Lieutenant Governor of Alberta - wikipedia Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emblem of the Lieutenant Governor Flag of the Lieutenant - Governor of Alberta Incumbent Lois Mitchell CM AOE since 12 June 2015 Viceroy Style Her Honour the Honourable Appointer Governor General of Canada Term length At the Governor General 's pleasure Formation 1 September 1905 First holder George H.V. Bulyea Website www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca The swearing - in ceremony of Donald Ethell as Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, 11 May 2010 The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta / lɛfˈtɛnənt / is the viceregal representative in Alberta of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta is appointed in the same manner as the other provincial viceroys in Canada and is similarly tasked with carrying out most of the monarch 's constitutional and ceremonial duties. The present, and 18th, Lieutenant Governor of Alberta is Lois Mitchell, who has served in the role since 12 June 2015. Contents 1 Role and presence 2 History 3 Residence 4 See also 5 Bibliography 6 References 7 External links Role and presence Further information : Lieutenant governor ( Canada ) The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta is vested with a number of governmental duties and is also expected to undertake various ceremonial roles. The lieutenant governor, him or herself a member and Chancellor of the order, will induct deserving individuals into the Alberta Order of Excellence and, upon installation, automatically becomes a Knight or Dame of Justice and the Vice-Prior in Alberta of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem. The viceroy further presents other provincial honours and decorations, as well as various awards that are named for and presented by the lieutenant governor ; these are generally created in partnership with another government or charitable organization and linked specifically to their cause. These honours are presented at official ceremonies, which count amongst hundreds of other engagements the lieutenant governor partakes in each year, either as host or guest of honour ; in 2006, the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta undertook 328 engagements and 280 in 2007. At these events, the lieutenant governor 's presence is marked by the lieutenant governor 's standard, consisting of a blue field bearing the escutcheon of the Arms of Her Majesty in Right of Alberta surmounted by a crown and surrounded by ten gold maple leaves, symbolizing the ten provinces of Canada. Within Alberta, the lieutenant governor also follows only the sovereign in the province 's order of precedence, preceding even other members of the Canadian Royal Family and the Queen 's federal representative. History Further information : List of lieutenant governors of Alberta Alberta 's first Lieutenant Governor, George H.V. Bulyea ( left ), at Alberta 's Government House with the Lord Strathcona and Mount Royal ( centre ) and Alexander Cameron Rutherford ( right ), 7 September 1909 The office of Lieutenant Governor of Alberta came into being in 1905, upon Alberta 's entry into Canadian Confederation, and evolved from the earlier position of Lieutenant Governor of the Northwest Territories. Since that date, 17 lieutenant governors have served the province, amongst whom were notable firsts, such as Norman Kwong -- the first Asian - Canadian Lieutenant Governor of Alberta -- and Helen Hunley -- the first female lieutenant governor of the province. The shortest mandate by a Lieutenant Governor of Alberta was Philip Primrose, from 1 October 1936 to his death on 17 March 1937, while the longest was John C. Bowen, from 23 March 1937 to 1 February 1950. In 1956, following his appointment, Lieutenant Governor John J. Bowlen became the first provincial viceroy in Canada to be granted an audience with the Canadian monarch, starting a tradition that continues today for all of Canada 's lieutenant governors. One of the few examples in Canada of a viceroy exercising the Royal Prerogative against or without ministerial advice came in 1937, when John Bowen denied Royal Assent to three bills passed through the Legislative Assembly ; two of the bills would have put the province 's banks under the control of the provincial government, while a third, the Accurate News and Information Act, would have forced newspapers to print Cabinet rebuttals to stories the ministers objected to. All three bills were later declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of Canada and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, though, in retaliation for this move by Bowen, his premier, William Aberhart, closed the viceregal residence, removed the Lieutenant Governor 's secretary and support offices, and took away his official car. Nearly seven decades later, Lois Hole, who served as lieutenant governor from 2000 until her death in 2005, publicly stated that she wished to discuss with her premier, Ralph Klein, the proposed Bill 11, which was meant to allow private health care to compete with the public health care system. From this it was suspected that Hole might reserve Royal Assent to the bill ; however, Hole eventually did allow the bill to pass. Residence The province 's vice-regal no longer has a home provided as their residence during their term. From 1913 to 1938, the title holder resided at Government House and from 1966 to 2004 at 58 St. George 's Crescent. The former home is now Alberta Government Conference Centre, and the latter was demolished in 2005. See also Monarchy in the Canadian provinces Government of Alberta Lieutenant Governors of Canada Bibliography Munro, Kenneth ( 2005 ), The Maple Crown in