Ted Morton Government of Alberta

First elected to the Alberta Legislature in November 2004, Dr. Morton is currently serving his second term as Progressive Conservative MLA for the constituency of Foothills-Rocky View. On October 12, 2011, Dr. Morton was appointed as Minister of Energy. He also serves as a member of the Agenda and Priorities and Treasury Board committees. Dr. Morton previously served as Minister of Finance and Enterprise from January 2010 to January 2011, and as Minister of Sustainable Resource Development (SRD) from December 2006 to January 2010. While serving as Minister of SRD, he led the development of Alberta’s Land-Use Framework and its implementing legislation, the Alberta Land Stewardship Act. The purpose of the Land-Use Framework is to plan responsibly for the future, balancing economic, environmental and social interests through the creation of regional plans based on the province’s watersheds. Prior to his election in 2004, Dr. Morton had a distinguished career as a university professor. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts in political science from Colorado College (1971), and his Master of Arts (1975) and PhD (1981) in political economy from the University of Toronto. From 1981 to 2004, he was a professor at the University of Calgary and a visiting professor at institutions around the world, including Quebec, France, the United States, and Australia. In 2001, he was recognized in Maclean’s Guide to Canadian Universities as one of the most popular professors at the University of Calgary. Dr. Morton has received several career awards and distinctions, including Phi Beta Kappa (1971); Best Nonfiction Book of 1992, Alberta Writers Guild; the Bora Laskin National Fellowship in Human Rights (1995); and runner-up for the Donner book prize for best book on Canadian public policy (2000). He has published numerous scholarly articles as well as authored and co-authored several books. In his spare time, Dr. Morton enjoys spending time with his wife, Bambi. He is an avid hunter, and also enjoys fishing, skiing and cooking.