- Premier of Alberta
Infobox minister office
border = provincial
minister = prime
title = Premier
jurisdiction = Alberta
logo_description = Government of Alberta Logo
incumbent =Ed Stelmach
his/her = His
appointed_by =Norman Kwong
governor =Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
first_minister =Alexander Cameron Rutherford
date =September 1 ,1905 The Premier of Alberta is thefirst minister for the Canadian province ofAlberta . They are the province'shead of government and "de facto" chief executive. The current Premier of Alberta isEd Stelmach . He became premier by winning the Progressive Conservative leadership elections onDecember 3 ,2006 . Stelmach replacedRalph Klein , who retired after serving as premier for 14 years.The premier of the province deals with specific areas relating to Alberta and Alberta's relation on the national scene. The premier acts as a representative for the
Legislative Assembly of Alberta and theMembers of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) are in turn the representatives of the people of Alberta. The premier also acts as the MLA for a riding, and are elected as the MLA by the constituents of that particular riding. As with most government leaders in aparliamentary system , the Premier usually wins his riding's election quite easily. However, some premiers have not won their seat- forcing them to run in a by-election in another riding. The most recent case of this wasDon Getty , who lost hisEdmonton Whitemud seat in the 1989 election and had to run inDrumheller-Stettler .The premier of Alberta's responsibilities include administering provincial
laws , enactinglegislation , and regulating industry. The premier is responsible for promoting Alberta's interests via the federal government and serves as the chief representative of Alberta to the rest of Canada.See also
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List of Alberta premiers
*List of premiers of Alberta by time in office
*Premier (Canada)
*Prime Minister of Canada External links
* [http://www.gov.ab.ca/premier Premier of Alberta Official Site]
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