The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta was a provincial centre-right party in the Canadian province of Alberta that existed from 1905 to 2020. The party formed the provincial government,without interruption,from 1971 until the party's defeat in the 2015 provincial election under premiers Peter Lougheed,Don Getty,Ralph Klein,Ed Stelmach,Alison Redford,Dave Hancock and Jim Prentice. At 44 years,this was the longest unbroken run in government at the provincial or federal level in Canadian history.
Ronald Gordon "Ron" Stevens was a Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Calgary-Glenmore as a Progressive Conservative until his resignation on May 15,2009. He was subsequently appointed a Judge of the Court of Queen's Bench of Alberta on May 20,2009,by the government of Canada.
James Francis Dinning is a Canadian Progressive Conservative politician and businessman. He was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (1986–1997),and now is on the board of directors of several Canadian companies. Dinning ran for the leadership of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives to replace Ralph Klein as Premier of Alberta. Dinning raised over $2 million for his leadership bid but was ultimately defeated by Ed Stelmach when party members voted for Klein's replacement on December 2,2006. In June 2010,he was selected as the 12th Chancellor of the University of Calgary. Dinning is an advisor to Canada's Ecofiscal Commission.
Mohammed Amery was a Canadian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He represented the constituency of Calgary-East as a Progressive Conservative.
The 2006 Alberta Progressive Conservative leadership election was held in November and December 2006 to choose a new leader for the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta to replace the retiring Ralph Klein. Ed Stelmach emerged as the winner of an eight candidate field,despite placing third on the first ballot.
Lyle Knute Oberg is an Albertan politician and former member of the Legislative Assembly. He is also a physician and business executive.
Edward Michael Stelmach is a Canadian politician who served as the 13th premier of Alberta,from 2006 to 2011. The grandson of Ukrainian immigrants,Stelmach was born and raised on a farm near Lamont and fluently speaks the distinctive Canadian dialect of Ukrainian. He spent his entire pre-political adult life as a farmer,except for some time spent studying at the University of Alberta. His first foray into politics was a 1986 municipal election,when he was elected to Lamont County council. A year into his term,he was appointed reeve. He continued in this position until his entry into provincial politics.
Ronald Liepert is a Canadian politician from Alberta who serves as the Member of Parliament for Calgary Signal Hill in the House of Commons of Canada. He previously served in the Cabinet of Alberta as Minister of Finance,Energy,Health and Wellness and Education under premiers Ed Stelmach and Alison Redford. From 2004 to 2012,he was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta,representing the constituency of Calgary-West,as a Progressive Conservative legislator. On April 12,2014,Liepert won the federal Conservative nomination in Calgary Signal Hill,defeating incumbent Rob Anders,and was elected to parliament in 2015. He was re-elected in 2019 and 2021.
Hector George Joseph Goudreau is a politician from Alberta,Canada. He is originally from the francophone area of Beaumont,Alberta,located just south of Edmonton's metro population.
Lucien "Luke" Ouellette is a Canadian politician and former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the constituency of Innisfail-Sylvan Lake as a Progressive Conservative.
The Alberta order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the province of Alberta. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a provincial nature.
