31st Alberta Legislature | |||
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Majority parliament | |||
8 June 2023 – present | |||
Parliament leaders | |||
Premier | Danielle Smith 11 Oct 2022 – present | ||
Cabinet | Smith ministry | ||
Leader of the Opposition | Rachel Notley 30 Apr 2019 – 24 Jun 2024 | ||
Christina Gray 24 Jun 2024 – present | |||
Party caucuses | |||
Government | United Conservative Party | ||
Opposition | New Democratic Party | ||
Legislative Assembly | |||
Seating arrangements of the Legislative Assembly | |||
Speaker of the Assembly | Nathan Cooper 21 May 2019 – present | ||
Government House Leader | Joseph Schow 24 Oct 2022 – present | ||
Opposition House Leader | Christina Gray 8 Feb 2021 – present | ||
Members | 87 MLA seats | ||
Sovereign | |||
Monarch | Charles III 8 Sep 2022 – present | ||
Lieutenant Governor | Salma Lakhani 26 Aug 2020 – present | ||
Sessions | |||
1st session 20 June 2023 – present | |||
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The 31st Alberta Legislative Assembly was constituted after the general election on 29 May 2023. The United Conservative Party (UCP), led by incumbent Premier Danielle Smith, won a majority of seats and formed the government. The New Democrats, led by former Premier Rachel Notley, won the second most seats and formed the official opposition.
The first session began on 20 June 2023 to elect officers of the assembly, and Nathan Cooper was re-elected as speaker. The assembly then adjourned for the summer. [1]
The session resumed on 30 October with the speech from the throne. Among the bills passed was an amendment to the Election Act, changing the fixed election date to the third Monday in October instead of the last Monday in May – this bill passed the Assembly on 28 May 2024 and received royal assent on 30 May. The assembly adjourned for the summer on May 29.
On 22 June, Naheed Nenshi was elected leader of the Alberta NDP, and as a result, Rachel Notley resigned on 24 June as leader of the Opposition. Because Nenshi did not have a seat in the assembly, he designated Christina Gray to be Opposition leader.
On 1 July, Shannon Phillips resigned as MLA for Lethbridge-West. [2]
By-election | Date | Incumbent | Party | Winner | Party | Cause | Retained | ||
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Lethbridge-West | TBA | Shannon Phillips | New Democratic | TBD | TBD | Resigned for personal reasons. | TBD |
Office | Photo | Party | Officer | Riding | Since | Until |
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Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta | UCP | Nathan Cooper | Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills | 21 May 2019 | present | |
Deputy Speaker and Chair of Committees | UCP | Angela Pitt | Airdrie-East | 21 May 2019 | present | |
Deputy Chair of Committees | UCP | Glenn van Dijken | Athabasca-Barrhead-Westlock | 20 June 2023 | present |
Office | Photo | Officer | Riding | Since | Until |
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Premier of Alberta | Danielle Smith | Brooks-Medicine Hat | 11 October 2022 | present | |
Deputy Premier | Mike Ellis | Calgary-West | 9 June 2023 | present | |
House Leader | Joseph Schow | Cardston-Siksika | 24 October 2022 | present | |
Deputy House Leader | Mickey Amery | Calgary-Cross | 24 October 2022 | present | |
Dan Williams | Peace River | 13 July 2023 | present | ||
Whip | Shane Getson | Lac Ste. Anne-Parkland | 9 June 2023 | present | |
Deputy Whip | Tany Yao | Fort McMurray-Wood Buffalo | 18 October 2023 | present | |
Caucus Chair | Nathan Neudorf | Lethbridge-East | June 2021 | present |
Office | Photo | Officer | Riding | Since | Until |
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Leader of the Opposition | Rachel Notley | Edmonton-Strathcona | 30 April 2019 | 24 June 2024 | |
Christina Gray | Edmonton-Mill Woods | 24 June 2024 | present | ||
Deputy Leader | Sarah Hoffman | Edmonton-Glenora | 13 May 2019 | 27 January 2024 | |
Christina Gray | Edmonton-Mill Woods | 13 February 2024 | 24 June 2024 | ||
Rakhi Pancholi | Edmonton-Whitemud | 24 June 2024 | present | ||
House Leader | Christina Gray | Edmonton-Mill Woods | 8 February 2021 | present | |
Deputy House Leader | Irfan Sabir | Calgary-Bhullar-McCall | 20 October 2020 | present | |
Heather Sweet | Edmonton-Manning | 27 February 2023 | 28 January 2024 | ||
Whip | David Eggen | Edmonton-North West | 21 May 2019 | present | |
Deputy Whip | Sarah Hoffman | Edmonton-Glenora | 27 June 2023 | 27 January 2024 | |
Heather Sweet | Edmonton-Manning | 28 January 2024 | present | ||
Deputy Assistant Whip | Samir Kayande | Calgary-Elbow | 27 June 2023 | present | |
Caucus Chair | Joe Ceci | Calgary-Buffalo | 13 May 2019 | present | |
Deputy Caucus Chair | Peggy Wright | Edmonton-Beverly-Clareview | 27 June 2023 | present |
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