability/article24275689/ |archive-date=May 8, 2015 |access-date=May 6, 2015 |work=Globe and Mail}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Dehaas |first=Josh |date=2015-05-05 |title=Alberta election: NDP wins majority, ending 44 years of PC rule |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/alberta-election-ndp-wins-majority-ending-44-years-of-pc-rule-1.2359035 |access-date=2022-03-17 |website=CTVNews |language=en}}</ref>

On August 30, 2016, Jean was hosting a forum in Fort McMurray when a local advocate for seniors complained about the quality of housing and health care for seniors. Jean answered that he had "been beating this drum for 10, 11 years" and said “I will continue to beat it, I promise. But it's against the law to beat Rachel Notley.”

Jean then apologized for what he later called "an inappropriate attempt at humour" and insisted Notley cares about housing and health care for seniors. He also led the room to applaud Notley for approving the construction of a long-term care home for seniors built in downtown Fort McMurray,<ref>{{Cite web |last=McDermott |first=Vincent |date=August 31, 2016 |title=Wildrose Leader Brian Jean apologizes for joking during public forum about beating Premier Notley |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/wildrose-leader-brian-jean-apologizes-for-joking-about-beating-premier-notley-during-public-forum |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=Edmonton Journal |language=en-CA}}</ref> an issue that former premier [[Ed Stelmach]] and PC MLA [[Guy Boutilier]] had feuded over.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McDermott |first=Vincent |date=June 23, 2021 |title=First residents move into Willow Square Continuing Care Centre |url=https://fortmcmurraytoday.com/news/local-news/first-residents-move-into-willow-square-long-term-care-centre |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=Fort McMurray Today |language=en-CA}}</ref>

==== Merger with PCs into UCP ====
Jean's former federal caucus colleague [[Jason Kenney]] became Progressive Conservative leader after winning that party's [[2017 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election|leadership election]] in early 2017. Kenney's platform called for uniting the Progressive Conservative and Wildrose parties to form a united right-of-centre alliance. On March 20, 2017, Jean met with Kenney to begin unity discussions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/brian-jean-jason-kenney-take-first-steps-toward-uniting-alberta-conservative-parties-1.4033389|title=Brian Jean, Jason Kenney take first steps toward uniting Alberta conservative parties|work=CBC News|access-date=April 19, 2017|language=en|date=March 20, 2017|last1=Bellefontaine|first1=Michelle|archive-date=April 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420234600/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/brian-jean-jason-kenney-take-first-steps-toward-uniting-alberta-conservative-parties-1.4033389|url-status=live}}</ref>

On May 18, 2017, Jean and Kenney announced that their two parties had come to a merger agreement and on July 22, 2017, the merger was passed with 95 per cent support from both the PCs and the Wildrose. The merger agreement formed the [[United Conservative Party (Alberta)|United Conservative Party]], a [[2017 United Conservative Party leadership election|leadership election]] occurred on October 28, 2017, in which Jean was defeated by Kenney,<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Wood |first1=James |date=October 29, 2017 |title=Kenney wins big in UCP leadership race, fires warning shot at NDP |work=Calgary Herald |url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/kenney-wins-big-in-ucp-leadership-race |url-status=live |access-date=May 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107112000/https://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/kenney-wins-big-in-ucp-leadership-race |archive-date=November 7, 2018}}</ref> and a founding convention to be held in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Graney |first1=Emma |title=Wildrose-PC members to vote on new united party July 22 |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/alberta-conservative-unity-one-step-closer |access-date=May 29, 2020 |work=Edmonton Journal |date=May 19, 2017 |archive-date=October 21, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021022227/https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/alberta-conservative-unity-one-step-closer |url-status=live }}</ref>

