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- 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
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- Former lieutenant governors of Alberta
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- Former premiers of Alberta
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- 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:Rachel Notley
- 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
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- The Honourable Paula Simons
- The Honourable Karen Sorensen
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- Justices of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta
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- 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
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- Deputy Minister to the Premier and Cabinet Secretary
- Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
- Ombudsman
- Provincial Auditor
- Chief Electoral Officer:Glen Resler
- 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
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- Commander,3rd Canadian Division:Brigadier-General W.H. Fletcher
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- 1 2 3 "Alumnus appointed to Court of Queen's Bench". University of Calgary. 2019-05-19. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ↑ Devlin, Nick (1998). "Ink and liberty: newspaper ownership concentration and freedom of the press under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms". Ottawa: National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, [1999]. ISBN 9780612341555 . Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- 1 2 "Government of Canada announces judicial appointments in the province of Alberta". Government of Canada. 2019-05-22. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ↑ "Her Majesty the Queen v. John Phillip Topp". CPAC. 2011-03-03. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
- ↑ "Protecting the right to 'expeditious justice' requires screening for unvaccinated jurors". Canadian Lawyer Magazine. 2021-09-26. Retrieved 2024-06-09.
- ↑ "Montreal-based musician awarded $1.5M in Alberta defamation lawsuit". CBC. 2024-03-12. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ↑ "'You don't get to hide': Alberta court finds California woman guilty of defamation against Canadian DJ". Edmonton. 2024-03-08. Retrieved 2024-03-14.