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Jim Prentice

The Honourable
Jim Prentice
PC QC
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16th Premier of Alberta
In office
September 15, 2014 – May 24, 2015
Monarch Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor Donald Ethell
Preceded by Dave Hancock
Succeeded by Rachel Notley
Leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
In office
September 6, 2014 – May 5, 2015
Preceded by Dave Hancock (interim)
Succeeded by Ric McIver (interim)
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-Foothills
In office
October 27, 2014 – May 5, 2015
Preceded by Len Webber
Succeeded by Prasad Panda
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Calgary Centre-North
In office
June 28, 2004 – November 14, 2010
Preceded by new riding
Succeeded by Michelle Rempel
Personal details
Born Peter Eric James Prentice
(1956-07-20)July 20, 1956
South Porcupine, Ontario, Canada
Died October 13, 2016(2016-10-13) (aged 60)
Lake Country, British Columbia, Canada
Cause of death Plane crash
Political party Provincial:
Progressive Conservative
Federal:
Progressive Conservative (1976–2003)
Conservative (2003–his death)
Spouse(s) Karen Prentice
Children two daughters, one step
Residence Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Alma mater
Profession Lawyer
Religion Christianity (Presbyterian)

Peter Eric James "Jim" Prentice PC QC (July 20, 1956 – October 13, 2016) was a Canadian politician who served as the 16th Premier of Alberta from 2014 to 2015. In the 2004 federal election he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a candidate of the Conservative Party of Canada. He was re-elected in the 2006 federal election and appointed to the cabinet as Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians. Prentice was appointed Minister of Industry on August 14, 2007, and after the 2008 election became Minister of Environment on October 30, 2008. On November 4, 2010, Prentice announced his resignation from cabinet and as MP for Calgary Centre-North. After retiring from federal politics, he entered provincial politics in his home province of Alberta, and ran for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta to replace Alison Redford, who had resigned earlier that year. On September 6, 2014, he won the leadership election, becoming both the leader of the Progressive Conservatives and as such the Premier, as his party held a majority in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.


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