Jean announced his resignation from the legislature on March 5, 2018. He said in an interview that he knew people would accuse him of being a [[Sportsmanship|sore loser]] following his defeat to Kenney, but insisted he was resigning to rebuild his home that was destroyed in [[2016 Fort McMurray wildfire]] and spend time with family, including a sister who was battling [[Stage 4 cancer]] at the time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McDermott |first=Vincent |date=March 5, 2018 |title=Former UCP leadership contender Brian Jean quits as Fort McMurray MLA |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/politics/former-ucp-leadership-contender-brian-jean-quits-as-fort-mcmurray-mla |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=Edmonton Journal |language=en-CA}}</ref> He was succeeded by UCP MLA [[Laila Goodridge]] in the [[By-elections to the 29th Alberta Legislature|2018 Fort McMurray-Conklin by-election]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=McDermott |first=Vincent |date=July 12, 2018 |title=United Conservatives win Alberta byelections |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/united-conservatives-win-alberta-byelections |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=Edmonton Journal |language=en-CA}}</ref>

=== Return to politics ===
Jean became a vocal critic of Kenney's leadership through social media and guest columns in the [[Edmonton Journal]]. After criticizing Kenney's leadership during the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Canada|COVID-19 pandemic]],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jean |first=Brian |date=April 21, 2021 |title=Brian Jean: It shouldn't be politics as usual when dealing with COVID |url=https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/brian-jean-it-shouldnt-be-politics-as-usual-when-dealing-with-covid |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=Edmonton Journal |language=en-CA}}</ref> Jean called for his resignation on June 7, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Braid |first=Don |title=Braid: Kenney's troubles deepen as Jean says he should quit, MLA quits key post |url=https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/braid-kenneys-troubles-deepen-as-jean-says-he-should-quit-mla-quits-key-post |access-date=2022-08-09 |website=Calgary Herald |language=en-CA}}</ref>

On November 3, 2021, Jean announced that he would seek the UCP nomination for an upcoming [[2022 Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche provincial by-election|by-election]] in [[Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche]], and won this nomination contest on December 12 against Joshua Gogo, with 68 per cent of the vote.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-04 |title=Brian Jean pursues UCP nomination in Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche |url=https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/brian-jean-pursues-ucp-nomination-in-fort-mcmurray-lac-la-biche-1.5651653 |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=Edmonton |language=en |archive-date=November 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124190751/https://edmonton.ctvnews.ca/brian-jean-pursues-ucp-nomination-in-fort-mcmurray-lac-la-biche-1.5651653 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Braid |first=Don |date=December 12, 2021 |title=Braid: Jean wins nomination handily in major blow to Kenney's leadership |url=https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/braid-jean-wins-nomination-handily-in-major-blow-to-kenneys-leadership |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126213512/https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/braid-jean-wins-nomination-handily-in-major-blow-to-kenneys-leadership |archive-date=January 26, 2022 |access-date=2022-03-16 |website=Calgary Herald |language=en-CA}}</ref>

During the nomination race, a post to Jean's LinkedIn profile said Kenney and his supporters were “pushing a [[Nigerian Canadians|Nigerian]] economist who lives in Fort McMurray” to be the UCP candidate, referring to Gogo's ethnicity. The post was removed and Jean apologized, saying the post's "unacceptable connotation" was written by an unnamed volunteer.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Graney |first=Emma |date=2021-11-14 |title=UCP hopeful Brian Jean apologizes for social-media post aimed at Northern Alberta riding rival |language=en-CA |work=The Globe and Mail |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/alberta/article-ucp-hopeful-brian-jean-apologizes-for-social-media-post-aimed-at/ |access-date=2022-07-12}}</ref>

Jean continued to criticize Kenney's leadership during the by-election campaign and accused Kenney of being too weak to defeat Rachel Notley in the [[31st Alberta general election|2023 Alberta general election]]. The UCP did not send any volunteers to help Jean with his campaign and Kenney criticized Jean for resigning from public office twice before.<ref name=":1" />

