List of premiers of Alberta by time in office
Premiers of Alberta by time served in office as of December 7, 2016.
Rank | Premier | Incumbency | Years in power | Number of Mandates | Remarks |
1 | Manning !Ernest Manning | 7008805788000000000♠25 years, 195 days | 1943-05-31[1]—1968-12-12 | 7 mandates | The longest serving premier, Manning was leader of the Social Credit Party. |
2 | Lougheed !Peter Lougheed | 7008446299200000000♠14 years, 52 days | 1971-09-10—1985-11-01 | 4 mandates | Peter Lougheed was the first Progressive Conservative to become Premier of Alberta and also the only former Leader of the Opposition to become premier. |
3 | Klein !Ralph Klein | 7008441806400000000♠14 years, 0 days | 1992-12-14—2006-12-14 | 4 mandates | |
4 | Brownlee !John Edward Brownlee | 7008272246400000000♠8 years, 229 days | 1925-11-23—1934-07-10 | 2 mandates | Brownlee resigned as the result of a sex scandal. |
5 | Aberhart !William Aberhart | 7008243540000000000♠7 years, 262 days | 1935-09-03—1943-05-23[1] | 2 mandates | "Bible Bill" Aberhart was the first Social Credit premier, leading his party from no seats to a majority government in its first election. |
6 | Sifton !Arthur Lewis Sifton | 7008234468000000000♠7 years, 157 days | 1910-05-26—1917-10-30 | 2 mandates | Sifton resigned as premier to join Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden's federal war cabinet. |
7 | Getty !Don Getty | 7008224532000000000♠7 years, 42 days | 1985-11-01—1992-12-13 | 2 mandates | Getty lost his seat in the Alberta legislature in the 1989 provincial election but remained premier and re-entered the legislature through a by-election. |
8 | Stelmach !Ed Stelmach | 7008151891200000000♠4 years, 297 days | 2006-12-14—2011-10-07 | 1 mandate | |
9 | Rutherford !Alexander Cameron Rutherford | 7008149212800000000♠4 years, 266 days | 1905-09-02—1910-05-26 | 2 mandates | Rutherford was Alberta's first premier. He and his cabinet were forced to resign due to the Alberta and Great Waterways Railway scandal. |
10 | Greenfield !Herbert Greenfield | 7008135043200000000♠4 years, 102 days | 1921-08-13—1925-11-23 | 1 mandate[2] | The United Farmers of Alberta was led by the president during the 1921 general election. After UFA President Henry Wise Wood and UFA legal counsel John Edward Brownlee declined offers to lead the party, UFA vice-president Greenfield accepted. He did not have a seat in the legislature but was sworn in as Premier and successfully contested a by-election. |
11 | Stewart !Charles Stewart | 7008119469600000000♠3 years, 287 days | 1917-10-30—1921-08-13 | 0 mandates | Stewart was the province's last Liberal premier. |
12 | Strom !Harry Strom | 7007866160000000000♠2 years, 272 days | 1968-12-12—1971-09-10 | 0 mandates | Strom was the last Social Credit premier of Alberta. |
13 | Redford !Alison Redford | 7007775440000000000♠2 years, 167 days | 2011-10-07—2014-03-23 | 1 mandate | |
16 | Notley !Rachel Notley | 7007485784000000000♠1 year, 197 days | 2015-05-24 | 1 mandate | Notley is the first NDP Premier |
14 | Reid !Richard Gavin Reid | 7007363096000000000♠1 year, 55 days | 1934-07-10—1935-09-03 | 0 mandates | Reid was Alberta's last United Farmer premier. |
15 | Prentice !Jim Prentice | 7007216864000000000♠251 days | 2014-09-15—2015-05-24 | 0 mandates | Prentice was Alberta's last Progressive Conservative premier. |
17 | Hancock !Dave Hancock | 7007152064000000000♠176 days | 2014-03-23—2014-09-15 | 0 mandates | Hancock was chosen as interim party leader during a leadership election. |
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Notes
- 1 2 There was no Premier of Alberta from May 23 until May 31, 1943, due to the death of Premier William Aberhart
- ↑ The United Farmers of Alberta won the 1921 election without an MLA leader, but Greenfield was made leader immediately after it, and that election is counted here as having been won by Greenfield.
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