Brian Jean

The Honourable Brian Jean KC ECA MLA
Jean in 2015
Minister of Energy and Minerals
Incumbent
Assumed office June 9, 2023
Premier	Danielle Smith
Preceded by	Peter Guthrie
Minister of Jobs, Economy and Northern Development
In office October 21, 2022 – June 9, 2023
Premier	Danielle Smith
Preceded by	Tanya Fir (Jobs, Economy and Innovation)
Succeeded by	Matt Jones
Leader of the Opposition of Alberta
In office May 5, 2015 – July 24, 2017
Preceded by	Heather Forsyth
Succeeded by	Nathan Cooper
Leader of the Wildrose Party
In office March 28, 2015 – July 24, 2017
Preceded by	Heather Forsyth (interim)
Succeeded by	Nathan Cooper (as interim leader of the UCP)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities
In office February 7, 2006 – March 26, 2011
Minister	Lawrence Cannon John Baird Chuck Strahl Denis Lebel
Preceded by	Charles Hubbard
Succeeded by	Pierre Poilievre
Parliamentary constituencies Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche (Fort McMurray-Conklin; 2015–2018) Incumbent Assumed office March 15, 2022 Preceded by Laila Goodridge In office May 5, 2015 – March 5, 2018 Preceded by Don Scott Succeeded by Laila Goodridge Member of Parliament for Fort McMurray—Athabasca (Athabasca; 2004–2006) In office June 28, 2004 – January 17, 2014 Preceded by David Chatters Succeeded by David Yurdiga
Personal details
Born	Brian Michael Jean (1963-02-03) February 3, 1963 (age 61) Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Political party	United Conservative Party
Other political affiliations	Conservative (federal) Wildrose (provincial; until 2017)
Spouse	Kimberley Michelutti ​ ​ (m. 2016)​
Residence(s)	Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada
Alma mater	Warner Pacific College Bond University University of Calgary
Occupation	Politician lawyer
Website	brianjean.ca

Brian Michael Jean KC ECA MLA (born February 3, 1963) is a Canadian politician who has previously served as Alberta's and Minister of Jobs, Economy and Northern Development. On June 9, 2023 Jean was appointed as Alberta's Minister of Energy and Minerals, with Larry Kaumeyer as his Deputy-Minister, the former CEO of Ducks Unlimited. He has served as member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche since March 16, 2022. He was leader of the Opposition and the last leader of the Wildrose Party from 2015 to 2017 before its merger into the United Conservative Party (UCP). Jean was a member of Parliament (MP) with the Conservative Party from 2004 to 2014 before entering provincial politics.

Jean worked as a lawyer in Fort McMurray for 11 years before he was elected to Parliament, where he represented Athabasca from 2004 to 2006 and Fort McMurray—Athabasca from 2006 to 2014, when he resigned from the House of Commons. He returned to political life in February 2015 when he announced that he would seek the leadership of the Wildrose Party. He was elected party leader on March 28, 2015. In the 2015 provincial election, Jean was elected in the provincial riding of Fort McMurray-Conklin and became the leader of the Opposition as the Wildrose Party formed the Official Opposition to the governing Alberta New Democratic Party (NDP). Jean ceased to lead the Wildrose Party merged with the Progressive Conservatives (PCs) to become the United Conservative Party in 2017 and ran to be leader of the new party, losing to Jason Kenney. He resigned his seat in the Alberta legislature on March 5, 2018.

Jean re-entered provincial politics after winning a by-election on March 16, 2022. Upon Premier Kenney's resignation announcement on May 18, 2022, Jean declared his candidacy in the United Conservative party leadership election, which took place on October 6, 2022.^[1] He finished third on the first ballot with 11 percent of the vote, ultimately losing to Danielle Smith after his elimination from the sixth and final ballot.^[2]