Key Influencer - Rae-Ann Lajeunesse - Deputy Minister of Health

Source: Alberta.ca

Rae-Ann Lajeunesse is a seasoned public servant with over three decades of experience in Alberta’s public service. She was recently appointed as the Deputy Minister of Health in April 2025, under Minister Adriana LaGrange. The ministry is currently in the process of restructuring the province’s health care system, including decentralizing Alberta Health Services into four separate agencies.

Lajeunesse’s journey in the public service began in 1995 as a correctional peace officer at the Edmonton Remand Centre. Over the years, she has worked her way up to various senior leadership roles across several Alberta government ministries. This includes four ADM roles in the ministries of Justice and Solicitor General, Human Services and Children’s Services. She has also previously served as the Deputy Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors, and most recently, as Deputy Minister in the newly created Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Services.

Her extensive experience encompasses frontline operations, policy development, and executive leadership. Lajeunesse holds a correctional services diploma from Grant MacEwan College, along with a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of distance education from Athabasca University.