Mandate letter
The Premier's mandate letter to the Minister of Transportion and Economic Corridors outlines the objectives and priorities of the work they will focus on in their role.
Biography
Devin Dreeshen was sworn in as Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors on October 24, 2022. He previously served as Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.
Mr. Dreeshen is a fifth-generation local farm owner and Albertan. Farming near Pine Lake, he has a long record of community service. He is a former director of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, a former board member on the Crossroads Agricultural Society, and a volunteer at the Pine Lake Country Fair. He also served in Ottawa as a policy advisor to Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz from 2008 to 2015, where he advocated for Canadian agriculture trade, improved rural infrastructure support, and lead the effort to end the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly.
Devin Dreeshen was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake on July 12, 2018 and was re-elected on April 16, 2019 and May 29, 2023.