Executive Council of Alberta

Coat of arms of Alberta
Nickname	Cabinet of Alberta
Formation	September 1, 1905 (120 years ago) (1905-09-01)
Membership	Lieutenant governor of Alberta Premier of Alberta Ministers of the Crown
Monarch	Charles III
Represented by	Salma Lakhani, Lieutenant Governor
Chair	Danielle Smith, Premier
Staff	Government of Alberta
Website	www.alberta.ca/executive-council

TheExecutive Council of Alberta (theCabinet) is a body ofministers of the Crown in right ofAlberta, who along with thelieutenant governor, exercises the powers of theGovernment of Alberta. Ministers are selected by the premier and typically (but not always) sit as a member of theLegislative Assembly (MLA). It is the provincial equivalent to the federalCabinet of Canada.

Executive councillors are styled "the Honourable". A change was made to the protocol in 2022 and former members who were living on February 6, 2022 (thePlatinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II) are now honorary members of the council and are styled "the Honourable" for life (unless removed from membership for an indictable offence). Members and honorary members use thepost-nominal letters "ECA".^[1]

The executive powers in the province lie with thelieutenant governor and are exercised on the advice of thepremier and Executive Council. The lieutenant governor is restricted by custom andconstitutional convention. The lieutenant governor performs constitutional, ceremonial and social duties.^[2] The lieutenant governor isSalma Lakhani, sworn in on August 26, 2020, and the premier isDanielle Smith, sworn in on October 11, 2022.

The Executive Council is similar in structure and role to theCabinet of Canada. As federal and provincial responsibilities differ there are a number of different portfolios between the federal and provincial governments.

The lieutenant governor, as representative of theKing of Canada, heads the council, and actions of the council are said to be done by theGovernor-in-Council. Other members of the Cabinet, who advise, or minister to, the vice-regal representative, are selected by the premier and appointed by the lieutenant governor. Most cabinet ministers are the head of aministry, but this is not always the case. In the construct ofconstitutional monarchy andresponsible government, the ministerial advice tendered is typically binding (although the royal prerogative belongs to the Crown, not to any of the ministers) and ministers account to theLegislative Assembly for their portfolios.^[3]

The current cabinet has been in place since June 9, 2023.^[4]

• Klein Ministry (1992–2006)
• Stelmach Ministry (2006–2011)
• Redford Ministry (2011–2014)
• Hancock Ministry (2014–2014)
• Prentice Ministry (2014–2015)
• Notley Ministry (2015–2019)
• Kenney Ministry (2019–2022)

• List of premiers of Alberta
• List of Alberta general elections
• Politics of Canada
• Council of the Federation
• List of Alberta provincial ministers

• Connors, Richard; John M. Law (2005).Forging Alberta's constitutional framework. University of Alberta – Centre for Constitutional Studies.ISBN 0-88864-457-4. RetrievedOctober 21, 2012.

• Official website

• Executive Council of Alberta
• Alberta government departments and agencies
• 1905 establishments in Alberta

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