Former Canadian Prime Minister Harper Eyed as Alberta Pension Chairman

  • Government said to have been circulating his name for months
  • Alberta fired board amid rising costs at C$169 billion firm

Stephen Harper

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Alberta’s government has considered hiring former Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to oversee its public pension fund manager, which is without a permanent board after all of its directors were fired last week, according to people familiar with the matter.

Harper’s name has been circulating as a potential chair for Alberta Investment Management Corp. for a number of months, the people said, asking not to be named discussing private matters.