Biography

Devin Dreeshen was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the Innisfail-Sylvan Lake constituency in a by-election on July 12, 2018. He was re-elected as a United Conservative Party MLA in the 2019 general election.

Devin is a fifth-generation farmer in the Pine Lake area and has been a long-time local community volunteer. He has served as a director of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association and the Crossroads Agricultural Society. From 2008 to 2015 Devin worked in the Harper Government as a policy advisor to Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz, where he advocated for agriculture trade, improved rural infrastructure, and helped to end the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly on the Prairies.

Devin was sworn in as Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors on October 24, 2022. He previously served as Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.

Devin has a strong record of standing up and delivering results for the people of Innisfail-Sylvan Lake and Central Alberta.