Alberta Advanced Education was founded on November 25, 2004 by an Order-in-Council, with
Dave Hancock serving as inaugural minister. Alberta Advanced Education was created after the Ministry of Learning was split into the ministries of
Education and Advanced Education. Previously, the Advanced Education portfolio had changed hands across various ministries, including
Advanced Education and Career Development (1992-1999) and
Advanced Education and Manpower (1975-1983). As of 2018, the ministry oversees institutions with a collective enrolment 263,495 students, with 17% of Albertans aged 17 to 34 enrolled in provincial post-secondary entities. Alberta Advanced Education's 2019 budget was $6,156,143,000, $5,700,030,000 (93%) of which was distributed directly to individual institutions. ==Minister of Advanced Education==