Advisory Board

Lyle Oberg was sworn in as Minister of Finance on December 15, 2006. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1993 at age 33 and is currently serving his fourth term as the MLA for Strathmore-Brooks. Dr. Oberg is a member of the Treasury Board and the Cabinet Policy Committee on Government Services.

Appointed to cabinet in 1997, Dr. Oberg first served as Minister of Family and Social Services. He launched a western Canadian initiative championing the identification and prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome.

From May 1999 to November 2004 Dr. Oberg served as the Minister of Learning as well as the minister responsible for immigration. He was involved in the creation of Alberta’s Commission on Learning and implemented many of its recommendations, including the reduction of class sizes. He initiated a daily physical activity program to improve the health of students and also began the second-language initiative in Alberta schools to give students an edge in the world marketplace.

Following his re-election in November 2004 Dr. Oberg was appointed Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. He held this position until March 2006 and helped establish Alberta’s first public/private partnership (P3) to assist with the construction of the Anthony Henday freeway in Edmonton.

Dr. Oberg was born and raised in the rural community of Forestburg. After graduating from the University of Alberta’s Faculty of Medicine in 1983, he practised as a family physician in Brooks, where he also served as a school trustee.

Dr. Oberg is married to Evelyn and has four children: Katy, Jillian, Elizabeth and Scott. He enjoys a range of sports, including, sailing, golfing and hunting.