, ▁Han cock ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁three ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 ▁inc umb ent ▁PC ▁ML As ▁in ▁Ed mont on ▁to ▁retain ▁their ▁seat ▁by ▁defe ating ▁Liberal ▁Don na ▁Smith ▁by ▁ 9 2 9 ▁votes ▁while ▁winning ▁ 4 6 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁his ▁fourth ▁term ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁provincial ▁election , ▁winning ▁ 5 8 ▁per ▁cent ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁in ▁be ating ▁Liberal ▁Nancy ▁Cav an augh ▁by ▁ 5 , 0 4 9 ▁votes . ▁ ▁In ▁Cab inet ▁ ▁Han cock ▁has ▁spent ▁his ▁entire ▁provincial ▁political ▁career ▁in ▁cabinet . ▁As ▁a ▁ro ok ie ▁M LA ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 4 th ▁Al berta ▁Legisl ature , ▁Premier ▁Ralph ▁Klein ▁named ▁him ▁Minister ▁of ▁Inter g overn ment al ▁and ▁Ab original ▁Affairs . ▁In ▁that ▁capacity , ▁he ▁spe ar head ed ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁Ab original ▁Policy ▁Framework , ▁which ▁set ▁out ▁the ▁basic ▁structure ▁for ▁existing ▁and ▁new ▁government al ▁policies ▁regarding ▁ab original ▁affairs . ▁ ▁Two ▁years ▁into ▁his ▁first ▁term , ▁Han cock ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁Minister ▁of ▁Justice ▁and ▁Sol ic itor ▁General ▁and ▁Government ▁House ▁Le ader . ▁During ▁his ▁five ▁years ▁as ▁Justice ▁Minister , ▁he ▁worked ▁to ▁limit ▁conditional ▁sent encing ▁for ▁violent ▁crime , ▁dr unk ▁driving ▁off enders , ▁developed ▁a ▁flag ging ▁system ▁to ▁identify ▁Al berta ' s ▁chron ic ▁dr unk ▁drivers ▁and ▁introduced ▁special ized