Economic and Energy Policy Priorities for the Province of Alberta
Annual Calgary Dinner with Joe Ceci and Margaret McCuaig-Boyd
Sponsored by:
Honourable Joe Ceci, President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Finance, MLA for Calgary Fort
Known as one of Alberta’s most effective municipal leaders, Joe served as a City of Calgary alderman for 15 years where he was Vice-Chair of the Finance Committee and Chair of Community Protective Services, among other senior responsibilities. At city hall, he was widely admired for his ability to bring diverse coalitions together, and for his ongoing commitment to build Calgary’s social and economic infrastructure.
In 2005, Joe was selected by his peers to represent Calgary on the national stage, as the City’s representative to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM). Recognizing the depth of his experience as a municipal leader, Ceci was elected Chair of the Standing Committee on Social Economic Development and Vice-Chair of the International Committee of the FCM. After five years of distinguished service at FCM, and five terms as a respected Alderman, Joe retired from municipal politics in 2010 joining Calgary-based Momentum as Manager of public policy.
On May 5, 2015, Joe was elected to the Legislative Assembly representing Calgary-Fort and was later appointed to serve as President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Finance.
Joe holds his Bachelor degree from the University of Western Ontario, and a Master’s degree from the University of Calgary. Among his many accolades are a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal, and an Alberta centennial medal.
Joe and wife, Christine live in Calgary.
Marg McCuaig-Boyd, Minister of Energy, Alberta
Marg McCuaig-Boyd represents the northern Alberta riding of Dunvegan-Central Peace-Notley. A long-time resident of the Peace Country, she was appointed Minister of Energy by Premier Notley in May 2015.
Before being elected to public office, Marg was a teacher and administrator with the Peace River School Division for more than 20 years. She left public education to take an executive position as vice president at the Fairview Campus of Grande Prairie Regional College. Marg left the college in June 2013 to start a consulting company to support small- and medium-sized businesses.
Marg graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor’s Degree in education, and holds a Master’s Degree in administration and leadership from San Diego State University.
Marg and her husband, Dan, live on a farm in the Fairview area. They have two adult children, Jocelyn and Tyson.
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