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June 9, 2023 Incumbent Smith: co-deputy United Conservative: Kaycee Madu: October 24, 2022 June 9, 2023 Smith: co-deputy United Conservative: Nathan Neudorf: October 24, 2022 June 9, 2023 Smith: co-deputy New Democratic: Sarah Hoffman: February 2, 2016 April 30, 2019 Notley: Vacant Progressive Conservative: Dave Hancock: December 13, 2013 March ...
The Smith ministry is the combined Cabinet (formally the Executive Council of Alberta), chaired by 19th Premier of Alberta Danielle Smith, that has governed Alberta since October 11, 2022. The Cabinet consists of members of the United Conservative Party , which holds a majority of the seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta .
The Executive Council of Alberta (the Cabinet) is a body of ministers of the Crown in right of Alberta, who along with the lieutenant governor, exercises the powers of the Government of Alberta. Ministers are selected by the premier and typically (but not always) sit as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).
The Government of Alberta (French: gouvernement de l'Alberta) is the body responsible for the administration of the Canadian province of Alberta.In modern Canadian use, the term Government of Alberta refers specifically to the executive—political ministers of the Crown (the Cabinet/Executive Council) who are appointed on the advice of the premier.
When established, the UCP immediately formed the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The UCP won a majority mandate in the 2019 Alberta general election to form the government of Alberta. In the 2023 election they lost several seats but maintained a majority in the Legislative Assembly.
Each province's legislative assembly, along with the province's lieutenant governor, form the province's legislature (which is called a parliament or general assembly in some provinces). Historically, several provinces had bicameral legislatures , but they all eventually dissolved their upper house or merged it with their lower house, so that ...
9: Harry Strom (1914–1984) 12 December 1968 10 September 1971 Appointment (16th Leg.) Social Credit (Ldr. 1968) MLA for Cypress: Strom Ministry: Alberta Service Corps; introduction of kindergarten; creation of Athabasca University and Grant MacEwan College. 10: Peter Lougheed (1928–2012) 10 September 1971 1 November 1985 1971 election (17th ...
In the 2023 provincial election, the NDP made large gains but failed to form government, with Notley continuing as Opposition leader. On January 16, 2024, Notley announced her plans to step down as leader of the Alberta NDP, but she would remain leader until a successor was elected on June 22 .