Honorable Dr. Lyle Oberg
Minister of Learning
Province of Alberta, Canada

Dr. Oberg graduated as a Medical Doctor in 1983 from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Alberta. He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in 1993 for the constituency of Bow Valley. In October of 1995, he was appointed Chair of the Standing Policy Committee on Health Restructuring.

In March of 1997, Dr. Oberg was re-elected in the constituency of Strathmore-Brooks, and served as Minister of Family and Social Services from March 26th – 1997 to May 26, 1999. During this time he oversaw the move of children’s services and services for persons with developmental disabilities to community-based delivery. He launched a western Canadian initiative to address Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and played a key role in introducing the Protection of Children Involved in Prostitution Act.

On May 26th, 1999, he was sworn in as Minister of Learning. In March 2001, Dr. Oberg was re-elected to the Alberta Legislature, continuing in his role as Minister of Learning. He was also appointed as a member of the Treasury Board. Prior to entering Provincial politics, Dr. Oberg served as a School Board Trustee. As a Minister, he has championed the importance of lifelong learning and works to assure that our learning system is flexible, responsive and accountable.