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The United Conservative Party announced its senior staff members Monday as it prepares to take over the legislature before the new government’s swearing in on April 30.

Jamie Huckabay: Premier’s chief of staff

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Born and raised in Lethbridge, Huckabay held the chief of staff role with the UCP caucus and was a key member of Kenney’s Progressive Conservative leadership campaign. Huckabay was previously a director at mobile technology firm Taplytics and vice-president at Gerson Lehrman Group. As the premier’s office chief administrator, he will oversee political operations and implementation of premier-designate Jason Kenney’s agenda and priorities.

Howard Anglin: Principal secretary

Anglin, a lawyer, served in the former federal Conservative government as Kenney’s chief of staff in the citizenship and immigration ministry. He was also deputy chief of staff to former prime minister Stephen Harper. He has worked as a lawyer in private practice at international law firms in New York, London, and Washington, D.C., and was most recently a constitutional lawyer running a national legal charity in Calgary. As the administration’s most senior political adviser, Anglin will provide expert advice and direction to Kenney and executive council.