Jean won the March 15, 2022 by-election after he openly campaigned in favour of removing Kenney from the leadership of the UCP.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=McDermott |first=Vincent |date=March 15, 2022 |title=Brian Jean elected UCP MLA in Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche, pledges to oust Kenney at leadership review |url=https://fortmcmurraytoday.com/news/local-news/brian-jean-elected-ucp-mla-in-fort-mcmurray-lac-la-biche-pledges-to-oust-kenney-at-leadership-review |access-date=2022-07-11 |website=Fort McMurray Today |language=en-CA}}</ref>

Upon Kenney's announcement on May 18, 2022 that he would resign as premier, Jean declared his candidacy in [[2022 United Conservative Party leadership election|the United Conservative party leadership election]], which occurred on October 6, 2022.<ref name=":0" /> After initially leading in opinion polls, Jean finished third. 

Upon Danielle Smith’s victory in the leadership race, Jean was appointed to Smith’s Cabinet as the Minister for Jobs, Economy, and Northern Development.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Minister of Jobs, Economy and Northern Development |url=https://www.alberta.ca/minister-of-jobs-economy-and-northern-development.aspx |access-date=2023-03-22 |website=www.alberta.ca |language=en-CA}}</ref> June 9, 2023, was appointed Alberta's [[minister of Energy and Minerals]], with Larry Kaumeyer as his deputy minister, the former CEO of [[Ducks Unlimited]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2025}}

== Electoral record ==

=== Provincial ===
{{2023 Alberta general election/Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche}}

{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan=2 | Candidate
! colspan=2 | Round 1
! colspan=2 | Round 2
! colspan=2 | Round 3
! colspan=2 | Round 4
! colspan=2 | Round 5
! colspan=2 | Round 6
|-
! Votes
! %
! Votes
! %
! Votes
! %
! Votes
! %
! Votes
! %
! Votes
! %
|-
| '''[[Danielle Smith]]'''
|style="text-align:right"|34,949
|style="text-align:right"|41.3
|style="text-align:right"|34,981
|style="text-align:right"|41.4
|style="text-align:right"|35,095
|style="text-align:right"|41.7
|style="text-align:right"|38,496
|style="text-align:right"|46.2
|style="text-align:right"|39,270
|style="text-align:right"|47.7
|style="text-align:right"|'''42,423'''
|style="text-align:right"|'''53.77'''
|-
| [[Travis Toews]]
|style="text-align:right"|24,831
|style="text-align:right"|29.4
|style="text-align:right"|25,054
|style="text-align:right"|29.7
|style="text-align:right"|25,593
|style="text-align:right"|30.4
|style="text-align:right"|26,592
|style="text-align:right"|31.9
|style="text-align:right"|30,794
|style="text-align:right"|37.4
|style="text-align:right"|36,480
|style="text-align:right"|46.23
|-
| Brian Jean
|style="text-align:right"|9,301
|style="text-align:right"|11.1
|style="text-align:right"|9,504
|style="text-align:right"|11.3
|style="text-align:right"|10,157
|style="text-align:right"|12.1
|style="text-align:right"|11,251
|style="text-align:right"|13.5
|style="text-align:right"|12,203
|style="text-align:right"|14.8
|colspan="2" style="text-align:center"|''Eliminated''
|-
| [[Rebecca Schulz]]
|style="text-align:right"|5,835
|style="text-align:right"|6.9
|style="text-align:right"|6,180
|style="text-align:right"|7.3
|style="text-align:right"|6,784
|style="text-align:right"|8.0
|style="text-align:right"|6,972
|style="text-align:right"|8.4
|colspan="4" style="text-align:center"|''Eliminated''
|-
| [[Todd Loewen]]
|style="text-align:right"|6,496
|style="text-align:right"|7.7
|style="text-align:right"|6,512
|style="text-align:right"|7.7
|style="text-align:right"|6,596
|style="text-align:right"|7.8
|colspan="6" style="text-align:center"|''Eliminated''
|-
| [[Rajan Sawhney]]
|style="text-align:right"|1,787
|style="text-align:right"|2.1
|style="text-align:right"|2,246
|style="text-align:right"|2.7
|colspan="8" style="text-align:center"|''Eliminated''
|-
| [[Leela Aheer]]
|style="text-align:right"|1,394
|style="text-align:right"|1.6
|colspan="10" style="text-align:center"|''Eliminated''
|-
| '''Total'''
|style="text-align:right"|'''84,593'''
|style="text-align:right"|'''100.00'''
|style="text-align:right"|'''84,405'''
|style="text-align:right"|'''100.00'''
|style="text-align:right"|'''84,225'''
|style="text-align:right"|'''100.00'''
|style="text-align:right"|'''83,311'''
|style="text-align:right"|'''100.00'''
|style="text-align:right"|'''82,267'''
|style="text-align:right"|'''100.00'''
|style="text-align:right"|'''78,903'''
|style="text-align:right"|'''100.00'''
|}

