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27th Alberta Legislature

27th Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
2008 – 2012
Parliament leaders
Premier
(cabinet)
Ed Stelmach
(Stelmach cabinet)
December 14, 2006 – October 7, 2011
Alison Redford
(Redford cabinet)
7 Oct. 2011 – 23 Mar. 2014
Leader of the
Opposition
David Swann
December 15, 2008 – September 10, 2011
Raj Sherman
September 12, 2011 – April 23, 2012
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
Government
House Leader
Dave Hancock
12 Mar. 2008 – 15 Sep. 2014
Members 83 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch Elizabeth II
6 Feb. 1952 – present
Lieutenant
Governor
Hon. Norman Kwong
January 20, 2005 – May 11, 2010
Hon. Donald Ethell
11 May 2010 – present
Sessions
1st Session
14 Apr. 2008 – 4 Dec. 2008
2nd Session
10 Feb. 2009 – 26 Nov. 2009
3rd Session
4 Feb. 2010 – 2 Dec. 2010
4th Session
22 Feb. 2011 – 8 Dec. 2011
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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