▁domestic ▁violence ▁courts . ▁ ▁Han cock ▁remained ▁Justice ▁and ▁Sol ic itor ▁General ▁Minister ▁and ▁House ▁Le ader ▁after ▁his ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁but ▁was ▁also ▁given ▁the ▁job ▁of ▁Att orney ▁General . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁those ▁roles ▁until ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁election , ▁when ▁Klein ▁appointed ▁him ▁Minister ▁of ▁Advanced ▁Education . ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁that ▁job , ▁Han cock ▁was ▁most ▁noted ▁for ▁passing ▁the ▁Access ▁to ▁the ▁Future ▁Act , ▁which ▁created ▁a ▁$ 1 ▁billion ▁end ow ment ▁fund ▁for ▁post - second ary ▁education ; ▁known ▁val ued ▁at ▁$ 3 ▁billion ▁and ▁approved ▁degree - gr ant ing ▁status ▁for ▁several ▁small ▁colleg es ▁in ▁the ▁province . ▁ ▁When ▁Ed ▁St elm ach ▁won ▁the ▁leadership ▁and ▁subsequently ▁became ▁Premier ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁promoted ▁Han cock ▁to ▁the ▁health ▁port folio . ▁As ▁Minister , ▁he ▁pres ided ▁over ▁fund ing ▁increases ▁for ▁the ▁Al berta ▁B one ▁and ▁J oint ▁Health ▁Institute , ▁en hanced ▁access ▁to ▁card iac , ▁cancer ▁care ▁through ▁process ▁improvements , ▁an ▁increase ▁of ▁primary ▁care ▁networks ▁to ▁ 8 ▁across ▁the ▁province , ▁initi ated ▁several ▁health ▁prevent ion ▁measures : ▁including ▁a ▁well ness ▁fund ▁for ▁health y ▁communities , ▁expansion ▁of ▁met abol ic ▁screen ing , ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁col ore ct al ▁cancer ▁screen ing ▁program . ▁ ▁St elm ach ▁appointed ▁Han cock