Deputy Premier of Alberta

Deputy Premier of Alberta
Incumbent
Mike Ellis
since June 9, 2023
StatusDeputy head of government
Member of
Reports to
SeatEdmonton
NominatorPremier
AppointerLieutenant governor
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
FormationSeptember 10, 1971
First holderHugh Horner

The deputy premier of Alberta is the representative of the premier of Alberta in the Canadian province of Alberta when the current premier is unable to attend functions executed by the premier.

Mike Ellis has been the deputy premier since June 9, 2023.[1]

Deputy premiers of Alberta

No. Name Time in office Party Ministry Ref.
1 Hugh Horner September 10, 1971 September 24, 1979 █ Progressive Conservative Lougheed [2]
2 David John Russell February 6, 1986 April 13, 1989 █ Progressive Conservative Getty
3 Jim Horsman April 14, 1989 December 14, 1992 █ Progressive Conservative
4 Peter Elzinga December 15, 1992 June 29, 1993 █ Progressive Conservative Klein [3]
5 Ken Kowalski December 15, 1992 October 21, 1994 █ Progressive Conservative
6 Shirley McClellan March 19, 2001 December 14, 2006 █ Progressive Conservative
7 Ron Stevens June 27, 2007 May 15, 2009 █ Progressive Conservative Stelmach [4]
8 Doug Horner January 15, 2010 February 4, 2011 █ Progressive Conservative
(8) Doug Horner October 12, 2011 May 7, 2012 █ Progressive Conservative Redford
9 Thomas Lukaszuk May 8, 2012 December 12, 2013 █ Progressive Conservative
10 Dave Hancock December 13, 2013 March 23, 2014 █ Progressive Conservative [5]
11 Sarah Hoffman February 2, 2016 April 30, 2019 █ New Democratic Notley [6]
12 Kaycee Madu October 21, 2022 June 9, 2023 █ United Conservative Smith [7]
13 Nathan Neudorf October 21, 2022 June 9, 2023 █ United Conservative
14 Mike Ellis June 9, 2023 Incumbent █ United Conservative

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References

  1. ↑ Dickson, Courtney; DeRosa, Katie (Nov 18, 2024). "27 cabinet ministers sworn in as B.C.'s new NDP government takes power". cbc.ca. Retrieved Nov 20, 2024.
  2. ↑ Wood, David G. (1985). The Lougheed legacy. Toronto: Key Porter Books. ISBN 0-919493-48-3. OCLC 910363674.
  3. ↑ News release - Klein names new Cabinet, reorganizes some portfolios
  4. ↑ "Stelmach names smaller cabinet". CBC News. December 15, 2006. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  5. ↑ New Cabinet team focused on Albertans' priorities
  6. ↑ "Rachel Notley sworn in as Alberta premier, reveals cabinet". CBC News Edmontondate=May 24, 2015. Archived from the original on December 31, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
  7. ↑ Black, Matthew (2022-10-12). "Smith stresses fight versus Ottawa, party unity after becoming Alberta's 19th premier". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 2022-10-22.