The Speaker of the Alberta Legislative Assembly, is the presiding officer in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.
The Speaker is selected by secret ballot in the first session of a new legislative assembly.
List of Speakers
| Affiliation | Name | Years served | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal | Charles W. Fisher | 1905–1920 | |
| Liberal | Charles Pingle | 1920–1922 | |
| United Farmers | Oran McPherson | 1922–1926 | |
| United Farmers | George Johnston | 1926–1936 | |
| Social Credit | Nathan Eldon Tanner | 1936–1937 | |
| Social Credit | Peter Dawson | 1937–1963 | |
| Social Credit | Arthur J. Dixon | 1963–1972 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Gerard Amerongen | 1972–1986 | |
| Progressive Conservative | David J. Carter | 1986–1993 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Stanley Schumacher | 1993–1997 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Ken Kowalski | 1997–2012 | |
| Progressive Conservative | Gene Zwozdesky | 2012–2015 | |
| New Democratic | Bob Wanner | 2015–2019 | |
| United Conservative | Nathan Cooper | 2019–Present | |
See also
- Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada
- Speaker of the Senate of Canada
External links
- Alberta Legislative Assembly List of Speakers
- History of the Speakers of the Assembly Hansard May 16, 2006
| Order of precedence | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Former Premiers of Alberta | Order of precedence in Alberta | Succeeded by Ambassadors and High Commissioners accredited to Canada |