- The King of Canada:His Majesty King Charles III
- Lieutenant Governor of Alberta:Her Honour the Honourable Salma Lakhani
- Premier of Alberta:The Honourable Danielle Smith
- The Chief Justice of The Court of Appeal of Alberta:The Honourable Justice Ritu Khullar
- Former lieutenant governors of Alberta
- The Honourable Donald Ethell
- The Honourable Lois Mitchell
- Former premiers of Alberta
- The Honourable Ed Stelmach
- The Honourable Alison Redford
- The Honourable Dave Hancock
- The Honourable Rachel Notley
- The Honourable Jason Kenney
- Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta:Nathan Cooper
- Ambassadors and high commissioners accredited to Canada
- Members of the Executive Council of Alberta,in relative order of precedence as determined by the premier
- Leader of the Official Opposition:Christina Gray
- Current members of the King's Privy Council for Canada resident in Alberta,with precedence given to current members of the federal cabinet
- Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta with precedence governed by the date of their first election to the Legislature
- Members of the Senate of Canada who represent Alberta,by date of appointment
- The Honourable Scott Tannas
- The Honourable Patti LaBoucane-Benson
- The Honourable Paula Simons
- The Honourable Karen Sorensen
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada who represent Alberta constituencies,by date of election
- Superior court justices
- Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta:The Honourable Justice Kenneth G. Nielsen
- Justices of the Court of Appeal of Alberta
- Justices of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta
- Heads of religious denominations
- Heads of consular posts:consuls-general;consuls;vice-consuls;consular agents
- Judges of the Provincial Court of Alberta
- Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of Alberta
- Other judges by seniority of appointment
- Mayors of Alberta municipalities
- Aboriginal Leaders
- Chiefs of the Treaty First Nations in Alberta,in order of seniority of election to office;
- President of Métis Settlements General Council
- President of Métis Nation of Alberta:Audrey Poitras
- Deputy Minister to the Premier and Cabinet Secretary
- Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
- Ombudsman
- Provincial Auditor
- Chief Electoral Officer
- Ethics Commissioner:Marguerite Trussler
- Information and Privacy Commissioner:Jill Clayton
- Deputy Ministers
- Senior Alberta government officials with rank of Deputy Minister as determined by the Executive Council
- Chief executive officers of Crown corporations
- Leadership of Alberta universities
- Chancellor of the University of Alberta:Ralph B. Young
- Chancellor of the University of Calgary:Jim Dinning
- Chancellor of the University of Lethbridge:Shirley McClellan
- Chairman of the Board,University of Alberta
- Chairman of the Board,University of Calgary
- Chairman of the Board,University of Lethbridge
- Chairman of the Board,Athabasca University
- Chairman of the Board,Mount Royal University
- Chairman of the Board,MacEwan University
- President of the University of Alberta:David H. Turpin
- President of the University of Calgary:Ed McCauley
- President of the University of Lethbridge:Michael J. Mahon
- President of Athabasca University:Frits Pannekoek
- President of Mount Royal University:David Docherty
- President of Grant MacEwan University:David W. Atkinson
- Police and military
- Commanding Officer,"K" Division,Royal Canadian Mounted Police:Curtis Zablocki
- Commander,3rd Canadian Division:Brigadier-General W.H. Fletcher
- Commanding Officer,HMCS Nonsuch
- Commanding Officer,1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
- Commanding Officer,1 Area Support Group
- Commanding Officer,41 Canadian Brigade Group
- Commanding Officer,4 Wing
For the Australian former footballer,see Evan Berger.
The 27th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from April 14,2008,to March 26,2012,with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 2008 Alberta general election held on March 3,2008. The Legislature officially resumed on April 14,2008,and continued until the fifth session was prorogued on March 22,2012,and dissolved on March 26,2012,prior to the 2012 Alberta general election on April 23,2012.
The 2012 Alberta general election was held on April 23,2012,to elect members of the 28th Legislative Assembly of Alberta. A Senate nominee election was called for the same day.
Richard William McIver is a Canadian politician who has represented Calgary-Hays in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta since 2012. A member of the United Conservative Party (UCP),McIver is the current minister of municipal affairs.
The Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election,2011 was prompted by Ed Stelmach's announcement that he would not be seeking re-election in the 28th general election and therefore would be resigning as leader of the Progressive Conservatives. With the Progressive Conservatives forming the Alberta government,the winner of the election consequently became Premier of Alberta.
Harry Edwin Strom was the ninth premier of Alberta,from 1968 to 1971. His two-and-a-half years as Premier were the last of the thirty-six-year Social Credit dynasty,as his defeat by Peter Lougheed saw its replacement by a new era Progressive Conservative government. He is remembered as an honest,decent man who lacked the political skills of his predecessor,Ernest Manning,or of Lougheed.
The 2015 Alberta general election was held on May 5,following a request of Premier Jim Prentice to the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Donald Ethell to dissolve the Legislative Assembly on April 7. This election elected members to the 29th Alberta Legislature. It was only the fourth time in provincial history that saw a change of governing party,and was the last provincial election for both the Alberta Progressive Conservative and Wildrose parties,which merged in 2017 to form the United Conservative Party.
The 2014 Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta leadership election was prompted by Alison Redford's announcement that she would be resigning as leader of the Progressive Conservatives and Premier of Alberta on March 23,2014.
The United Conservative Party of Alberta (UCP) is a conservative political party in the province of Alberta,Canada. It was established in July 2017 as a merger between the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta and the Wildrose Party. 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. The party won a renewed majority mandate in the 2023 Alberta general election under the leadership of Danielle Smith.
