The provincial government has announced a temporary shuffling of some cabinet responsibilities.
Tracy Schmidt has been named acting Education and Early Childhood Learning minister.
She replaces Nello Altomare, who is stepping away from the portfolio for a few weeks to attend to some health issues.
Schmidt will retain her current portfolio of Environment and Climate Change.
To assist her, Riel MLA Mike Moyes has been named legislative assistant for both the Education and Environment portfolios.