"[3] On April 16, 2019, Tyler Shandro replaced Sarah Hoffman as Minister of Health following the 2019 Alberta general election.
The AHS delivers medical care on behalf of the Government of Alberta's Ministry of Health.
"[1]: 283 During the tenure of Progressive Conservative Premier Ralph Klein, who served from 1992 to 2006 Alberta's healthcare system was redesigned.
[1]: 283 Health services in Alberta had undergone several governance reorganization under Premier Klein, which had resulted in fewer separate public organizational entities, in 1996,[10][11] 2003,[12] and 2006.
[1]: 295 Under Progressive Conservative Premier Ed Stelmach, who served from December 2006 to October 2011, major reforms to Alberta's health-care system were introduced.
[20] When Health Minister, Tyler Shandro, terminated the agreement on March 30 and introduced a new fee structure, the AMA responded by filing a lawsuit on April 9 citing the unilateral termination of the master agreement with the Alberta government, the "government's conduct during negotiations", and Bill 21 as "some of the reasons for filing the claim".
[21] A December 31, 2019 performance review of Alberta Health Services by Ernst & Young—commissioned by the UCP government—made numerous recommendations to cut costs and increase efficiencies, and set an "aggressive" timeline of three years for implementation of a "massive overhaul" of Alberta's health-care system.
The chief officers of the Department of Public Health from 1919 to 1967, include Alexander Grant MacKay (1919–1920), Charles Richmond Mitchell (1920–1921), Richard Gavin Reid (1921–1923), George Hoadley (1923–1935), Wallace Warren Cross (1935–1957), Joseph Donovan Ross (1957–1967).
[1]: 291 The Ministers of Health and Wellness from 1999 to 2012 include Halvar Jonson (1999–2000), Gary Mar (June 2, 2000 – November 25, 2004) and Iris Evans (November 25, 2004 – December 15, 2006) under Premier Klein,[1]: 295 Ron Liepert (March 12, 2008 – January 15, 2010) and Gene Zwozdesky (January 15, 2010 – October 12, 2011), and Dave Hancock (December 15, 2006 – March 12, 2008) under Stelmach, Fred Horne (October 12, 2011 – May 8, 2012) under Premier Redford.
Ministers of Health from 2016 to present are Sarah Hoffman (February 2, 2016 – April 30, 2019) in the cabinet of NDP Notley, and Tyler Shandro (2019- September 20, 2021), Jason Copping (September 21, 2021 - date) in the cabinets of Premier Jason Kenney[3] and Danielle Smith.