Mr. Berger was elected to his first term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Livingstone-Macleod on March 3, 2008. On March 12, 2008, he was appointed parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Sustainable Resource Development. In addition Mr. Berger serves as a member of the Standing Committee on Resources and Environment and the Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing.

Prior to serving with the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Mr. Berger served as a member of council in the municipal district of Willow Creek, nine years of which were spent as reeve and six as chair of the Municipal Planning Commission and the Agricultural Service Board. Additionally, Mr. Berger has spent most of his life in the farming/ranching industry.

Active in his community, Mr. Berger has been a member of the following organizations:

• Mosquito Creek Foundation
• Nanton Recreation Board
• Nanton Curling Club
• Heritage Acres Antique Society
• Stavely Elks Club
• Willow Creek Regional Fire Services Committee

Mr. Berger and his wife, Laurie, live in Nanton with their three children: Talia, Brita and Joel.

September 3, 2008