Minister of Justice and Attorney General

Deputy Government House Leader

Alison Redford was named Minister of Justice and Attorney General by Premier Stelmach on March 13, 2008, after being elected MLA for the constituency of Calgary-Elbow. Ms Redford is a member of the Agenda and Priorities Committee, the Treasury Board, the Cabinet Policy Committee on Public Safety and Services and chair of the Government Legislation Review Committee.

Ms Redford leads the government of Alberta′s Safe Communities Secretariat (Safe Comm), comprised of nine government ministries, mandated to develop and execute Alberta′s short-and long-term crime reduction strategy. The secretariat is working with stakeholders to improve access to the justice system, increase the number of police officers, crown prosecutors and probation officers in Alberta and develop strong provincial and federal antigang legislation. SafeCom works with communities to identify and develop strategies to deal with the root causes of crime, such as addiction and mental illness.

Prior to seeking elected office, Ms Redford, a lawyer, worked for the office of the Prime Minister, the European Union and the Commonwealth Secretariat. Her extensive international work includes assisting in administering Afghanistan′s first parliamentary election in 2005 as United Nations Elections Commissioner.

Ms Redford is also an active member in her own community of Calgary, where she was born, raised and currently lives with her husband and daughter.

March 8, 2010