Lieutenant-Governors of Alberta
Encyclopedia
The following is a list of the Lieutenant Governors of Alberta. Though the present day office of the 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 Governor of Alberta
The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta is the viceregal representative in Alberta of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the nine other jurisdictions of Canada and resides predominantly in her oldest realm, the United...
came into being only upon the province's entry into Canadian Confederation
Canadian Confederation
Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed on July 1, 1867. On that day, three British colonies were formed into four Canadian provinces...
in 1905, the post is a continuation from the first governorship of the Northwest Territories in 1869.
Lieutenant Governors of Alberta, 1905-present
| # | Name | Governor from | Governor until | |
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| Governors under Edward VII Edward VII of the United Kingdom Edward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910... (1905 1910): |
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| 1. | George Hedley Vicars Bulyea George H. V. Bulyea George Hedley Vicars Bulyea was a Canadian politician and the first Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. As the youngest ever Lieutenant-Governor, at age 46, he was appointed by Governor General Lord Earl Grey on advice of The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada Sir Wilfrid Laurier on September... |
1 September 1905 | → | |
| Governors under George V George V of the United Kingdom George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936.... (1910 1936): |
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| 1. | ← | cont.... | 20 October 1915 | |
| 2. | Dr. Robert George Brett Robert Brett Robert George Brett was a politician and physician in the North-West Territories and later Alberta, Canada.... |
20 October 1915 | 29 October 1925 | |
| 3. | Dr. William Egbert William Egbert William Egbert was a Canadian physician and politician. He served as the third Lieutenant Governor of Alberta from 1925 to 1931.... |
29 October 1925 | 5 May 1931 | |
| 4. | William Legh Walsh William L. Walsh William Legh Walsh, KC was a Canadian lawyer and judge. He served as the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Alberta from 1931 to 1936.... |
5 May 1931 | → | |
| Governors under Edward VIII Edward VIII of the United Kingdom Edward VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 20 January to 11 December 1936.Before his accession to the throne, Edward was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay... (1936): |
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| 4. | cont.... | ← | 1 October 1936 | |
| 5. | Philip Carteret Hill Primrose Philip Primrose Philip Carteret Hill Primrose was a Canadian police officer and the fifth Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.... |
1 October 1936 | → | |
| Governors under George VI George VI of the United Kingdom George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death... (1936 1952): |
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| 5. | cont.... | ← | 17 March 1937 | |
| 6. | John Campbell Bowen John C. Bowen John Campbell Bowen was a clergy man, insurance broker and long serving politician. He served as an Alderman in the City of Edmonton on the municipal level and then went on to serve as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta from 1921 to 1926 sitting with the Liberal caucus in opposition... |
23 March 1937 | 1 February 1950 | |
| 7. | John James Bowlen John J. Bowlen John James Bowlen was a Canadian rancher, farmer, provincial politician and the seventh Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.-External links:*... |
1 February 1950 | → | |
| Governors under Elizabeth II (1952 present): | ||||
| 7. | cont.... | ← | 16 December 1959 | |
| 8. | John Percy Page John Percy Page John Percy Page also known as J. Percy Page was a Canadian teacher, basketball coach, provincial politician, and the eighth Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.- Early life, education :... |
19 December 1959 | 26 January 1966 | |
| 9. | John Walter Grant MacEwan Grant MacEwan John Walter Grant MacEwan, best known as Grant MacEwan was a farmer, Professor at the University of Saskatchewan, Dean of Agriculture at the University of Manitoba, the 28th Mayor of Calgary and both a Member of the Legislative Assembly and the ninth Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, Canada... |
26 January 1966 | 2 July 1974 | |
| 10. | Ralph Garvin Steinhauer Ralph Steinhauer Ralph Garvin Steinhauer, OC was the first Aboriginal to become the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.Born in Morley, Alberta , he was a Cree.... |
2 July 1974 | 18 October 1979 | |
| 11. | Francis Charles Lynch-Staunton Frank C. Lynch-Staunton Francis Charles "Frank" Lynch-Staunton, was the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta from 1979 to 1985.-Biography:... |
18 October 1979 | 22 January 1985 | |
| 12. | Wilma Helen Hunley Helen Hunley The Honourable Wilma Helen Hunley, OC, AOE was a former Canadian politician and the 12th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, the first woman to serve in that post.-Early life:... |
22 January 1985 | 11 March 1991 | |
| 13. | Thomas Gordon Towers Gordon Towers Thomas Gordon Towers, AOE was a Canadian politician and the 13th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta.A farmer by profession, Gordon Towers was an unsuccessful Progressive Conservative candidate in Red Deer, Alberta in the 1963 and 1965 federal elections.He won a seat in the Canadian House of Commons... |
11 March 1991 | 17 April 1996 | |
| 14. | Horace Andrew Olson Bud Olson Horace Andrew Olson, PC, AOE was a Canadian businessman, politician, and the 14th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. He also served as a Canadian Member of Parliament, Senator, Minister of Agriculture, and Minister of Economic and Regional Development... |
17 April 1996 | 10 February 2000 | |
| 15. | Lois E. Hole Lois Hole Lois Elsa Hole, CM, AOE was a Canadian politician, businesswoman, academician and best-selling author. She was the 15th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta from February 10, 2000 until her death... |
10 February 2000 | 6 January 2005 | |
| 16. | Norman Lim Kwong Norman Kwong Norman Lim "Normie" Kwong, CM, AOE is a former professional athlete, sports executive, and was the 16th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta... |
20 January 2005 | 11 May 2010 | |
| 17. | Donald Stewart Ethell Donald Ethell Donald Stewart Ethell is a retired Canadian soldier, the 17th and current Lieutenant Governor of Alberta since April 2010.-Career:... |
11 May 2010 | ||