Lyle Oberg was first appointed to the Alberta Cabinet in 1997 and served in numerous posts.
21 Facts About Lyle Oberg
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Lyle Oberg was appointed Minister of Family and Social Services in March 1997.
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Lyle Oberg launched a western Canadian initiative to address Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and implemented an interprovincial strategy to share resources and develop new approaches for addressing FAS.
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On May 26,1999, Lyle Oberg was appointed Minister of Learning, a post he held until November 2004.
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Lyle Oberg was an active member of the Canadian Ministers of Education and led the Canadian delegation to an International Group of Eight Education Ministers meeting.
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Lyle Oberg oversaw the creation of Alberta's Commission on Learning and implemented many of its recommendations, including the reduction of provincial class sizes.
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Lyle Oberg began the second language initiative in Alberta schools to give students an edge in the world marketplace and initiated the development of the daily physical activity program to improve the health of Alberta students.
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On March 22,2006, shortly after announcing his resignation from his ministerial position following a directive from Premier Ralph Klein to all ministers running to replace him, Lyle Oberg was removed from the Progressive Conservative caucus after making comments at a Strathmore-Brooks Constituency Association annual general meeting, urging the membership to vote their conscience in a crucial leadership vote at the March 2006 AGM of the party.
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Lyle Oberg was re-admitted to caucus on July 25,2006.
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On June 19,2006, Lyle Oberg entered the race for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party in Alberta.
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Lyle Oberg later threw his support to third-place finisher and eventual winner Ed Stelmach.
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On December 15,2006, Lyle Oberg was named Minister of Finance in Premier Ed Stelmach's cabinet.
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Lyle Oberg announced in December 2007 that he would not seek re-election in the next election in March 2008.
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On June 2,2010, Lyle Oberg opened C2DNA in Edmonton, the first private DNA testing facility in Canada.
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Lyle Oberg founded the lab with his brother and other investors.
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Lyle Oberg stepped down as president and CEO the following day to avoid any conflict of interest arising from a medical doctor being involved with such a high tech company, but said he would remain an advisor.
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On March 1,2011, Lyle Oberg announced that he was joining the right-wing Wildrose Alliance Party.
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Lyle Oberg said he would not be running for office but would participate in an advisory role to party leader Danielle Smith.
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Lyle Oberg cited the Conservative government's decision to abolish the multiple health districts in Alberta and replace them with an Edmonton-based super board, and the recently announced deficit budget as his reasons for the switch.
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Lyle Oberg is chief executive officer of MYND Life Sciences Inc.
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Lyle Oberg has served on the boards of other companies.