Provincial
Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
The Crown in Alberta · Alberta
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How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the Governor General
- Exact method
- Appointed by the Governor General in Council (on the advice of the federal cabinet) by instrument under the Great Seal of Canada (Constitution Act, 1867, s. 58); holds office during pleasure, not removable within five years except for cause (s. 59). Represents the King in Alberta.
- Chosen by
- Governor General
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Salma Lakhani since August 2020
Report Source: lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca,
checked
Contact this office
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Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
3rd Floor, Legislature Building, 10800 - 97 Avenue
Edmonton, AB T5K 2B6- Phone 780-427-7243
- Email [email protected]
- Web lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca
Sources
- laws-lois.justice.gc.ca · checked structure: Constitution Act, 1867, s. 58-59. For: Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
- lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca · checked crown: Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, contact block (3rd Floor, Legislature Building, 10800 - 97 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T5K 2B6; 780-427-7243; [email protected]). For: Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta
- lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca · checked crown: installed 2020-08-26; the official site (news to August 2026) still names her as Lieutenant Governor on 2026-10-11. For: Salma Lakhani, current term