Deputy Premier
Minister of Finance
Shirley McClellan was born in Hanna and attended school in Cereal and Red Deer.
Mrs. McClellan currently farms in New Brigden with her husband, Lloyd, and her
son Mick. Her daughter Tami is a schoolteacher.
She was first elected to the Alberta Legislature in a by-election held on November
23, 1987. Mrs. McClellan was re-elected to a second term on March 20, 1989,
and appointed Associate Minister of Agriculture. On February 24, 1992, her portfolio
was expanded, and she was appointed Minister Responsible for Rural Development.
On December 15, 1992, Mrs. McClellan was appointed Minister of Health for the
province.
Mrs. McClellan was re-elected to a third term on June 15, 1993. On June 30,
1993, she was re-appointed Minister of Health as well as Minister Responsible
for the Wild Rose Foundation. On December 15, 1993, she was appointed Minister
Responsible for the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission. On October 21,
1994, she was appointed Minister Responsible for the Seniors Advisory Council
for Alberta. On May 31, 1996, Mrs. McClellan was appointed Minister of Community
Development.
On March 11, 1997, Mrs. McClellan was re-elected to a fourth term and re-appointed
Minister of Community Development on March 26, 1997.
On May 26, 1999, Mrs. McClellan was appointed Minister of International and
Intergovernmental Relations. She was also appointed as a member of Agenda and
Priorities and the Standing Policy Committee on Finance and Intergovernmental
Relations.
On March 12, 2001, Mrs. McClellan was elected for a fifth term and on March
19, 2001 was appointed Deputy Premier and Minister of Agriculture, Food and
Rural Development. She was also the Vice-Chair of the Agenda and Priorities Committee
and a member of the Standing Policy Committee on Agriculture and Municipal
Affairs.
On November 22, 2004, Mrs McClellan was elected to a sixth term as Member of the Legislative Assembly representing the constituency of Drumheller-Stettler. In addition to Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance, she currently serves the Assembly as Chair of the Treasury Board and Vice-Chair of Agenda and Priorities Committee.
Mrs. McClellan was actively involved in bringing further education to rural
areas, serving as a member of the board of directors for the Alberta Association
of Continuing Education (AACE) and the Canadian Association for Continuing Education
(CACE). She was co-ordinator of the Big Country Further Education Council for
12 years, a representative of the Ministers Advisory Committee on Further Education
for five years, and sat on the Ministers Advisory Committee on College Affairs
for two years.
November 25, 2004