Diana McQueen

Diana Janet McQueen^[1] ECA (born June 7, 1961) is a Canadian politician, who was elected in the 2008 provincial election to represent the electoral district of Drayton Valley-Calmar in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus. She served in several cabinet positions from 2011 to 2015.

The Honourable Diana McQueen ECA
Member of the Legislative Assembly Drayton Valley-Calmar
In office March 3, 2008 – May 5, 2015
Preceded by	Tony Abbott
Succeeded by	Mark Smith
Minister of Municipal Affairs
In office September 15, 2014 – May 23, 2015
Premier	Jim Prentice
Preceded by	Ken Hughes
Succeeded by	Deron Bilous
Minister of Energy
In office December 13, 2013 – September 14, 2014
Premier	Alison Redford
Preceded by	Ken Hughes
Succeeded by	Frank Oberle Jr.
Minister of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development
In office May 8, 2012 – December 12, 2013
Premier	Alison Redford
Preceded by	Herself (Minister of Environment and Water)
Succeeded by	Robin Campbell
Minister of Environment and Water
In office October 12, 2011 – May 7, 2012
Premier	Alison Redford
Preceded by	Rob Renner
Succeeded by	Herself (Minister of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development)
Mayor Drayton Valley, Alberta
In office October 18, 2004 – March 3, 2008
Preceded by	Moe Hamdon
Succeeded by	Moe Hamdon
Personal details
Born	(1961-06-07) June 7, 1961 (age 64) Drayton Valley, Alberta
Political party	Progressive Conservative 2007-present
Children	Jacqueline Kristen Melissa Courtney
Residence(s)	Drayton Valley, Alberta
Website	Party Website

After Alison Redford won the 2011 Progressive Conservative Leadership Convention, McQueen was sworn in during the final session of the 27th Alberta Legislative Assembly as the Alberta Minister of Environment and Water. The Ministry of Environment and Water (Alberta) was created to consolidate the Ministry of Environment & Water and the Ministry of Sustainable Resource Development announced on May 8, 2012.^[2] In December 2013, she was moved from the environment portfolio and became Minister of Energy. When Jim Prentice became premier in September 2014, McQueen was appointed Minister of Municipal Affairs; in March 2015 she was given the additional responsibility of being in charge of the province's response to climate change.

McQueen was defeated in the 2015 provincial election that also defeated Prentice's government.

Prior to standing in the provincial election, McQueen was mayor of Drayton Valley from 2001 to 2008.

Electoral record

Municipal Elections
Drayton Valley mayoral election, 2007 results[3]			Turnout 10.9%
Candidate			Votes	%
	McQUEEN, Diana (Incumbent)		Acclaimed	N/A
Drayton Valley mayoral election, 2004 results			Turnout Unk. %
Candidate			Votes	%
	McQUEEN, Diana		Unk.	Unk.

v t e 2008 Alberta general election: Drayton Valley-Calmar
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Diana McQueen	5,931	58.74%	-0.56%
	Green	Edwin Erickson	1,877	18.59%	–
	Wildrose	Dean Schmale	1,053	10.43%	–
	Liberal	Norma Block	846	8.38%	-1.72%
	New Democratic	Luann Bannister	390	3.86%	-3.42%
Total			10,097	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			31	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			20,923	48.41%	2.29%
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-4.30%
Source(s) Source: "Elections Alberta 2008 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

v t e 2012 Alberta general election: Drayton Valley-Devon
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Progressive Conservative	Diana McQueen	7,359	51.65%	–
	Wildrose	Dean Shular	5,467	38.37%	–
	New Democratic	Doris Bannister	878	6.16%	–
	Liberal	Chantel Lillycrop	544	3.82%	–
Total			14,248	–	–
Rejected, spoiled, and declined			56	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			25,705	55.65%	–
	Progressive Conservative pickup new district.
Source(s) Source: "Elections Alberta 2012 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.

v t e 2015 Alberta general election: Drayton Valley-Devon
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Wildrose	Mark Smith	6,284	37.02%	-1.35%
	Progressive Conservative	Diana McQueen	5,182	30.53%	-21.12%
	New Democratic	Katherine Swampy	4,816	28.37%	22.21%
	Alberta Party	Connie Jensen	416	2.45%	–
	Green	Jennifer R Roach	276	1.63%	–
Total			16,974	–	–
Rejected, spoiled and declined			34	–	–
Eligible electors / turnout			29,733	57.20%	1.56%
	Wildrose gain from Progressive Conservative		Swing		-3.39%
Source(s) Source: "Elections Alberta 2015 General Election". Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020.