List of Prime Ministers of Alberta

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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

  • Alberta Liberal Party
  • Alberta New Democratic Party
  • Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
  • Social Credit Party of Alberta
  • United Conservative Party
  • United Farmers of Alberta
  • Prime minister
    (party)
    Period Elections (constituency)
    Alexander Rutherford.jpg 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
    Arthur Sifton.jpg 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)
    Charles Stewart.jpg 3. Charles Stewart
    (Liberal Party)
    October 30, 1917 -
    August 13, 1921
    Election June 7, 1917 (Sedgewick)
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    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
    Richard Reid.jpg
    6th Richard Gavin Reid
    (United Farmers)
    July 10, 1934 -
    September 3, 1935
    Appointed July 10, 1934 (Vermillion)
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    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
    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
    Ed-Stelmach-Szmurlo.jpg
    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
    Alison Redford 2012.jpg
    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
    Jim Prentice.jpg
    16. Jim Prentice
    (Progressive Conservative)
    September 15, 2014 -
    May 24, 2015
    Appointment September 15, 2014 (Calgary-Foothills)
    Resignation May 24, 2015
    Rachel Notley crop.jpg
    17th Rachel Notley
    (New Democratic Party)
    May 24, 2015 -
    April 30, 2019
    Appointment May 24, 2015 (Edmonton-Strathcona)
    Resignation April 30, 2015
    Jason Kenney in 2019.jpg
    18th Jason Kenney
    (United Conservative Party)
    since April 30, 2019 Appointment April 30, 2019 (Calgary-Lougheed)

    Remarks

    1. 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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    See also