List of Prime Ministers of Alberta
This list outlines the Prime Minister (Engl. Premier ) of the Canadian province of Alberta since its inception in 1905. Alberta has a unicameral parliament with a parliamentary government based on the Westminster system . The prime minister is also the chairman of the party that holds the most seats in the legislative assembly . The Prime Minister acts as head of government , while the head of state , the Canadian monarch , by a Deputy Governor (lieutenant governor) is represented. In addition, the Prime Minister puts together and presides over the government called the Executive Council from among the elected MPs.
Prior to 1905, Alberta was part of the Northwest Territories . It was ruled by a lieutenant governor before 1897 and by the Prime Minister of the Northwest Territories from 1897 to 1905.
Prime Minister of the Northwest Territories (before 1905)
Prime minister (party) |
Period | Elections (constituency) | ||
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Frederick Haultain (Liberal Conservative Party) |
October 7, 1897 - September 1, 1905 |
Appointed Oct 7, 1897 Election Nov 4, 1898 (Macleod) May 21, 1902 (Macleod) |
Prime Minister of Alberta
Prime minister (party) |
Period | Elections (constituency) | ||
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1. |
Alexander Cameron Rutherford (Liberal Party) |
September 2, 1905 - May 26, 1910 |
Appointment Sep 2 1905 Election November 9, 1905 (Strathcona) Re-election March 22, 1909 (Strathcona) Resignation May 26, 1910 |
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2. |
Arthur Sifton (Liberal Party) |
May 26, 1910 - October 30, 1917 |
Appointment May 26, 1910 Election April 17, 1913 (Vermillion) Resignation October 30, 1917 (transition to federal politics) |
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3. |
Charles Stewart (Liberal Party) |
October 30, 1917 - August 13, 1921 |
Election June 7, 1917 (Sedgewick) | |
4th |
Herbert Greenfield (United Farmers) |
August 13, 1921 - November 23, 1925 |
Appointment 13 Aug 1921 Election 1921 (Peace River) Resignation 23 Nov 1923 |
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5. |
John Edward Brownlee (United Farmers) |
November 23, 1925 - July 10, 1934 |
Appointment 23 Nov. 1925 (Ponoka) Re-election 28 June 1926 (Ponoka) Re-election 19 June 1930 (Ponoka) Resignation 10 July 1934 |
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6th |
Richard Gavin Reid (United Farmers) |
July 10, 1934 - September 3, 1935 |
Appointed July 10, 1934 (Vermillion) | |
7th |
William Aberhart (Social Credit Party) |
September 3, 1935 - May 23, 1943 |
Appointment Sep 3. 1935 Election 1935 (Okotoks-High River) Re-election March 21, 1940 (Calgary) Died in office |
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8th. |
Ernest Manning (Social Credit Party) |
May 31, 1943 - December 12, 1968 |
Appointment May 31, 1943 (Edmonton) Re-election Aug 8, 1944 (Edmonton) Re-election Aug 17, 1948 (Edmonton) Re-election Aug 5, 1952 (Edmonton) Re-election June 29, 1955 (Edmonton) Re-election June 18, 1959 (Strathcona East) Re-elected June 17, 1963 (Strathcona East) Re-elected May 23, 1967 (Strathcona East) Resignation December 12, 1968 |
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9. |
Harry Strom (Social Credit Party) |
December 12, 1968 - September 10, 1971 |
Appointed Dec. 12, 1968 (Cypress) | |
10. |
Peter Lougheed (Progressive Conservative) |
September 10, 1971 - November 1, 1985 |
Appointment Sept. 10, 1971 (Calgary West) Re-election March 25, 1975 (Calgary West) Re-election March 14, 1979 (Calgary West) Re-election Nov. 2, 1982 (Calgary West) Resignation Nov. 1, 1985 |
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11. |
Don Getty (Progressive Conservative) |
November 1, 1985 - December 13, 1992 |
Appointed Nov. 1, 1985 (Edmonton Whitemud). Re-elected May 8, 1986 (Edmonton Whitemud). Resignation Dec. 14, 1992 |
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12. |
Ralph Klein (Progressive Conservative) |
December 14, 1992 - December 14, 2006 |
Appointment Dec. 14, 1992 (Calgary Elbow) Re-election June 15, 1993 (Calgary Elbow) Re-election March 11, 1997 (Calgary Elbow) Re-election March 12, 2001 (Calgary Elbow) Re-election Nov. 22, 2004 (Calgary Elbow) Resignation 14. Dec 2006 |
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13. |
Ed Stelmach (Progressive Conservative) |
December 14, 2006 - October 7, 2011 |
Appointed Dec. 14, 2006 (Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville) Re-elected March 8, 2008 (Fort Saskatchewan-Vegreville) Resignation Oct. 7, 2011 |
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14th |
Alison Redford (Progressive Conservative) |
October 7, 2011 - March 23, 2014 |
Appointment October 7, 2011 (Calgary-Elbow) Re-election April 23, 2012 (Calgary-Elbow) Resignation March 23, 2014 |
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15th |
Dave Hancock (Progressive Conservative) |
March 23, 2014 - September 15, 2014 |
Appointment March 23, 2014 (Edmonton-Whitemud) Resignation September 15, 2014 |
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16. |
Jim Prentice (Progressive Conservative) |
September 15, 2014 - May 24, 2015 |
Appointment September 15, 2014 (Calgary-Foothills) Resignation May 24, 2015 |
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17th |
Rachel Notley (New Democratic Party) |
May 24, 2015 - April 30, 2019 |
Appointment May 24, 2015 (Edmonton-Strathcona) Resignation April 30, 2015 |
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18th |
Jason Kenney (United Conservative Party) |
since April 30, 2019 | Appointment April 30, 2019 (Calgary-Lougheed) |
Remarks
- ↑ In the elections on March 20, 1989 Getty lost his seat in the Edmonton Whitemud constituency. Thanks to a by-election he won in the Stettler constituency, he was able to sit in the legislative assembly again.
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- Official website of the Prime Minister of Alberta
- Directory of Former Prime Ministers
- Exact terms of office