27th Alberta Legislative Assembly
| 27th Alberta Legislature | |||
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| Majority parliament | |||
| 2008 – 2012 | |||
| Parliament leaders | |||
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Premier (cabinet) |
Ed Stelmach (Stelmach cabinet) December 14, 2006 – October 7, 2011 |
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Alison Redford (Redford cabinet) 7 Oct. 2011 – 23 Mar. 2014 |
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| Leader of the Opposition |
David Swann December 15, 2008 – September 10, 2011 |
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Raj Sherman September 12, 2011 – April 23, 2012 |
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| Party caucuses | |||
| Government | Progressive Conservative Association | ||
| Opposition | Liberal Party | ||
| Third parties | Wildrose Party | ||
| New Democratic Party | |||
| Legislative Assembly | |||
| Speaker of the Assembly |
Ken Kowalski April 14, 1997 – May 23, 2012 |
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| Government House Leader |
Dave Hancock 12 Mar. 2008 – 15 Sep. 2014 |
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| Members | 83 MLA seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch |
Elizabeth II 6 Feb. 1952 – present |
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| Lieutenant Governor |
Hon. Norman Kwong January 20, 2005 – May 11, 2010 |
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| Hon. Donald Ethell 11 May 2010 – present |
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| Sessions | |||
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1st Session 14 Apr. 2008 – 4 Dec. 2008 |
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2nd Session 10 Feb. 2009 – 26 Nov. 2009 |
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3rd Session 4 Feb. 2010 – 2 Dec. 2010 |
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4th Session 22 Feb. 2011 – 8 Dec. 2011 |
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5th Session 7 Feb. 2012 – 22 Mar. 2012 |
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The 27th Alberta Legislative Assembly was constituted after the 2008 Alberta general election on March 3, 2008. The Progressive Conservatives led by Premier Ed Stelmach increased the size of his majority.
The result of the 2008 election resulted in the Progressive Conservative party strengthening their ranks and picking up many districts. The results had fooled most of the pundits who were predicting quite the opposite.
Premier Ed Stelmach shuffled the Cabinet on March 13, 2008. The more notable members of his cabinet included Ron Liepert, Lindsay Blackett and Mel Knight. The opposition criticized Stelmach for not reducing the size of cabinet which had become bloated to record levels.
The 1st Session of the 27th Alberta Legislature began on April 14, 2008 with the re-election of Ken Kowalski as speaker of the assembly defeating Laurie Blakeman on the first ballot.
The first throne speech during the assembly was read by Normie Kwong the next day. The 1st session was marked by a number of initiatives that cast the government in a negative light.
Official Seating Plan (Retrieved December 9, 2009)
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