List of Alberta senators
This is a list of past and present Canadian senators from the province of Alberta.
Contents
Current senators
| Name | Party | Division1 | Date appointed | Appointed by2 | Mandatory retirement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Black3 | Conservative | Alberta | January 25, 2013 | Harper | May 10, 2027 | |
| Elaine McCoy | Independent4 | Alberta | March 24, 2005 | Martin | March 7, 2021 | |
| Grant Mitchell | Liberal | Alberta | March 24, 2005 | Martin | July 19, 2026 | |
| Scott Tannas3 | Conservative | Alberta | March 25, 2013 | Harper | February 25, 2037 | |
| Claudette Tardif | Liberal | Alberta | March 24, 2005 | Martin | July 27, 2023 | |
| Betty Unger3 | Conservative | Alberta | January 6, 2012 | Harper | August 8, 2018 |
Notes:
1 Senators are appointed to represent Alberta. Each senator may choose to designate a geographic area within Alberta as his or her division.
2 Senators are appointed by the Governor-General of Canada on the recommendation of the prime minister.
3 Appointed after winning a senator-in-waiting position in an Alberta Senate nominee election.
4 Elaine McCoy was the last remaining member of the Canadian Senate to sit as a Progressive Conservative following the retirement of Senator Lowell Murray on September 26, 2011. On February 11, 2013 she changed her designation to Independent Progressive Conservative, before changing it once again, to Independent, on February 17, 2016.[1]
Historical
| Name | Party | Division1 | Date appointed | Appointed by2 | End of Term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Banks | Liberal | Alberta | April 7, 2000 | Chrétien | December 17, 2011 | |
| Martha Bielish | Progressive Conservative | Lakeland | September 27, 1979 | Clark | September 26, 1990 | |
| Aristide Blais | Liberal | St. Albert | January 29, 1940 | King | November 10, 1964 | |
| Bert Brown3 | Conservative | Alberta | July 10, 2007 | Harper | March 22, 2013 | |
| John Alexander Buchanan | Progressive Conservative | Edmonton | January 15, 1959 | Diefenbaker | October 2, 1965 | |
| William Ashbury Buchanan | Liberal | Lethbridge | September 5, 1925 | King | July 11, 1954 | |
| Patrick Burns | Independent | Calgary | July 6, 1931 | Bennett | June 1, 1936 | |
| Donald Cameron | Independent Liberal | Banff | July 28, 1955 | St. Laurent | September 19, 1987 | |
| Thelma Chalifoux | Liberal | Alberta | November 26, 1997 | Chrétien | February 8, 2004 | |
| Jean Côté | Liberal | Edmonton | August 14, 1923 | King | September 23, 1924 | |
| Leverett George DeVeber | Liberal | Lethbridge | March 8, 1906 | Laurier | July 9, 1925 | |
| Joyce Fairbairn | Liberal | Lethbridge | June 29, 1984 | Trudeau, P. E. | January 18, 2013 | |
| Jean Forest | Liberal | Edmonton | May 16, 1996 | Chrétien | August 28, 1998 | |
| Amédée E. Forget | Liberal | Banff | May 2, 1911 | Laurier | June 8, 1923 | |
| Frederick Gershaw | Liberal | Medicine Hat | April 18, 1945 | King | March 26, 1968 | |
| Ron Ghitter | Progressive Conservative | Alberta | March 25, 1993 | Mulroney | March 31, 2000 | |
| James Gladstone | Independent Conservative | Lethbridge | January 31, 1958 | Diefenbaker | March 31, 1971 | |
| William Griesbach | Conservative | Edmonton | September 15, 1921 | Meighen | January 21, 1945 | |
| William Harmer | Liberal | Edmonton | February 5, 1918 | Borden | September 9, 1947 | |
| Earl Hastings | Liberal | Palliser-Foothills | February 24, 1966 | Pearson | May 5, 1996 | |
| Daniel Philip Hays | Liberal | Calgary | June 29, 1984 | Trudeau, P. E. | June 30, 2007 | |
| Harry Hays | Liberal | Calgary | February 24, 1966 | Pearson | May 4, 1982 | |
| Prosper-Edmond Lessard | Liberal | St. Paul | September 5, 1925 | King | April 11, 1931 | |
| James Lougheed | Liberal-Conservative | Calgary, NWT (1889.12.10 - 1905.08.31) Calgary, AB (1905.09.01 - 1925.11.02) |
December 12, 1889 | MacDonald | November 2, 1925 | |
| James A. MacKinnon | Liberal | Edmonton | May 9, 1949 | St. Laurent | April 18, 1958 | |
| Ernest Manning | Social Credit | Edmonton West | October 7, 1970 | Trudeau, P. E. | September 20, 1983 | |
| Edward Michener | Conservative | Alberta | February 5, 1918 | Borden | June 16, 1947 | |
| Bud Olson | Liberal | Alberta South | April 5, 1977 | Trudeau, P. E. | March 7, 1996 | |
| James Harper Prowse | Liberal | Edmonton | February 24, 1966 | Pearson | September 27, 1976 | |
| Daniel Edward Riley | Liberal | Alberta | June 25, 1926 | King | April 27, 1948 | |
| Douglas Roche | Independent | Edmonton | September 17, 1998 | Chrétien | June 14, 2004 | |
| George Henry Ross | Liberal | Calgary | December 1, 1948 | St. Laurent | September 26, 1956 | |
| Philippe Roy | Liberal | Edmonton | March 8, 1906 | Laurier | April 21, 1911 | |
| Wesley Stambaugh | Liberal | Bruce | September 7, 1949 | St. Laurent | June 8, 1965 | |
| Peter Talbot | Liberal | Alberta | March 8, 1906 | Laurier | December 6, 1919 | |
| Nicholas Taylor | Liberal | Bon Accord (1996.03.07-1999.01.01) Sturgeon (1999.01.01-2002.11.17) |
March 7, 1996 | Chrétien | November 17, 2002 | |
| Walter Patrick Twinn | Progressive Conservative | Alberta | September 27, 1990 | Mulroney | October 30, 1997 | |
| Stanley Waters3 | Reform | Alberta | June 11, 1990 | Mulroney | September 25, 1991 |
Notes:
1 Senators are appointed to represent Alberta. Each senator may choose to designate a geographic area within Alberta as his or her division.
2 Senators are appointed by the Governor-General of Canada on the Strong recommendation of the prime minister.
3 Appointed after winning a senator-in-waiting position in an Alberta Senate nominee election.
Western provinces regional senators
Senators listed, were appointed to represent the Western Provinces under section 26 of the Constitution Act. This clause has only been used once before to appoint two extra senators to represent four regional Senate divisions: Ontario, Quebec, The Maritimes and the Western Provinces.
As vacancies open up among the normal members of the Senate, they are automatically filled by the regional Senators. Regional Senators may also appoint themselves to a senate division in any province of their choosing in their region.
| Name | Party1 | Division2 | Date appointed | Appointed by3 | Mandatory retirement | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janis Johnson | Conservative | Winnipeg-Interlake | September 27, 1990 | Mulroney | April 27, 2021 | |
| Eric Berntson | Progressive Conservative | Saskatchewan | September 27, 1990 | Mulroney | February 27, 2001 |
Notes:
1 Party listed was the last party of which the Senator was a member.
2 Senators are appointed to represent a region. Each senator may choose to designate a geographic area within their region as his or her division.
3 Senators are appointed by the Governor-General of Canada on the recommendation of the prime minister.
See also
References
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