The list of candidates to replace Jason Kenney as leader of Alberta’s United Conservative Party (UCP) continues to lengthen even though eligibility rules have not yet been finalized.
Fort McMurray-Lac La Biche UCP MLA Brian Jean will launch his campaign on June 15 in Edmonton. Jean was the leader of the Opposition and the last leader of the Wildrose Party from 2015 to 2017 before it merged with the Progressive Conservatives. Prior to this, he was a Conservative MP for Fort McMurray–Athabasca from 2006 to 2014.
Jean’s latest stint as an MLA began March 16, 2022, after a by-election win. Before this, he had briefly left politics in 2018 when he resigned from his seat after losing his bid for UCP leadership in 2017….