Biography:
Annette Trimbee
Deputy Minister of Advanced Education and Technology
On March 13, 2008, Annette Trimbee was named Deputy Minister of Alberta Advanced Education and Technology. As Deputy Minister, Ms. Trimbee guides the department's strategic leadership in the development of a knowledge-based economy in Alberta through the provision of accessible, affordable and quality learning opportunities for all Albertans and support for a dynamic and integrated innovation system. She came to the portfolio with experience working with post-secondary and research stakeholders through high level projects such as the Health Policy Framework and various research-based policy initiatives.
Prior to her current assignment, she served for over five years as the Assistant Deputy Minister, Strategic Directions Division, of Alberta Health and Wellness where her responsibilities ranged from strategic health policy to research and quality programs to intergovernmental initiatives. She also had program responsibility for the key areas of pharmacy and continuing care.
Ms. Trimbee began her career in public service in 1986 at Alberta Environment where she applied her academic scientific background to a policy setting through a number of positions including Executive Director of the Policy Secretariat and Director of Environmental Assessment and Strategy.
Ms. Trimbee's career accomplishments include significant roles in:
- developing Alberta's Health Policy Framework;
- developing reform strategies for pharmacy, primary care, access and continuing care; and
- building Alberta's integrated resource management framework and water policy legislation.
Ms. Trimbee has a Ph.D in Ecology from McMaster University, a M.Sc. in Botany from the University of Manitoba and a B.Sc. in Biology from the University of Winnipeg. She is married and has two teenage children.
