Ron Stevens (born 1949) is an Albertan MLA who is currently that province's Minister of Justice. 1949 (MCMXLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Motto: Fortis et Liber (Latin: Strong and free) Official languages English Capital Edmonton Largest city Calgary Lieutenant-Governor Norman Kwong Premier Ralph Klein (PC) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 28 6 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 6th (provinces and territories) 661,848 km² 642,317 km² 19... A Member of the Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the Legislature or legislative assembly of a subnational jurisdiction. ...

Ron Stevens was born in Empress, Alberta, in 1949. He obtained his post-secondary education in Alberta: Bachelor of Arts (Political Science) at the University of Calgary in 1971 and Bachelor of Laws at the University of Alberta in 1975.

Mr. Stevens is serving his third term as MLA for Calgary Glenmore. He was elected to his first term on March 11, 1997 and his second term on March 12, 2001. On March 15, 2001, Ron was appointed Minister of Gaming, responsible for the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission and the Alberta Lottery Fund.

Following the Alberta general election, 2004, Ron was elected for a third term. On November 25, 2004, he was sworn in as Minister of Justice and Attorney General. In addition to his duties as MLA and as a Minister, Mr. Stevens also serves as Deputy Government House Leader, Vice Chair of the Justice and Government Services Standing Policy Committee, Chair of the Legislative Review Committee and as a Member of the Agenda and Priorities Committee. Alberta riding map showing the winning parties and their vote percentage in each won riding. ...

Prior to becoming an MLA, Mr. Stevens practiced civil litigation law and acted as a mediator with a major Calgary law firm. He was appointed Queens Counsel in 1996. Ron was also very active in community affairs and served as President of the Palliser Bayview Pumphill Community Association, Director of the Federation of Calgary Communities, Director and Vice-Chairman of the Calgary Housing Authority, and Director of Community Mediation Calgary Society. Queens Counsel (postnominal QC), during the reign of a male Sovereign known as Kings Counsel (KC), are barristers or, in Scotland, advocates appointed by Letters patent to be one of Her Majestys Counsel learned in the law. They do not constitute a separate order or degree of...

Additionally, as an MLA, Mr. Stevens successfully sponsored two government bills, the Holocaust Memorial Day and Genocide Remembrance Act and the Irrigation Districts Act, and one private members bill, the Emblems of Alberta (Alberta Dress Tartan) Amendment Act. A law passed in the Alberta Legislature with unanimous consent of all parties in November 2000. ...

Ron and his wife Phyllis have two children. The Stevens family have lived in Calgary Glenmore for 25 years.