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Premier Rachel Notley expanded her cabinet with a half-dozen new ministers Tuesday, appointing three men and three women and making history in the process.

Three of the new ministers are from Edmonton and three are from Calgary, bringing cabinet to 19 members from the previous 13.

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“Alberta now has a cabinet with the capacity to implement the robust policy agenda we’ve set out over the past several months,” Premier Rachel Notley said at a Government House news conference following a swearing-in ceremony.

The new ministers are Richard Feehan of Edmonton-Rutherford, who becomes minister of indigenous relations; Christina Gray of Edmonton-Mill Woods, who takes over as minister of labour and minister responsible for democratic renewal; and Marlin Schmidt of Edmonton-Gold Bar, who becomes minister of advanced education.

Also appointed are Ricardo Miranda of Calgary-Cross as minister of culture and tourism; Stephanie McLean of Calgary-Varsity as minister of service Alberta and minister of the status of women; and Brandy Payne of Calgary-Acadia as associate minister of health, the first associate minister named to Notley’s cabinet.