19th Alberta Legislature

The 19th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from May 24, 1979, to October 5, 1982, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1979 Alberta general election held on March 14, 1979. The Legislature officially resumed on May 24, 1979, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued on May 4, 1982 and dissolved on October 5, 1982, prior to the 1982 Alberta general election on November 2, 1982.[1]

19th Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
May 24, 1979 – October 5, 1982
Parliament leaders
Premier (cabinet)	Peter Lougheed (Lougheed cabinet) September 10, 1971 – November 1, 1985
Leader of the Opposition	Robert Curtis Clark September 15, 1973 – November 28, 1980
	Raymond Speaker December 16, 1980 – November 1, 1982
Party caucuses
Government	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta
Opposition	Social Credit Party
Unrecognized	New Democratic Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the Assembly	Gerard Amerongen March 2, 1972 – June 11, 1986
Members	79 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth II 6 February 1952 – present
Lieutenant Governor	Hon. Ralph Garvin Steinhauer July 2, 1974 – October 18, 1979
Hon. Frank C. Lynch-Staunton October 18, 1979 – January 22, 1985
Sessions
1st Session May 24, 1979 – November 16, 1979
2nd Session May 20, 1980 – March 30, 1981
3rd Session April 2, 1981 – March 30, 1981
4th Session March 4, 1982 – May 4, 1982
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Alberta's nineteenth government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta for the third time, led by Premier Peter Lougheed. The Official Opposition was led by Robert Curtis Clark of the Social Credit Party and later Raymond Speaker. The Speaker was Gerard Amerongen who would serve in the role until he was defeated in the 1986 Alberta general election.