# Order of precedence in Alberta

The Alberta order of precedence is a nominal and symbolic hierarchy of important positions within the province of Alberta. It has no legal standing but is used to dictate ceremonial protocol at events of a provincial nature.
* The King of Canada: His Majesty King Charles III
* Lieutenant Governor of Alberta: Her Honour the Honourable Salma Lakhani AOE
* Premier of Alberta: The Honourable Danielle Smith ECA MLA
* The Chief Justice of The Court of Appeal of Alberta: The Honourable Justice Ritu Khullar
* Former lieutenant governors of Alberta
** The Honourable Donald Ethell OC OMM MSC AOE CD
** The Honourable Lois Mitchell CM AOE
* Former premiers of Alberta
** The Honourable Ed Stelmach ECA AOE
** The Honourable Alison Redford ECA KC
** The Honourable Dave Hancock ECA KC
** The Honourable Rachel Notley ECA
** The Honourable Jason Kenney PC ECA
* Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta: Nathan Cooper MLA
* Ambassadors and high commissioners accredited to Canada
* Members of the Executive Council of Alberta, in relative order of precedence as determined by the premier
* Leader of the Official Opposition: Christina Gray ECA MLA
* Current members of the King's Privy Council for Canada resident in Alberta, with precedence given to current members of the federal cabinet
* Members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta with precedence governed by the date of their first election to the Legislature
* Members of the Senate of Canada who represent Alberta, by date of appointment
** The Honourable Scott Tannas
** The Honourable Patti LaBoucane-Benson
** The Honourable Paula Simons
** The Honourable Karen Sorensen
** The Honourable Daryl Fridhandler KC
** The Honourable Kristopher Wells
* Members of the House of Commons of Canada who represent Alberta constituencies, by date of election
    See Canadian federal election results in Calgary, Canadian federal election results in Edmonton and environs, and Canadian federal election results in rural Alberta
* Superior court justices
** Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta: The Honourable Justice Kenneth G. Nielsen
** Justices of the Court of Appeal of Alberta
** Justices of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta
* Heads of religious denominations
* Heads of consular posts: consuls-general; consuls; vice-consuls; consular agents (Precedence is determined by the date that definitive recognition is given by the Governor General)
* Judges of the Provincial Court of Alberta
** Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of Alberta
** Other judges by seniority of appointment
* Mayors of Alberta municipalities
* Aboriginal Leaders
** Chiefs of the Treaty First Nations in Alberta, in order of seniority of election to office;
** President of Métis Settlements General Council
** President of Métis Nation of Alberta: Audrey Poitras
* Deputy Minister to the Premier and Cabinet Secretary
* Clerk of the Legislative Assembly
* Ombudsman
* Provincial Auditor
* Chief Electoral Officer
* Ethics Commissioner: Marguerite Trussler
* Information and Privacy Commissioner: Jill Clayton
* Deputy Ministers
* Senior Alberta government officials with rank of Deputy Minister as determined by the Executive Council
* Chief executive officers of Crown corporations (relative precedence determined by date of appointment)
* Leadership of Alberta universities
** Chancellor of the University of Alberta: Ralph B. Young
** Chancellor of the University of Calgary: Jim Dinning
** Chancellor of the University of Lethbridge: Shirley McClellan
** Chairman of the Board, University of Alberta
** Chairman of the Board, University of Calgary
** Chairman of the Board, University of Lethbridge
** Chairman of the Board, Athabasca University
** Chairman of the Board, Mount Royal University
** Chairman of the Board, MacEwan University
** President of the University of Alberta: David H. Turpin
** President of the University of Calgary: Ed McCauley
** President of the University of Lethbridge: Michael J. Mahon
** President of Athabasca University: Frits Pannekoek
** President of Mount Royal University: David Docherty
** President of Grant MacEwan University: David W. Atkinson
* Police and military
** Commanding Officer, "K" Division, Royal Canadian Mounted Police: Curtis Zablocki
** Commander, 3rd Canadian Division: Brigadier-General W.H. Fletcher
** Commanding Officer, HMCS Nonsuch
** Commanding Officer, 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group
** Commanding Officer, 1 Area Support Group
** Commanding Officer, 41 Canadian Brigade Group
** Commanding Officer, 4 Wing

## Sources

* Government of Alberta: Order of Precedence