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Lieutenant Governor of Alberta

The lieutenant governor of Alberta (/lɛfˈtɛnənt/) is the representative in Alberta of the monarch. The lieutenant governor 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.[2]

Lieutenant Governor of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta

Governor General of Canada on the advice of the prime minister

At the governor general's pleasure

1 September 1905

George H. V. Bulyea[1]

www.lieutenantgovernor.ab.ca

Salma Lakhani is the current lieutenant governor. On 26 August 2020, she was installed as the 19th lieutenant governor, becoming the first South Asian and Muslim in Canadian history to hold the role.[3][4]

Travel and accommodation: $21,487

Hospitality: $57,104

Operational and administrative expenses: $10,119

Total: $88,710

The federal expenses of the lieutenant governor in the exercise of her official duties for fiscal year 2017–18 were:[16]

Monarchy in the Canadian provinces

Government of Alberta

Munro, Kenneth (2005). The Maple Crown in Alberta: The Office of Lieutenant Governor. Victoria: Trafford.  1-4120-5317-X.

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Lieutenant Governor - Legislative Assembly of Alberta

Lieutenant Governors - Legislative Assembly of Alberta on YouTube

CBC - Lois Mitchell installed as Alberta's Lieutenant Governor