David Hancock, though he is an incumbent until the next election which will decide the next Premier.
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada.
David Hancock is the current Premier of Alberta.
There is no premier of Canada. Premiers are only exclusive to provincial governments of Canada, not the federal. The leader of Canada is the Prime Minister, and the Prime Minister of Canada is Steven Harper.However, since this question has also been placed in the Alberta category, the current residing Premier of Alberta is Ed Stelmach. However, since he is leaving office in September, there are several candidates that have taken up the "fight" to be able to sit in the Premier's office for the next three or four years. Only until September 2011 will we know who will be the next Premier.
The head of government in Alberta is the Premier. Currently, the premier of Alberta is Ed Stelmach.
Gerry Manning is the premier of the province of Alberta in 1997.
The premier becomes the premier when the provincial party (in this case, being the Alberta PC party) gets the most votes. The leader of that party then becomes Premier of Alberta. The citizens of Alberta choose the Premier by voting for MLAs of specific parties. The more votes for MLAs of a particular party, the higher the chance that the leader of that political party of Alberta will become Premier.
The Prime Minister of Alberta is the Prime Minister of Canada, currently Stephen Harper. The highest elected representative of Alberta is the Premier of Alberta.Prime Ministers who have represented Albertan ridings:Stephen Harper represents Calgary South West. Joe Clark represented Yellowhead.Richard Benford Bennett represented Calgary West.Prime Ministers who were born in Alberta:Joe Clark was born in High River, Alberta Prime Minister at time of Alberta's entrance to Confederation:Sir Wilfrid Laurier was the Prime Minister of Canada upon Alberta's entrance to Confederation on 1905 September 1.The Premier of Alberta is The Honourable Alison Redford Q.C., M.L.A. (Calgary-Elbow).
Yes. David Hancock, incumbent Premier of Alberta, is the Member of Legislative Assembly for the Edmonton-Whitemud riding. Although it is not technically a requirement to be Premier of Alberta, it would be very hard to conduct business if the Premier were not an MLA.
premier of Alberta is Ed Stelmach
No, Ed Stelmach stepped down as Premier of Alberta on 2011 October 7, succeeded by Alison Redford. Ed Stelmach became the 13th Premier of Alberta on 2006 December 14.
Alberta runs on Present Time all year round.
The first university in Alberta is the University of Alberta, established in 1908 in Edmonton. It was founded by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, who was the first Premier of Alberta, and it played a crucial role in the development of higher education in the province. The University of Alberta has since grown to become one of Canada's leading research institutions.