Lyle Oberg
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Lyle Oberg is an Alberta
n politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly
.
Oberg was born near Forestburg, Alberta
in 1960. A physician
by profession, Oberg was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
as an Progressive Conservative
in 1993. He was first appointed to the Alberta Cabinet in 1997 and served numerous posts.
Dr. Oberg was appointed Minister of Family and Social Services in March 1997. Over the next two years, he oversaw the move of children’s services and services for persons with developmental disabilities to community-based delivery. He launched a western Canadian initiative to address Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
and implemented an interprovincial strategy to share resources and develop new and better approaches for addressing FAS. As part of the Alberta Children’s Agenda, he introduced the Alberta Child Health Benefit Program and played a key role in the development of the Protection of Children Involved in Prostitution Act.
In May 1999, Dr. Oberg was appointed Minister of Learning, a post he held until November 2004. During that time, he also served as a member of Treasury Board and as the Minister responsible for immigration. Dr. Oberg was an active member of the Canadian Ministers of Education and led the Canadian delegation to an International Group of Eight (G8
) Education Ministers meeting. He oversaw the creation of Alberta’s Commission on Learning and implemented many of its recommendations, including the reduction of provincial class sizes. He began the second language initiative in Alberta schools to give students an edge in the world marketplace and initiated the development of the daily physical activity program to improve the health of Alberta students.
Following his re-election in the November 22, 2004 election, Dr. Oberg was appointed Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation.
On March 22, 2006, shortly after announcing his resignation from his ministerial position following a directive from Premier Ralph Klein to all ministers running to replace him, Oberg was removed from the Progressive Conservative caucus
after making comments at a Strathmore-Brooks
Constituency Association annual general meeting
urging the membership to vote their conscience in a crucial leadership vote at the March 2006 AGM of the party. He was re-admitted to caucus on July 25, 2006.
Oberg also ran for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party in Alberta, but failed to place in the top three in the November 25th First Ballot (he placed fourth), and thus was not eligible for the Second Ballot to be held on December 2. Oberg's allegations of scandal on front runner Jim Dinning
in the summer of 2006 appeared to have had a negative effect on his campaign. He later threw his support to third place finisher and eventual winner Ed Stelmach
.
On December 15, 2006 Lyle Oberg was named Minister of Finance in Premier Ed Stelmach
's cabinet.
Oberg announced in December 2007 that he would not seek re-election in the next election
in March 2008.http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Alberta/2007/12/11/4718294-sun.html
On June 2, 2010 Oberg opened C2DNA in Edmonton, the first private DNA testing facility in Canada. He founded the lab with his brother and other investors.
On March 1, 2011, Oberg announced that he was joining the right-wing Wildrose Alliance Party. He said he would not be running for office but would participate in an advisory role to party leader Danielle Smith. He cited the conservative government's decision to abolish the multiple health districts in Alberta and replace them with an Edmonton based super board, and the recently announced deficit budget, the fourth in as many years, as his reason for the switch.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
n politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....
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Oberg was born near Forestburg, Alberta
Forestburg, Alberta
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in 1960. A physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
by profession, Oberg was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
as an Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta is a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta...
in 1993. He was first appointed to the Alberta Cabinet in 1997 and served numerous posts.
Dr. Oberg was appointed Minister of Family and Social Services in March 1997. Over the next two years, he oversaw the move of children’s services and services for persons with developmental disabilities to community-based delivery. He launched a western Canadian initiative to address Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Fetal alcohol syndrome
Fetal alcohol syndrome is a pattern of mental and physical defects that can develop in a fetus in association with high levels of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. Current research also implicates other lifestyle choices made by the prospective mother...
and implemented an interprovincial strategy to share resources and develop new and better approaches for addressing FAS. As part of the Alberta Children’s Agenda, he introduced the Alberta Child Health Benefit Program and played a key role in the development of the Protection of Children Involved in Prostitution Act.
In May 1999, Dr. Oberg was appointed Minister of Learning, a post he held until November 2004. During that time, he also served as a member of Treasury Board and as the Minister responsible for immigration. Dr. Oberg was an active member of the Canadian Ministers of Education and led the Canadian delegation to an International Group of Eight (G8
G8
The Group of Eight is a forum, created by France in 1975, for the governments of seven major economies: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In 1997, the group added Russia, thus becoming the G8...
) Education Ministers meeting. He oversaw the creation of Alberta’s Commission on Learning and implemented many of its recommendations, including the reduction of provincial class sizes. He began the second language initiative in Alberta schools to give students an edge in the world marketplace and initiated the development of the daily physical activity program to improve the health of Alberta students.
Following his re-election in the November 22, 2004 election, Dr. Oberg was appointed Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation.
On March 22, 2006, shortly after announcing his resignation from his ministerial position following a directive from Premier Ralph Klein to all ministers running to replace him, Oberg was removed from the Progressive Conservative caucus
Caucus
A caucus is a meeting of supporters or members of a political party or movement, especially in the United States and Canada. As the use of the term has been expanded the exact definition has come to vary among political cultures.-Origin of the term:...
after making comments at a Strathmore-Brooks
Strathmore-Brooks
Strathmore-Brooks is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.-Boundary history:-Members of the Legislative Assembly:-2004 general election:-2004 Senate nominee election district results:...
Constituency Association annual general meeting
Annual general meeting
An annual general meeting is a meeting that official bodies, and associations involving the public , are often required by law to hold...
urging the membership to vote their conscience in a crucial leadership vote at the March 2006 AGM of the party. He was re-admitted to caucus on July 25, 2006.
Oberg also ran for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party in Alberta, but failed to place in the top three in the November 25th First Ballot (he placed fourth), and thus was not eligible for the Second Ballot to be held on December 2. Oberg's allegations of scandal on front runner Jim Dinning
Jim Dinning
Jim Dinning is a Canadian Progressive Conservative politician and businessman. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta , and now serves on the board of directors of a variety of Canadian companies. Dinning ran for the leadership of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives to replace...
in the summer of 2006 appeared to have had a negative effect on his campaign. He later threw his support to third place finisher and eventual winner Ed Stelmach
Ed Stelmach
Edward Michael "Ed" Stelmach, MLA is a Canadian politician and served as the 13th Premier of Alberta, Canada, from 2006 to 2011. The grandson of Ukrainian immigrants, Stelmach was born and raised on a farm near Lamont and speaks fluent Ukrainian. He spent his entire pre-political adult life as a...
.
On December 15, 2006 Lyle Oberg was named Minister of Finance in Premier Ed Stelmach
Ed Stelmach
Edward Michael "Ed" Stelmach, MLA is a Canadian politician and served as the 13th Premier of Alberta, Canada, from 2006 to 2011. The grandson of Ukrainian immigrants, Stelmach was born and raised on a farm near Lamont and speaks fluent Ukrainian. He spent his entire pre-political adult life as a...
's cabinet.
Oberg announced in December 2007 that he would not seek re-election in the next election
27th Alberta general election
The Alberta general election of 2008 was the twenty-seventh general election for the province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 3, 2008 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
in March 2008.http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Alberta/2007/12/11/4718294-sun.html
On June 2, 2010 Oberg opened C2DNA in Edmonton, the first private DNA testing facility in Canada. He founded the lab with his brother and other investors.
On March 1, 2011, Oberg announced that he was joining the right-wing Wildrose Alliance Party. He said he would not be running for office but would participate in an advisory role to party leader Danielle Smith. He cited the conservative government's decision to abolish the multiple health districts in Alberta and replace them with an Edmonton based super board, and the recently announced deficit budget, the fourth in as many years, as his reason for the switch.