Honourable George VanderBurg
Minister of Seniors
George VanderBurg was elected to his third term as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for Whitecourt-Ste. Anne on March 3, 2008, and appointed Minister of Seniors on October 12, 2011.
In April 2006, Mr. VanderBurg was appointed Minister of Government Services. In August 2006, he was also appointed Acting Minister of Innovation and Science. Both positions were held until December 2006.
Mr. VanderBurg has also served as a member of the following:
Prior to becoming the MLA for Whitecourt-Ste. Anne in 2001, Mr. VanderBurg served 15 years in municipal politics. He served as the mayor of Whitecourt for almost nine years and spent six as a town councillor.
Over the years Mr. VanderBurg was an active Rotarian, and he and his wife, Liz, were successful owners and operators of various businesses in northern Alberta. He was president of the Whitecourt Chamber of Commerce and was the recipient of the Chamber of Commerce president’s award. Mr. VanderBurg has also been named Whitecourt’s citizen of the year and been awarded the Alberta Chamber of Commerce small business of the year award.
Mr. VanderBurg and his wife have been married for 35 years, have two sons, Kris (Amanda) and Jake (Crystal) and live in Whitecourt.