Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly, is the presiding officer in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
The Speaker is selected by secret ballot in the first session of a new legislative assembly.
List of Speakers
Affiliation | Name | Years served | |
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Liberal | Charles W. Fisher | 1905–1920 | |
Liberal | Charles Pingle | 1920–1922 | |
United Farmers | Oran McPherson | 1922–1926 | |
United Farmers | George Johnston | 1926–1936 | |
Social Credit | Nathan Eldon Tanner | 1936–1937 | |
Social Credit | Peter Dawson | 1937–1963 | |
Social Credit | Arthur J. Dixon | 1963–1972 | |
Progressive Conservative | Gerard Amerongen | 1972–1986 | |
Progressive Conservative | David J. Carter | 1986–1993 | |
Progressive Conservative | Stanley Schumacher | 1993–1997 | |
Progressive Conservative | Ken Kowalski | 1997–2012 | |
Progressive Conservative | Gene Zwozdesky | 2012–2015 | |
New Democrat | Bob Wanner | 2015–Present |
See also
External links
- Alberta Legislative Assembly List of Speakers
- History of the Speakers of the Assembly Hansard May 16, 2006
Order of precedence | ||
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Preceded by Former Premiers of Alberta |
Order of precedence in Alberta | Succeeded by Ambassadors and High Commissioners accredited to Canada |
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