Alberta : The Office of Lieutenant Governor, Victoria : Trafford, ISBN 1 - 4120 - 5317 - X References Jump up ^ Victoria ( 29 March 1867 ), Constitution Act, 1867, V. 58, Westminster : Queen 's Printer, retrieved 15 January 2009 Jump up ^ `` Lois Mitchell sworn in as lieutenant - governor '', Edmonton Journal, 12 June 2015, retrieved 12 June 2015 Jump up ^ Elizabeth II ( 1 December 2005 ), Alberta Order of Excellence Act, 3.1, Calgary : Queen 's Printer for Alberta, archived from the original on 11 February 2011, retrieved 21 June 2009 Jump up ^ `` Canada Wide > About Us > The Order of St. John > The Order of St. John in Canada ''. St. John Ambulance Canada. Retrieved 2 June 2009. Jump up ^ Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta. `` Awards and Events ''. Queen 's Printer for Alberta. Archived from the original on May 24, 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2009. Jump up ^ Berezovsky, Eugene ( 2009 ), Staff of Canadian Monarchist News, ed., $1.52 per Canadian : The Cost of Canada 's Constitutional Monarchy ( PDF ) ( 4 ed. ), Toronto : Monarchist League of Canada, p. 3, archived from the original ( PDF ) on July 7, 2009, retrieved 15 May 2009 Jump up ^ Edward VII ( 20 July 1905 ), Alberta Act, 10, Westminster : King 's Printer, retrieved 16 June 2009 Jump up ^ Munro, Kenneth ( 2005 ), The Maple Crown in Alberta : The Office of Lieutenant Governor, Victoria : Trafford, ISBN 978 - 1 - 4120 - 5317 - 4 Jump up ^ McWhinney, Edward ( 2005 ), The Governor General and the Prime Ministers, Vancouver : Ronsdale Press, pp. 38 -- 39, ISBN 1 - 55380 - 031 - 1 Jump up ^ Legislative Assembly of Alberta. `` Public Information > Lieutenant Governors > The Honourable John C. Bowen, 1937 - 50 ''. Queen 's Printer for Alberta. Archived from the original on 20 December 2008. Retrieved 29 June 2009. Jump up ^ McWhinney 2005, p. 94 External links Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Canadian Parliamentary Review Order of precedence Preceded by Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada Order of precedence in Alberta as of 2015 Succeeded by Rachel Notley, Premier of Alberta Viceroys of Canada Federal Governor General Provincial lieutenant governors Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland and Labrador Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Colonial & territorial governors New France ( 1627 -- 1760 ) Acadia Newfoundland ( 1610 -- 1949 ) Northwest Territories ( 1869 -- 1905 ) Vancouver Island, Queen Charlotte Islands, and British Columbia ( 1849 -- 71 ) Politics of Alberta Lieutenant Governor Lois Mitchell Former lieutenant governors Premier Rachel Notley Former Premiers List of Premiers by time in office Legislature Current assembly Former legislatures Executive Council ( Cabinet ) Speaker of the Assembly Bob Wanner Opposition Leader Jason Kenney Former Opposition Leaders Political parties New Democratic Rachel Notley United Conservative Jason Kenney Progressive Conservative Liberal David Khan Alberta Party Stephen Mandel Communist Naomi Rankin Green Romy Tittel Pro-Life Alberta Jeremy Fraser Reform Randy Thorsteinson Western Freedom Elections 29th general election ( 2015 ) Past elections Electoral districts Current electoral divisions Other Canadian politics : Federal AB BC MB NB NL NS ON PE QC SK NT NU YU Politics of the provinces and territories of Canada This article is part of the series : Politics and government of Canada Executive ( The Crown ) Sovereign in the provinces BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI NL Lieutenant Governors BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI NL Commissioners YU NT NU Premiers BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI NL YU NT NU Legislative Legislatures BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI NL YU NT NU Elections BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI NL YU NT NU Politics of Canada Regions Political culture Foreign relations Politics portal Judiciary Representatives of the monarch in Commonwealth realms and Dominions National Counsellors of State United Kingdom Governors - general Antigua and Barbuda Australia Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Grenada Jamaica New Zealand Papua New Guinea Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Solomon Islands Tuvalu Sub-national Australia Governors New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania Victoria Western Australia Administrator Northern Territory Canada Lieutenant governors Alberta British Columbia Manitoba New Brunswick Newfoundland Nova Scotia Ontario Prince Edward Island Quebec Saskatchewan Realm of New Zealand Governor - general Niue, New Zealand Queen 's Representative Cook Islands Administrator Tokelau United Kingdom Lords lieutenant England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland ( list Former Governors general Ceylon ( now Sri Lanka ) Fiji The Gambia Ghana Guyana India Irish Free State ( now Ireland ) Kenya Malawi Malta Mauritius Nigeria Pakistan Sierra Leone Union of South Africa Tanganyika Trinidad and Tobago Uganda Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lieutenant_Governor_of_Alberta&oldid=841644482 '' Categories : Provincial and territorial political office - holders in Canada Westminster system Government of Alberta Hidden categories : CS1 : Julian -- Gregorian uncertainty Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2015 All articles containing potentially dated statements Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 17 May 2018, at 03 : 20. 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Question: what is the role of the lieutenant governor of alberta
Answer: tasked with carrying out most of the monarch's constitutional and ceremonial duties