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The premier is Alberta's head of government, while the King of Canada is its head of state and is represented by the lieutenant governor of Alberta. The premier picks a cabinet, usually from the elected members of the Legislative Assembly, to form the Executive Council of Alberta, and presides over that body.
Premiers of Alberta by time served in office as of January 18, 2025. The premier always stays in office during an election campaign. That time is included in the total, even if the premier is defeated.
This is a list of joint premiers of the Province of Canada in order of time served in office as joint premier, both as premier and as deputy. This list counts time during an election campaign as belonging to the preceding premier. When adding together days in non-consecutive terms, a month is taken to mean 30 days.
The premier of Alberta is the leader of the legislative majority in the Alberta Legislature. The premier selects ministers of the Crown to the Executive Council of Alberta (the "cabinet") and as such is the head of the government in Alberta. The premier is the first minister representing Alberta towards the federal government and the other ...
Number of seats won by major parties at each election UCP Wildrose Conservative/PC Liberal CCF/NDP Social Credit United Farmers Dominion Labour Party Independents Other The Canadian province of Alberta holds elections to its unicameral legislative body, the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The maximum period between general elections of the assembly is five years, but the Lieutenant Governor ...
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Pages in category "Premiers of Alberta" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
John Edward Brownlee, QC (August 27, 1883 – July 15, 1961) was the fifth premier of Alberta, serving from 1925 until 1934.Born in Port Ryerse, Ontario, he studied history and political science at the University of Toronto's Victoria College before moving west to Calgary to become a lawyer.