Background
Ouellette was born July 22, 1953 in Saint Paul and grew up on a farm in Saint Lina.
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Luke Ouellette
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He has owned several small business and worked as an oil field consultant. Ouellette was elected for his third term in the 2008 provincial election. He formerly served as Minister of Transportation.
Ouellette received a mandate from Premier Editor Stelmach to double provincial investment in highway repaving and bridge repair over three years.
Transportation is Ouellette"s third ministerial portfolio. During his second term, he was appointed first by then-Premier Ralph Klein as Minister of Restructuring and Government Efficiency.
When Premier Editor Stelmach took over leadership of the Cabinet in December 2006, he made Ouellette the new Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. He served in that capacity until March 12, 2008.
Ouellette was first elected in the 2001 provincial election.
Ouellette has volunteered for many organizations in his community, including the Pine Lake Hub Centre, Crossroads Agricultural Society, Young Women’s Christian Association in Lethbridge, Pine Lake Agricultural Park, former director of the Pine Lake Restoration Society, former co-chair of Clean Lake Days in Pine Lake and STARS Ambulance. He has coached minor baseball.
Membership
In addition to his role as a minister, he has been a member of numerous committees, including vice-chair of Climate Change Central and co-chair of the Modern Language Association Steering Committee for Rural Development.
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Political Party
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta