Premier of Alberta
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The Premier of Alberta is the head of the provincial government, leading the executive branch and setting policy direction for the Canadian province of Alberta.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Premier of Alberta canonical | 10 |
| Premier (Canada) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
head of government
ⓘ
political office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Alberta ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Lieutenant Governor of Alberta ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis |
Constitution Act, 1867
ⓘ
Constitution Act, 1982 ⓘ |
| constitutionalConvention | Westminster parliamentary tradition ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision |
Alberta
ⓘ
surface form:
province of Alberta
|
| equivalentOffice |
Premier of British Columbia
ⓘ
Premier of Ontario ⓘ other Canadian provincial premiers ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Alexander Cameron Rutherford ⓘ |
| formationEvent | creation of the province of Alberta ⓘ |
| heads |
Executive Council of Alberta
ⓘ
Government of Alberta ⓘ
surface form:
provincial government of Alberta
|
| jurisdiction | provincial matters under the Constitution of Canada ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Edmonton ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Executive Council of Alberta
ⓘ
Legislative Assembly of Alberta ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | political party with majority support in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta ⓘ |
| officeCreated | 1905 ⓘ |
| officeHoldersElectedBy | voters of Alberta in provincial elections through party representation ⓘ |
| officeHoldersPoliticalSystem | multi‑party system ⓘ |
| officeScope | sub‑national ⓘ |
| officeType | provincial premier ⓘ |
| oversees |
implementation of provincial legislation
ⓘ
provincial budget of Alberta ⓘ |
| partOf | Government of Alberta ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn | Parliamentary system ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Legislative Assembly of Alberta ⓘ |
| requiresQualification | must be a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta or become one shortly after appointment ⓘ |
| residence | Edmonton ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
chairing meetings of the Executive Council of Alberta
ⓘ
leading the executive branch of the Government of Alberta ⓘ overseeing provincial public administration ⓘ recommending appointment of cabinet ministers ⓘ representing Alberta in intergovernmental relations ⓘ setting policy direction for Alberta ⓘ |
| seat | Alberta Legislature Building ⓘ |
| styleOfAddress |
Premier
ⓘ
The Honourable ⓘ |
| symbol | Coat of arms of Alberta ⓘ |
| termDetermination | depends on maintaining confidence of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta ⓘ |
| termLength |
no fixed term
ⓘ
serves at pleasure of the Lieutenant Governor ⓘ |
| worksIn | Alberta Legislature Building ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ernest C. Manning
this entity surface form:
Premier (Canada)