Dave Hancock

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The Honourable Dave Hancock KC ECA
Hancock in 2011
15th Premier of Alberta
In office March 23, 2014 – September 15, 2014
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor	Donald Ethell
Preceded by	Alison Redford
Succeeded by	Jim Prentice
Deputy Premier of Alberta
In office December 6, 2013 – March 20, 2014
Premier	Alison Redford
Preceded by	Thomas Lukaszuk
Succeeded by	Sarah Hoffman (2016)
Leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Interim
In office March 20, 2014 – September 6, 2014
Preceded by	Alison Redford
Succeeded by	Jim Prentice
Alberta Executive Council Minister of Advanced Education In office December 6, 2013 – September 15, 2014 Premier Alison Redford Himself Preceded by Thomas Lukaszuk Succeeded by Don Scott In office November 25, 2004 – April 5, 2006 Premier Ralph Klein Preceded by Lyle Oberg (Learning) Succeeded by Denis Herard (Advanced Education and Technology) Minister of Human Services In office October 12, 2011 – December 13, 2013 Premier Alison Redford Preceded by Position established Succeeded by Manmeet Bhullar Minister of Education In office March 12, 2008 – October 12, 2011 Premier Ed Stelmach Preceded by Ron Liepert Succeeded by Thomas Lukaszuk Minister of Health and Wellness In office December 15, 2006 – March 12, 2008 Premier Ed Stelmach Preceded by Iris Evans Succeeded by Ron Liepert Minister of Justice and Attorney General In office May 26, 1999 – November 25, 2004 Premier Ralph Klein Preceded by Jon Havelock Succeeded by Ron Stevens Minister of Intergovernmental and Aboriginal Affairs In office March 29, 1997 – May 26, 1999 Premier Ralph Klein Preceded by Ken Rostad Succeeded by Shirley McClellan
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-Whitemud
In office March 11, 1997 – September 25, 2014
Preceded by	Mike Percy
Succeeded by	Stephen Mandel
Personal details
Born	David Graeme Hancock[1] (1955-08-10) August 10, 1955 (age 69) Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative
Spouse	Janet
Children	3
Residence(s)	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Alma mater	University of Alberta
Occupation	Lawyer

David Graeme Hancock KC ECA (born August 10, 1955) is a Canadian lawyer and was the 15th premier of Alberta in 2014. Since 2017, he has served as a judge of the Provincial Court of Alberta.^[2] From 1997 to 2014, he was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing Edmonton-Whitemud as a Progressive Conservative^[3] until announcing his resignation from the legislature on September 12, 2014.^[4]