Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors
Devin Dreeshen was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in a by-election on July 12, 2018, as the MLA for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake. He was re-elected in 2019, and again on May 29, 2023.
Mr. Dreeshen was sworn in as Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors on June 9, 2023.
He previously served as a member of the Select Special Information and Privacy Commissioner Search Committee.
He is a fifth-generation local farm owner and Albertan. He farms near Pine Lake, where he has a long record of community service. He is a former director of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association, a former board member of the Crossroads Agricultural Society and a volunteer at the Pine Lake Country Fair and Sports Days.
Mr. Dreeshen previously served as Alberta’s Minister of Agriculture and Forestry. He has a wealth of experience working on this file. During his time in Ottawa, he was a policy adviser to the federal Minister of Agriculture from 2008 to 2015.
He was the 908th Member sworn into the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.