Redford to swear in shuffled cabinet on Friday, with 10 ministers getting new jobs

One week after announcing a major cabinet shuffle, Premier Alison Redfords government will swear in a new cabinet in Edmonton on Friday.

The shuffle, the first major rearrangement of Redfords cabinet since immediately after the 2012 election, will see 10 ministers getting new jobs.

The swearing-in ceremony was delayed after the premier travelled to South Africa this week to attend the memorial for Nelson Mandela.

It will now take place at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Government House.

The cabinet shuffle will see the total number of full ministers increasing by one to 19, while the ranks of associate ministers increases to 11 from nine meaning more than half of the Tory caucus members are now ministers.

Among the biggest changes is Dave Hancock taking over Thomas Lukaszuks roles as deputy premier and minister of Innovation and Advanced Education, while Lukaszuk shifts into the new ministry of Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour.

Calgary-Greenway MLA Manmeet Bhullar takes over as Minister for Human Services, while Doug Griffiths will replace Bhullar in the Service Alberta post.

In turn, Energy Minister Ken Hughes replaces Griffiths in the ministry of Municipal Affairs and will be in charge of cabinets flood reconstruction efforts.

Diana McQueen moves from Environment to take over Energy from Hughes, while Robin Campbell will become Albertas Environment Minister.

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Redford to swear in shuffled cabinet on Friday, with 10 ministers getting new jobs