List of premiers of Alberta by time in office

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Premiers of Alberta by time served in office as of March 29, 2025.

Rank Premier Incumbency Years in power Number of Mandates Remarks
  1 Ernest Manning Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 1943-05-31[1]—1968-12-12 7 mandates The longest serving premier, Manning was leader of the Social Credit Party.
  2 Peter Lougheed Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 1971-09-10—1985-11-01 4 mandates Peter Lougheed was the first Progressive Conservative to become Premier of Alberta and also the only former Leader of the Opposition to become premier.
  3 Ralph Klein Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 1992-12-14—2006-12-14 4 mandates
  4 John Edward Brownlee Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 1925-11-23—1934-07-10 2 mandates Brownlee resigned as the result of a sex scandal.
  5 William Aberhart Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 1935-09-03—1943-05-23[1] 2 mandates "Bible Bill" Aberhart was the first Social Credit premier leading his party from no seats to a majority government in its first election.
  6 Arthur Lewis Sifton Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 1910-05-26—1917-10-30 2 mandates Sifton resigned as premier to join Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden's federal war cabinet.
  7 Don Getty Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 1985-11-01—1992-12-13 2 mandates Getty lost his seat in the Alberta legislature in the 1989 provincial election but remained premier and re-entered the legislature through a by-election.
  8 Ed Stelmach Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 2006-12-14—2011-10-07 1 mandate
  9 Alexander Cameron Rutherford Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 1905-09-02—1910-05-26 2 mandates Rutherford was Alberta's first premier. He and his cabinet were forced to resign due to the Alberta and Great Waterways Railway scandal.
  10 Herbert Greenfield Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 1921-08-13—1925-11-23 1 mandate[2] The United Farmers of Alberta was led by the president during the 1921 general election. After UFA President Henry Wise Wood and UFA legal counsel John Edward Brownlee declined offers to lead the party, UFA vice-president Greenfield accepted. He did not have a seat in the legislature but was sworn in as Premier and successfully contested a by-election.
  11 Charles Stewart Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 1917-10-30—1921-08-13 0 mandates Stewart was the province's last Liberal premier.
  12 Harry Strom Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 1968-12-12—1971-09-10 0 mandates Strom was the last Social Credit premier of Alberta.
  13 Alison Redford Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 2011-10-07—2014-03-23 1 mandate
  14 Richard Gavin Reid Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 1934-07-10—1935-09-03 0 mandates Reid was Alberta's last United Farmer premier.
  15 Jim Prentice Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 2014-09-15—2015-05-24 0 mandates Prentice was Alberta's last Progressive Conservative premier.
  16 Rachel Notley Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 2015-05-24 1 mandate Notley is the first NDP Premier
  17 Dave Hancock Lua error in Module:Age at line 846: attempt to call method 'subtract' (a nil value). 2014-03-23—2014-09-15 0 mandates Hancock was chosen as interim party leader during a leadership election.
Graphical representation
Colour Key
  Alberta Liberal Party
  United Farmers of Alberta
  Social Credit Party of Alberta
  Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
  Alberta New Democratic Party

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 There was no Premier of Alberta from May 23 until May 31, 1943, due to the death of Premier William Aberhart
  2. ↑ The United Farmers of Alberta won the 1921 election without an MLA leader, but Greenfield was made leader immediately after it, and that election is counted here as having been won by Greenfield.
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