List of lieutenant governors of Alberta

The following is a list of the lieutenant governors of Alberta. Though the present-day office of lieutenant governor in Alberta came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation in 1905, the post is a continuation from the first governorship of the Northwest Territories in 1869.

Lieutenant governors of Alberta, 1905–present

# Image Name Governor from Governor until
Governors under Edward VII (1905–1910):
1. George Hedley Vicars Bulyea.jpg George Hedley Vicars Bulyea 1 September 1905
Governors under George V (1910–1936):
1. George Hedley Vicars Bulyea.jpg cont.... 20 October 1915
2. RobertBrett.jpg Dr. Robert George Brett 20 October 1915 29 October 1925
3. William Egbert at Government House.jpg Dr. William Egbert 29 October 1925 5 May 1931
4. William Legh Walsh.jpg William Legh Walsh KC 5 May 1931
Governors under Edward VIII (1936):
4. William Legh Walsh.jpg cont.... 1 October 1936
5. Philip C H Primrose.jpg Philip Carteret Hill Primrose 1 October 1936
Governors under George VI (1936–1952):
5. Philip C H Primrose.jpg cont.... 17 March 1937
6. Coat of Arms of the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta.svg John Campbell Bowen 23 March 1937 1 February 1950
7. John J Bowlen.jpg John James Bowlen 1 February 1950
Governors under Elizabeth II (1952–present):
7. John J Bowlen.jpg cont.... 16 December 1959
8. J Percy Page.jpg John Percy Page 19 December 1959 26 January 1966
9. Grant MacEwan.jpg John Walter Grant MacEwan OC 26 January 1966 2 July 1974
10. Coat of Arms of the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta.svg Ralph Garvin Steinhauer OC 2 July 1974 18 October 1979
11. Coat of Arms of the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta.svg Francis Charles Lynch-Staunton AOE 18 October 1979 22 January 1985
12. Coat of Arms of the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta.svg Wilma Helen Hunley AOE 22 January 1985 11 March 1991
13. Coat of Arms of the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta.svg Thomas Gordon Towers AOE 11 March 1991 17 April 1996
14. Coat of Arms of the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta.svg Horace Andrew Olson PC AOE 17 April 1996 10 February 2000
15. Coat of Arms of the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta.svg Lois E. Hole CM AOE 10 February 2000 6 January 2005
16. The Honourable Norman Kwong cropped-2.jpg Norman Lim Kwong CM AOE 20 January 2005 11 May 2010
17.[† 1] Donald Ethell.jpg Donald Stewart Ethell OC OMM AOE MSC CD 11 May 2010 12 June 2015
18. Lois Mitchell.jpg Lois Elizabeth Mitchell CM AOE 12 June 2015 26 August 2020
19. Coat of Arms of the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta.svg Salma Lakhani AOE 26 August 2020[1]
  1. ^ Colour denotes living former lieutenant governors

See also

External links

  • Legislative Assembly of Alberta. "Public Information > Lieutenant Governors > Former Lieutenant Governors of Alberta, 1905-2005". Queen's Printer for Alberta.
Order of precedence
Preceded by
Catherine Fraser, The Chief Justice of The Court of Appeal of Alberta
Order of precedence in Alberta
as of 2013
Succeeded by
Former Premiers of Alberta

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