Former prime minister Stephen Harper has been appointed the new chairman of the board of AIMCo, the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, the Alberta government said Wednesday.

“We’re incredibly fortunate that Mr. Harper has agreed to take on this leadership role with AIMCo,” Premier Danielle Smith said in a news release.

“Our ambitious goal of building the Heritage Savings Trust Fund to more than $250 billion in the next 25 years requires strong governance oversight, which he will provide.”