List of lieutenant governors of Alberta facts for kids

The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta is a very important person in the province. They represent the King or Queen of Canada, who is our head of state. Think of them as the King's personal representative right here in Alberta!

This special job started when Alberta officially became a province in 1905. But even before that, there were similar leaders for the larger area called the Northwest Territories, which included Alberta.

The Lieutenant Governor has several key roles:

• They make sure the government always runs smoothly.
• They give royal approval to new laws passed by the provincial government. This is called "Royal Assent."
• They open and close sessions of the Alberta Legislature.
• They also take part in many community events, celebrating achievements and honouring people.

Below is a list of the people who have served as Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, from the very first one to the current office holder.

Lieutenant Governors of Alberta

No.	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Took Office	Left Office	Monarch Served	Premier Served
1		George H. V. Bulyea (1859–1928)	1 September 1905	20 October 1915	Edward VII (1901–1910)	Alexander Cameron Rutherford (1905–1910)
					George V (1910–1936)	Arthur Sifton (1910–1917)
2		Robert Brett (1851–1929)	20 October 1915	29 October 1925		Charles Stewart (1917–1921)
						Herbert Greenfield (1921–1925)
3		William Egbert (1857–1936)	29 October 1925	5 May 1931		John Edward Brownlee (1925–1934)
4		William L. Walsh (1857–1938)	5 May 1931	1 October 1936		Richard Gavin Reid (1934–1935)
					Edward VIII (1936)	William Aberhart (1935–1943)
5		Philip Primrose (1864–1937)	1 October 1936	17 March 1937	George VI (1936–1952)
6		John C. Bowen (1872–1957)	23 March 1937	1 February 1950		Ernest Manning (1943–1968)
7		John J. Bowlen (1876–1959)	1 February 1950	16 December 1959	Elizabeth II (1952–2022)
8		John Percy Page (1887–1973)	19 December 1959	26 January 1966
9		Grant MacEwan (1902–2000)	26 January 1966	2 July 1974		Harry Strom (1968–1971)
						Peter Lougheed (1971–1985)
10		Ralph Steinhauer (1905–1987)	2 July 1974	18 October 1979
11		Frank C. Lynch-Staunton (1905–1990)	18 October 1979	22 January 1985
12		Helen Hunley (1920–2010)	22 January 1985	11 March 1991		Don Getty (1985–1992)
13		Gordon Towers (1919–1999)	11 March 1991	17 April 1996		Ralph Klein (1992–2006)
14		Bud Olson (1925–2002)	17 April 1996	10 February 2000
15		Lois Hole (1929–2005)	10 February 2000	6 January 2005
16		Norman Kwong (1929–2016)	20 January 2005	11 May 2010		Ed Stelmach (2006–2011)
17		Donald Ethell (born 1937)	11 May 2010	12 June 2015		Alison Redford (2011–2014)
						Dave Hancock (2014)
						Jim Prentice (2014–2015)
18		Lois Mitchell (born 1939)	12 June 2015	26 August 2020		Rachel Notley (2015–2019)
19		Salma Lakhani (born 1951 or 1952)	26 August 2020	Incumbent	Charles III (since 2022)	Jason Kenney (2019–2022)
						Danielle Smith (since 2022)

See also

• Office-holders of Canada
• Canadian incumbents by year