The Honourable
Nate Horner
ECA MLA
Minister of Finance and President of Treasury Board
Assumed office
June 9, 2023
PremierDanielle Smith
Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation
In office
November 5, 2021 – June 9, 2023
PremierJason Kenney, Danielle Smith
Preceded byDevin Dreeshen
Succeeded byRJ Sigurdson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Drumheller-Stettler
Assumed office
April 16, 2019
Preceded byRick Strankman
Personal details
Born19801980 or 1981 (age 42–43)[1]
Political partyUnited Conservative Party
ResidencePollockville, Alberta
Occupationrancher

Nathan Horner ECA MLA (born 1980/1981) is a Canadian politician currently serving as Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Drumheller-Stettler in the 30th Alberta Legislature as a member of the UCP.[2] He is currently running for re-election in the next Alberta 2023 election.[3]

In addition to being Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, he also is currently active on the Economy and Affordability Cabinet Policy Committee as well as the Emergency Management Cabinet Committee.[4][5] Previously he has served as Associate Minister of Rural Economic Development, Deputy Chair of the Select Special Democratic Accountability Committee, and had been active on the Standing Committee on Alberta's Economic Future, Standing Committee on Private Bills and Private Members’ Public Bills as well as the Standing Committee on Privileges and Elections, Standing Orders and Printing.[5]

Before being elected, Horner was a rancher and served as an emergency medical responder, He received his Bachelor of Science degree in agriculture from the University of Lethbridge. Nate and his wife, Jennifer, have two young children.[5]

The Horner family has deep roots in Canadian Conservatism as well as Methodism. Nate is related to Ralph Cecil Horner (b.1854), founder of numerous Holiness Movement Churches and later the Standard Church of America in 1916.[6] Horner is also related to Alberta MLA and former deputy-premier Doug Horner and MPs Jack Horner, Hugh Horner, Albert Horner and Norval Horner.[7] Hugh, Norval, and Jack are the sons of former Canadian senator Ralph Horner.

As Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, Horner supported the Alberta Agri-Processing Investment Tax Credit, describing how it would “support growth, diversify the province’s economy and ensure producers have a competitive market for their goods”. The province announced the program would have investments of more than $10 million in the agri-processing industry qualify for a 12 percent tax credit.[8]

Horner has also advocated that the province improve rural access to healthcare and has praised Alberta's 2023 budget.[9]

He was re-elected in the 2023 Alberta general election.[10]

Electoral history

2023 general election

2023 Alberta general election: Drumheller-Stettler
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United ConservativeNate Horner15,27082.14+5.45
New DemocraticJuliet Franklin2,68414.44+7.90
Alberta IndependenceShannon Packham3822.05+1.01
Wildrose Loyalty CoalitionHannah Stretch Viens1500.81–
Solidarity MovementCarla Evers1040.56–
Total 18,59099.45–
Rejected and declined 1030.55
Turnout 18,69360.59
Eligible voters 30,850
United Conservative hold Swing -1.22
Source(s)
Source: Elections Alberta[11]

2019 general election

2019 Alberta general election: Drumheller-Stettler
Party Candidate Votes%±%
United ConservativeNate Horner16,95876.69%-4.89%
IndependentRick Strankman1,8418.33%–
Alberta PartyMark Nikota1,4616.61%–
New DemocraticHolly Heffernan1,4466.54%-11.89%
Alberta IndependenceJason Hushagen2301.04%–
Alberta AdvantageGreg Herzog1760.80%–
Total 22,112––
Rejected, spoiled and declined 62514
Eligible electors / turnout 29,67974.73%15.43%
United Conservative hold Swing 27.31%
Source(s)
Source: "59 - Drumheller-Stettler, 2019 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.
Alberta. Chief Electoral Officer (2019). 2019 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer. Volume II (PDF) (Report). Vol. 2. Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. pp. 262–268. ISBN 978-1-988620-12-1. Retrieved April 7, 2021.

References

  1. ↑ "Nate Horner seeks UCP nomination for Drumheller-Stettler riding – Stettler Independent". Stettlerindependent.com. 2018-05-15. Archived from the original on 2019-04-17. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
  2. ↑ "Nate Horner seeks UCP nomination for Drumheller-Stettler riding - Stettler Independent". www.stettlerindependent.com. 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  3. ↑ "Alberta Election 2023 – daveberta.ca – Alberta Politics and Elections". Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  4. ↑ "Government committees and members". www.alberta.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  5. 1 2 3 "Member Information". www.assembly.ab.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  6. ↑ Hobbs, R. Gerald; Hobbs, Helen. "Ralph Cecil Horner". Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
  7. ↑ Rieger, Sarah (30 September 2018). "Incumbent MLA who once compared carbon tax to Ukrainian genocide loses UCP nomination vote". CBC News. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "Alberta offering tax credit for large-scale agri-processing investments". calgaryherald. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  9. ↑ Blanke, Jason. "A Good Budget For Our Area Shares MLA Horner". DrumhellerOnline.com. Retrieved 2023-03-21.
  10. ↑ "Alberta election 2023 results: Drumheller-Stettler | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  11. ↑ "59 - Drumheller-Stettler". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved June 9, 2023.


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