Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper is among those being considered to chair Alberta Investment Management Corp. (AIMCo), the $160-billion pension and endowment manager whose board of directors and chief executive were purged last week by the Alberta government.

Former prime minister Stephen Harper has been tapped to lead the Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), the Crown corporation that manages public pensions and public investments in Alberta.

Harper is taking the role unpaid after Alberta’s government dismissed entire 10-member board of directors and four senior leaders

Former prime minister Stephen Harper is the new chairman of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, or AIMCo, which oversees more than $160 billion in funds, including pension funds and the Heritage Savings Trust Fund.

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."I think Albertans should be grateful and thankful that he would consider doing this,

The opposition party in the Canadian province of Alberta criticized the appointment of former Prime Minister Stephen Harper to board chair of the C$168.9 billion ($124.5 billion) Alberta Investment Management Corp., Edmonton.

The Conservative politician will be on the hook to build the Heritage Savings Trust Fund to more than C$250 billion over the next 25 years.

Former prime minister Stephen Harper has been selected by the Alberta government as the new chairman of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, or AIMCo, which oversees more than $160 billion in funds,

Former prime minister Stephen Harper is the new chairman of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, which oversees more than $160 billion in funds, including pension funds and the Heritage Savings Trust Fund.