Guthrie was elected as a
United Conservative Party MLA in the
2019 Alberta general election. On October 24, 2022, Premier
Danielle Smith appointed him as
Minister of Energy and Minerals, and he was also named to the Treasury Board. As Minister of Energy and Minerals, Guthrie issued a ministerial order requiring the
Alberta Energy Regulator to ensure that oil and gas companies paid outstanding municipal taxes before approving new licences or licence transfers. Under this order, companies had to confirm that their unpaid municipal taxes did not exceed the allowable threshold or that they had a repayment plan in place before applying for new licences or asset transfers. In 2023, Guthrie was reassigned as
Minister of Infrastructure. In July 2025, along with
Scott Sinclair, Guthrie announced plans to form a new political party in the name of the
Progressive Conservatives. Later that month, it was announced that Guthrie and Sinclair would be joining the
Alberta Party and rebranding it as the Progressive Conservative Party. On December 9, 2025, Guthrie became the leader of the Alberta Party. The party changed its name to the Progressive Tory Party of Alberta on December 18, 2025. == Personal life ==