16th Alberta Legislature

The 16th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from February 15, 1968, to April 27, 1971, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1967 Alberta general election held on May 23, 1967. The Legislature officially resumed on February 15, 1968, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued on April 27, 1971, and dissolved on July 22, 1971, prior to the 1971 Alberta general election.[1]

16th Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
February 15, 1968 – July 22, 1971
Parliament leaders
Premier (cabinet)	Ernest Charles Manning (Manning cabinet) May 31, 1943 – December 12, 1968
	Harry Strom (Strom cabinet) December 12, 1968 – September 10, 1971
Leader of the Opposition	Peter Lougheed February 15, 1968 – April 27, 1971
Party caucuses
Government	Social Credit Party
Opposition	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Recognized	Alberta Liberal Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the Assembly	Arthur J. Dixon March 26, 1963 – March 1, 1972
Government House Leader	Frederick C. Colborne December 18, 1968 – February 10, 1971
	Edgar Gerhart February 11, 1971 – April 27, 1971
Members	65 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – present
Lieutenant Governor	Hon. Grant MacEwan January 26, 1966 – July 2, 1974
Sessions
1st Session February 15, 1968 – May 2, 1968
2nd Session February 13, 1969 – May 7, 1969
3rd Session January 29, 1970 – April 15, 1970
4th Session February 11, 1971 – April 27, 1971
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Alberta's sixteenth government was controlled by the majority Social Credit Party for the ninth time, led by Premier Ernest Manning, Alberta's longest serving Premier who would retire part way through the session, and be replaced by Harry Strom. The Official Opposition was led by Peter Lougheed of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, who would go on to win the 1971 election and become the 9th Premier of Alberta. The Speaker was Arthur J. Dixon.