Mike Cardinal

The Honourable
Mike Cardinal
ECA
The Honourable Mike Cardinal ECA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Athabasca-Redwater; Athabasca-Wabasca (1993-2004); Athabasca-Lac La Biche (1989-1993)
	In office; March 20, 1989 – March 3, 2008
Preceded by	Leo Piquette
Succeeded by	Jeff Johnson
Personal details
Born	Melvin Percy Joseph Cardinal; July 17, 1941; Slave Lake, Alberta
Died	January 12, 2023 (aged 81); Edmonton, Alberta
Party	Progressive Conservative
Portfolio	Minister of Family and Social Services (1992–1996); Associate Minister of Forestry (1999–2000); Minister of Resource Development (2000–2001); Minister of Sustainable Resource Development (2001–2004); Minister of Human Resources and Employment (2004–2006);

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Melvin Percy Joseph Cardinal ECA (July 17, 1941 – January 12, 2023) was a Canadian politician from Alberta. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1989 until 2008 as a Progressive Conservative representing the electoral districts of Athabasca-Lac La Biche, Athabasca-Wabasca, and Athabasca-Redwater. Cardinal was the first status Indian to hold a position in Executive Council in Alberta, serving in the cabinet of Premier Ralph Klein as the Minister of Family and Social Services (1992−1996), Minister of Sustainable Resource Development (2000−2004), and Minister of Human Resources and Employment (2004–2006).