Luke Ouellette Explained

Honorific Prefix:The Honourable
Luke Ouellette
Birth Date:22 July 1953
Birth Place:St. Paul, Alberta
Office:Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Innisfail-Sylvan Lake
Term Start:March 12, 2001
Term End:April 23, 2012
Predecessor:Gary Severtson
Successor:Kerry Towle
Party:Progressive Conservative
Occupation:consultant

Lucien "Luke" Ouellette (born July 22, 1953) is a Canadian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Innisfail-Sylvan Lake as a Progressive Conservative.

Early life

Ouellette was born July 22, 1953, in St. Paul and grew up on a farm in St. Lina. He has owned several small business and worked as an oil field consultant.[1]

Political career

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 Ed Stelmach to double provincial investment in highway repaving and bridge repair over three years.[2]

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 Ed 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. 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 MLA Steering Committee for Rural Development.

Personal life

Ouellette has volunteered for many organizations in his community, including the Pine Lake Hub Centre, Crossroads Agricultural Society, YWCA 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.

Election results

2008 Alberta general election results (Innisfail-Sylvan Lake)Turnout 40.9%
AffiliationCandidateVotes%Progressive ConservativeLuke Ouellette6,96762.8%LiberalGarth Davis1,53913.9%NDPTophie Davis7026.3%
2004 Alberta general election results (Innisfail-Sylvan Lake)Turnout 46.7%
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
2001 Alberta general election results (Innisfail-Sylvan Lake)Turnout 54.4%
AffiliationCandidateVotes%
Progressive ConservativeLuke Ouellette9,72574.6%LiberalGarth Davis2,65220.4%NDPEileen Clancy Teslenko6515.0%

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ouellette's Legislative Assembly of Alberta biography.
  2. Web site: Minister's Mandate Letters (2008) . 2008-03-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090319204137/http://www.premier.alberta.ca/documents/Transportation_Mandate_Letter_2008.pdf . March 19, 2009 .