Doug Horner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Doug Horner

Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta and Deputy Premier of Alberta

Date of Birth: 17-Jan-1961

Place of Birth: Barrhead, Alberta, Canada

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Douglas Alan "Doug" Horner (born January 17, 1961) is a former Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Spruce Grove-St.
Albert in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 2001 until January 31, 2015.
He was the President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Finance until Jim Prentice's cabinet was sworn in on September 15, 2014.
He was a candidate for the leadership of the Alberta Progressive Conservative Party in its 2011 leadership election, placing third. In 2006, when Ed Stelmach became premier, Horner was appointed Minister of Advanced Education and Technology.
He retained the position in cabinet shuffle on January 13, 2010, and was also appointed to the position of Deputy Premier.
He was first elected in the 2001 provincial election.
He became the province's Minister of Agriculture in 2004 under Premier Ralph Klein.
On January 22, 2015, he announced that he would be retiring as an MLA effective January 31, 2015.