List of 150 Alberta Historical People
) Premier Ernest Manning- Alberta's Longest Serving Premier
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- 109) Premier Harry Strom- Albertas First Premier Born in Alberta
- 110) Premier Peter Lougheed- CFL Football Player/Strong Leader
- 111) Premier Rachel Notley- Albertas Current Premier
108) Premier Ernest Manning- Alberta's Longest Serving PremierErnest Manning was a politician and premier of Alberta. He was born in Cardnuff, Saskatchewan on September 20th, 1908. In 1914, along with his parents Ernest Manning moving to Alberta. He was a premier of Alberta from 1943 to 1968 for the Social Credit Party of Alberta. He was elected 7 times. As a teenager, Ernest Manning worked as a radio broadcaster. In 1943, he became the leader of the Social Credit Party and Premier. One of his accomplishments included using oil to help support Alberta. Ernest Manning was a senator from 1973-1980. Another accomplishment of Manning was that there was provincial tax under his term. He had been awarded a number of degrees by a number of universities and became a member of the Order of Canada. In 1980, the Ernest C. Manning Foundation was developed and the Manning Innovation Awards were created with the attempts of honouring Canadian innovation. A high school in Calgary was named after him in 1963. In both 1981 and 1982 Manning had received two awards, he was the first ever winner of the Alberta Order of Excellence and then received the National Humanitarian Award. He was involved with the political reform party until his passing in 1968. By Michael Peace
Harry married Ruth Johnson of Bow Island on October 27, 1938 and they had six children. Harry was very involved in the community. In 1943 he was elected as a representative for the Municipal District of Forty Mile, and was also a part of local school boards and other local government boards. Harry ran as a member of the Social Credit party for Cypress Hills in the provincial election in 1955 and won. He then became a member of the Alberta Legislative Assembly. He was re-elected again in 1959, 1963, 1967 and 1971. Harry was the Minister of Agriculture from 1962 until 1968, and also was the Minister of Municipal Affairs for part of 1968. Harry became the Premier of Alberta on December 6, 1968 after Premier Ernest Manning resigned as the leader of the Social Credit Party. While Harry was Premier, he showed he cared about the environment and Albertans by creating environmental and social groups, such as the Alberta Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Commission and the Environmental Conservation Authority in 1970. In 1971 help set Canada’s first Department of the Environment and the Department of Health and Social Development. After the Social Credit government lost the 1971 provincial election, Harry resigned as Premier. He remained a member of the legislature until 1975, when he left politics. He remained in Edmonton to help out with the Evangelical Free Church and was part of the Ministry of the Hope Mission there. Harry Strom passed away on October 2, 1984 at the age of 70. By Tom Elder
When he entered provincial politics in 1967, Social Credit governed Alberta. Lougheed’s Progressive Conservative party held no seats. But that year, he won his constituency and then went on to lead his party. The big upset came in 1971. The Progressive Conservatives won the election, and Peter Lougheed became premier. Premier Lougheed and his government supported Aberta’s oil sands and other petroleum based industries. Some believed the federal government should collect the royalties from oil and gas. Alberta’s premier stood firm on the concept that the money should go to the province. He even increased those royalties so money could go to good causes. The premier was passionate about Albertans having access to excellent health care and education. Then, in 1976, royalty money was used to establish the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund. The fund was to support the economy, culture, education, health, science and research in Alberta. As well, it was considered a rainy day fund in case of future disaster. Growth for Edmonton and Calgary was important to Premier Lougheed. However, he wanted small communities to grow and diversify, too. To improve quality of life, he pushed for more parks and recreation areas, too. The premier’s grandfather had been a senator and was knighted. Yet, it was Premier Peter Lougheed, respected and loved by countless Albertans, who truly left his mark on Alberta. Before he passed away, a national magazine praised him. It named him Canada’s best premier in 40 years. By Faye Holt
Before her successful career in politics, Rachel’s legal career focused on labour law, workers’ compensation, and workplace health and safety. She also served as an advisor to BC’s attorney general. Rachel entered Alberta politics in 2008, and won the NDP party leadership role in late 2014. She then ran a successful campaign for office and was elected by the majority to stand as Alberta’s premier in 2015. Rachel’s party’s campaign was based on creating jobs, and making life better for Albertans one family at a time. Rachel Notley was sworn in as Alberta’s 17th Premier on May 24, 2015, and has been serving Albertans since. By Erin McQuitty
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