Danielle Smith
Premier of Alberta since 2022
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| February 2025 | Faced allegations regarding the dismissal of Athana Mentzelopoulos, former head of Alberta Health Services, just before a scheduled meeting with the Auditor-General to discuss procurement contract investigations. |
| February 2025 | Faced allegations regarding the dismissal of Athana Mentzelopoulos, former head of Alberta Health Services, just before a scheduled meeting with the Auditor-General to discuss procurement contract investigations. |
| November 2024 | Won a mandatory leadership review by UCP membership with 91.5% of the vote. |
| November 2024 | Won a mandatory leadership review by UCP membership with 91.5% of the vote. |
| September 28 2024 | At a UCP Town Hall in Edmonton, Smith responded to a 'chemtrails' conspiracy theory, suggesting U.S. Department of Defense involvement, which was subsequently refuted by experts. |
| September 28 2024 | At a UCP Town Hall in Edmonton, Smith responded to a 'chemtrails' conspiracy theory, suggesting U.S. Department of Defense involvement, which was subsequently refuted by experts. |
| February 2024 | Smith announced a ban on gender-affirming healthcare for individuals 17 and under, including restrictions on pronoun use and parental consent requirements for sexuality education. |
| February 2024 | Smith announced a ban on gender-affirming healthcare for individuals 17 and under, including restrictions on pronoun use and parental consent requirements for sexuality education. |
| May 29 2023 | Danielle Smith led the United Conservative Party to victory in the Alberta general election, winning a majority government and securing her position as Premier of Alberta. |
| May 29 2023 | Danielle Smith led the United Conservative Party to victory in the Alberta general election, winning a majority government and securing her position as Premier of Alberta. |
| May 17 2023 | Alberta Ethics Commissioner Marguerite Trussler found Smith had violated the Conflicts of Interest Act by discussing an ongoing criminal case against Artur Pawlowski with the Alberta Minister of Justice. |
| May 17 2023 | Alberta Ethics Commissioner Marguerite Trussler found Smith had violated the Conflicts of Interest Act by discussing an ongoing criminal case against Artur Pawlowski with the Alberta Minister of Justice. |
| April 2023 | The Alberta ethics commissioner began investigating Smith for alleged interference with the administration of justice regarding COVID-19 violations and criminal charges. |
| April 2023 | The Alberta ethics commissioner began investigating Smith for alleged interference with the administration of justice regarding COVID-19 violations and criminal charges. |
| December 2022 | The Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act was passed by the legislature. |
| December 2022 | The Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act was passed by the legislature. |
| November 2022 | Withdrew her plan to introduce a bill adding unvaccinated individuals as a protected class under the Alberta Human Rights Act. |
| November 2022 | Withdrew her plan to introduce a bill adding unvaccinated individuals as a protected class under the Alberta Human Rights Act. |
| November 8 2022 | Smith became MLA for Brooks-Medicine Hat. |
| November 8 2022 | Smith became MLA for Brooks-Medicine Hat. |
| October 2022 | During her UCP leadership campaign, Smith proposed checking transgender athletes' testosterone levels before competing against cisgender women and suggested creating a separate category for women with high testosterone levels. |
| October 2022 | During her UCP leadership campaign, Smith claimed her paternal great-grandfather Philipus Kolodnicki left Ukraine after World War I to escape communism, a claim later disputed by immigration records. |
| October 2022 | During her UCP leadership campaign, Smith proposed checking transgender athletes' testosterone levels before competing against cisgender women and suggested creating a separate category for women with high testosterone levels. |
| October 2022 | During her UCP leadership campaign, Smith claimed her paternal great-grandfather Philipus Kolodnicki left Ukraine after World War I to escape communism, a claim later disputed by immigration records. |
| October 24 2022 | Smith pulled Alberta from the World Economic Forum Global Coalition for Value in Healthcare, criticizing the organization for attempting to control governments. |
| October 24 2022 | Smith pulled Alberta from the World Economic Forum Global Coalition for Value in Healthcare, criticizing the organization for attempting to control governments. |
| October 11 2022 | Smith was sworn in as Premier of Alberta. |
| October 11 2022 | Smith was sworn in as Premier of Alberta. |
| October 6 2022 | Smith won the United Conservative Party leadership on the sixth count. |
| October 6 2022 | Smith won the UCP leadership vote with 53.77% of the vote on the sixth count, becoming the premier-designate using instant-runoff voting. |
| October 6 2022 | Smith won the UCP leadership vote with 53.77% of the vote on the sixth count, becoming the premier-designate using instant-runoff voting. |
| October 6 2022 | Smith won the United Conservative Party leadership on the sixth count. |
| May 18 2022 | Following Premier Jason Kenney's resignation announcement, Smith announced her campaign in the United Conservative Party leadership election. |
| May 18 2022 | Following Premier Jason Kenney's resignation announcement, Smith announced her campaign in the United Conservative Party leadership election. |
| November 10 2021 | Smith made controversial comments comparing COVID-19 public health measures to Nazi Germany during a social media interview, stating that people who followed pandemic restrictions had 'fallen for the charms of a tyrant'. |
| November 10 2021 | Smith made controversial comments comparing COVID-19 public health measures to Nazi Germany during a social media interview, stating that people who followed pandemic restrictions had 'fallen for the charms of a tyrant'. |
| July 2021 | Wrote an opinion article supporting Jason Kenney's referendum on equalization payments, which was subsequently held on October 18, 2021. |
| July 2021 | Wrote an opinion article supporting Jason Kenney's referendum on equalization payments, which was subsequently held on October 18, 2021. |
| February 19 2021 | Officially left her talk radio show on CHQR in Calgary. |
| February 19 2021 | Officially left her talk radio show on CHQR in Calgary. |
| January 11 2021 | Announced her departure from her talk radio show on CHQR in Calgary, citing attacks from Twitter trolls, with the effective date set for February 19, 2021. |
| January 11 2021 | Announced her departure from her talk radio show on CHQR in Calgary, citing attacks from Twitter trolls, with the effective date set for February 19, 2021. |
| June 2019 | Registered as a lobbyist for the Alberta Enterprise Group, an organization where she also served as president, and began lobbying the provincial government on behalf of industry for the RStar program. |
| June 2019 | Registered as a lobbyist for the Alberta Enterprise Group, an organization where she also served as president, and began lobbying the provincial government on behalf of industry for the RStar program. |
| May 2015 | Loses her seat in the Alberta provincial election when the NDP wins a majority government, marking the end of her initial provincial political career. |
| May 2015 | Loses her seat in the Alberta provincial election when the NDP wins a majority government, marking the end of her initial provincial political career. |
| March 28 2015 | Smith is defeated in her bid for the Progressive Conservative nomination in Highwood by Okotoks Councillor Carrie Fischer, a consequence of her controversial floor-crossing decision |
| March 28 2015 | Smith is defeated in her bid for the Progressive Conservative nomination in Highwood by Okotoks Councillor Carrie Fischer, a consequence of her controversial floor-crossing decision |
| December 17 2014 | Resigns as leader of the Wildrose Party and leaves the party, along with eight other Wildrose MLAs, crossing the floor to join the Progressive Conservative Party. |
| December 17 2014 | Resigns as leader of the Wildrose Party and leaves the party, along with eight other Wildrose MLAs, crossing the floor to join the Progressive Conservative Party. |
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