{{Canadian election result/top|AB|[[2022 Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche provincial by-election|15 March 2022]]|Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche|Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche||by=yes|percent=yes|change=yes}}
{{CANelec|AB|UCP|Brian Jean|3,717|63.6%|-2.73}}
{{CANelec|AB|NDP|Ariana Mancini|1,081|18.5%|-6.01}}
{{CANelec|AB|Wildrose Independence|[[Paul Hinman]]|628|10.8%|–}}
{{CANelec|AB|Liberal|Abdulhakim Hussein|211|3.6%|–}}
{{CANelec|AB|Alberta Party|Michelle Landsiedel|98|1.7%|-4.08}}
{{CANelec|AB|Independent|Brian Deheer|57|1.0%|–}}
{{CANelec|AB|[[Alberta Advantage Party]]|Marilyn Burns|25|0.4%|–}}
{{CANelec|AB|Alberta Independence|Steven Mellott|24|0.4%|-1.43}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|5,837|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|0||}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|24.27%||}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|24,048}}
{{end}}
{{2015 Alberta general election/Fort McMurray-Conklin}}

=== Federal ===
Athabasca district (in Alberta)
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2011|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Brian Jean|21,988|71.84|+4.72|$68,113}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Berend Wilting|4,053|13.24|+0.33|$24}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Karen Young|3,230|10.55|-0.05|$20,825}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Jule Asterisk|1,374|4.49|-1.88|$2,734}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|30,605 |100.00|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|144 |0.47|+0.13 | }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|30,749	 | 40.75|+5 | }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters| 	75,456	|–|–| }}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2008|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Brian Jean|17,160|67.12|+2.67|$48,046}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Mark Voyageur |3,300|12.91|-1.58 |$1,853 }}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|John Webb |2,710|10.60|-4.17 |$5,459 }}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Dylan Richards |1,628|6.37|+1.47 | }}
{{CANelec|CA|Independent|Shawn Reimer|350|1.37|–|$666 }}
{{CANelec|CA|FPNP|John Malcolm |233|0.91|-0.47|}}
{{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|Jacob Strydhorst |186|0.73 |–|$733 }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes/Expense limit|25,567 |100.00 | $101,823}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|86| 0.34|+0.03}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|25,653|36|-12}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2006|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Brian Jean|20,342|64.45|+4.16|$59,027}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Mel H. Buffalo|4,663|14.77|-9.28|$3,333}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Roland Lefort|4,573|14.49|+4.03|$19,091}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Ian Hopfe|1,547|4.90|-0.28|$8}}
{{CANelec|CA|FPNP|John Malcolm|437|1.38|–| }}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|31,549|100.00}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|97|0.31|-0.06}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|31,646|48.32|+0.47}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2004|percent=yes|change=yes|expenditures=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Brian Jean|17,942|60.3|-6.40 |$84,096}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|[[Doug Faulkner]]|7,158|24.05|-4.35 |$52,713}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|Robert Cree|3,115|10.46| +7.94|$4,942}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Ian Hopfe|1,542|5.18|+4.18 |$112}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|29,757|100.00}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|112|0.37|+0.07}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|29,869|47.85|-8.43}}
{{end}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Canadian Parliament links|ID=6550}}

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