EDMONTON 鈥� Alberta鈥檚 Progressive Conservative caucus has chosen Dave Hancock as interim leader and premier.
Hancock, the longest-serving minister in cabinet, has been deputy premier to Alison Redford, who is resigning effective Sunday.
Hancock, who supported Redford as she tried to weather the turmoil around her, had said he wouldn鈥檛 mind taking on the interim role for continuity鈥檚 sake
But he said he didn鈥檛 want the job permanently.
Hancock ran in the 2006 leadership race that Redford鈥檚 predecessor Ed Stelmach won.
Hancock said he didn鈥檛 think he was the best long-term choice for a party that says it wants to turn over a new page.
