Ministry of Health (Alberta)
government ministry in Alberta, Canada
Alberta's Ministry of Health is a ministry of the Executive Council of Alberta whose major responsibilities include setting "policy and direction to achieve a sustainable and accountable health system to promote and protect the health of Albertans."
On April 16, 2019, Tyler Shandro replaced Sarah Hoffman as Minister of Health following the 2019 Alberta general election.
On June 9, 2023, Adriana LaGrange replaced Jason Copping as Minister of Health.
The annual budget as of March 31, 2023, was C$23,723,236.
The Edmonton, Alberta-headquartered Alberta Health Services (AHS), was established in 2008 as the "first province-wide, fully integrated health system" in Canada. AHS delivers medical care on behalf of the Government of Alberta's Ministry of Health. AHS serves 4.3 million Albertans and has a staff of 125,000 staff and 10,000 physicians.
On May 16, 2025, the Ministry of Health was split into the Ministry of Primary and Preventative Health Services, Ministry of Hospital and Surgical Health Services, Ministry of Mental Health and Addiction, and Ministry of Assisted Living and Social Services.
History
The Department of Public Health was established on April 19, 1919 by the Department of Public Health Act, to replace the Public Health Branch of the Department of Municipal Affairs. In 1967, the name was changed to the Department of Health. In 1971, during the premiership of Progressive Conservative Peter Lougheed who served as the premier from 1971 to 1985, the Department of Health was dissolved by the Department of Health and Social Development Act, when the departments of Health and Social Development were merged to become the Department of Health and Social Development.
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