Edward Michael "Ed" Stelmach, MLA (born May 11, 1951) is the Premier of Alberta, Canada, having served in this capacity since December 14, 2006. The grandson of Ukrainian immigrants, Stelmach was born and raised on a farm near Lamont and speaks fluent Ukrainian. He spent his entire pre-political adult life as a farmer, except for some time spent studying at the University of Alberta.

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  • Edward Michael "Ed" Stelmach, MLA (born May 11, 1951) is the Premier of Alberta, Canada, having served in this capacity since December 14, 2006. The grandson of Ukrainian immigrants, Stelmach was born and raised on a farm near Lamont and speaks fluent Ukrainian. He spent his entire pre-political adult life as a farmer, except for some time spent studying at the University of Alberta. His first foray into politics was a 1986 municipal election, when he was elected to the county council of Lamont County. A year into his term, he was appointed reeve. He continued in this position until his entry into provincial politics. In the 1993 provincial election, Stelmach was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Vegreville-Viking. A Progressive Conservative, he served in the cabinets of Ralph Klein—at various times holding the portfolios of Intergovernmental Relations, Transportation, Infrastructure, and Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development—where he developed a reputation as a low-key politician who avoided the limelight. When Klein resigned the party's leadership in 2006, Stelmach was among the first to present his candidature to replace him. After a third place finish on the first ballot of the leadership race, he won an upset second ballot victory over former provincial treasurer Jim Dinning. Stelmach's premiership has been heavily focused on management of the province's oil reserves, especially those of the Athabasca Oil Sands. He has rejected calls from environmentalists to slow the pace of development in the Fort McMurray area, and has similarly opposed calls for carbon taxes or other measures designed to discourage oil consumption. Other policy initiatives have included commencing an overhaul of the province's health governance system, amendments to the Alberta human rights code, a re-introduction of all-party committees to the Legislature, and the conclusion of a major labour agreement with Alberta's teachers. His government has also attracted controversy for awarding itself a 30% pay increase shortly after its re-election, and has enjoyed strained relations with Calgary, one of Klein's former strongholds. Despite this, Stelmach increased the Progressive Conservatives' already substantial majority in the 2008 election. With the advent of the late-2000s recession, Stelmach has had to cope with a deteriorating economic situation and the Alberta government's first budget deficit in 16 years.
  • Edward („Ed“) Michael Stelmach [ˈstɛlmæk] ist ein kanadischer Politiker und Landwirt. Seit dem 14. Dezember 2006 ist er Premierminister der Provinz Alberta und der erste kanadische Regierungschef ukrainischer Herkunft. Neun Tage zuvor war zum neuen Parteivorsitzenden der Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta gewählt worden. Im Kabinett seines Vorgängers Ralph Klein stand er mehreren Ministerien vor.
  • Ed Stelmach est l'actuel premier ministre de l'Alberta. Il fut élu chef du Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Alberta le dimanche 3 décembre 2006. Il est actuellement député à l'Assemblée législative de l'Alberta, représentant la circonscription de Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville.
  • Edward Michael Stelmach is een Canadees progressief conservatief politicus en de 13 premier van de provincie Alberta. Stelmach, geboren van Oekraïense ouders, werd voor de eerste maal in 1993 verkozen in de Alberta Legislative Assembly en hij diende vanaf 1997 in diverse kabinetsposten in de provincie. Hij werd op 3 december 2006 verkozen tot de nieuwe leider van de Progressief Conservatieve Partij in de wetgevende vergadering van Alberta en hij volgde op 14 december van dat jaar Ralph Klein op als premier. Stelmach kreeg aanvankelijk te maken met een dalende populariteit, met name in Albertas grootste stad, Calgary, waar zijn beleidsplannen met betrekking tot zogenaamde royalty's die de olieindustrie belasten, in slechte aarde vielen. Na 14 maanden regeren zonder een eigen mandaat van de kiezers te vragen, werden voor 3 maart 2008 verkiezingen uitgeschreven. In opiniepeilingen deden Stelmachs Conservatieven het matig en er werd gesproken over de mogelijkheid dat, na 37 jaar onafgebroken te hebben geregeerd, de partij op een nederlaag afstevende. De verkiezingen zelf bleken echter anders uit te pakken dan de peilingen aangaven en Stelmachs partij won zelfs zetels in de Legislative Assembly waar zij nu 72 van de 83 zetels in bezit hebben. Kort na de verkiezingen maakte Stelmach zijn nieuwe kabinet bekend.
  • Эдуард Стельмах — канадский политик украинского происхождения (праправнук эмигранта Мыколы Стельмаха со Львовщины), тринадцатый премьер провинции Альберта после того, как он был выбран лидером консервативной партии Альберты. Стельмах был выбран как компромисс между двумя другими кандидатом в 2006 году за его умение объединять непримиримые фракции консервативной партии Альберты, а также эффективно управлять Альбертой, которые однако теперь подвергаются сомнению политическими наблюдателями. Особенно его вовлечение в фискальные и инфраструктурные споры с мэром Калгари Давидом Бронконнером.
  • Едвард Стельмах — політичний діяч, новообраний прем'єр канадської провінції Альберта.
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  • Chief Justice of The Court of Appeal of Alberta
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  • Norman Kwong, Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta
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  • & x20; Between 1999 and 2001, the Transportation portfolio was part of the Infrastructure portfolio, which was held by Stelmach. In 2001, the Infrastructure portfolio was divided into Infrastructure—which was taken over by Lund—and Transportation, which Stelmach retained.
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  • Marie Stelmach (née Warshawski)
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  • March 16, 2001
  • March 23, 2006
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  • November 22, 2004
  • November 25, 2004
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  • Edward Michael "Ed" Stelmach, MLA (born May 11, 1951) is the Premier of Alberta, Canada, having served in this capacity since December 14, 2006. The grandson of Ukrainian immigrants, Stelmach was born and raised on a farm near Lamont and speaks fluent Ukrainian. He spent his entire pre-political adult life as a farmer, except for some time spent studying at the University of Alberta.
  • Edward („Ed“) Michael Stelmach [ˈstɛlmæk] ist ein kanadischer Politiker und Landwirt. Seit dem 14. Dezember 2006 ist er Premierminister der Provinz Alberta und der erste kanadische Regierungschef ukrainischer Herkunft. Neun Tage zuvor war zum neuen Parteivorsitzenden der Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta gewählt worden. Im Kabinett seines Vorgängers Ralph Klein stand er mehreren Ministerien vor.
  • Ed Stelmach est l'actuel premier ministre de l'Alberta. Il fut élu chef du Parti progressiste-conservateur de l'Alberta le dimanche 3 décembre 2006. Il est actuellement député à l'Assemblée législative de l'Alberta, représentant la circonscription de Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville.
  • Edward Michael Stelmach is een Canadees progressief conservatief politicus en de 13 premier van de provincie Alberta. Stelmach, geboren van Oekraïense ouders, werd voor de eerste maal in 1993 verkozen in de Alberta Legislative Assembly en hij diende vanaf 1997 in diverse kabinetsposten in de provincie.
  • Эдуард Стельмах — канадский политик украинского происхождения (праправнук эмигранта Мыколы Стельмаха со Львовщины), тринадцатый премьер провинции Альберта после того, как он был выбран лидером консервативной партии Альберты.
  • Едвард Стельмах — політичний діяч, новообраний прем'єр канадської провінції Альберта.
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