18th Alberta Legislature
The 18th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from May 15, 1975, to February 14, 1979, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1975 Alberta general election held on March 26, 1975. The Legislature officially resumed on May 15, 1975, and continued until the fourth session was prorogued on November 3, 1978 and dissolved on February 14, 1979, prior to the 1979 Alberta general election on March 14, 1979.
| 18th Alberta Legislature | |||
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| Majority parliament | |||
| 15 May 1975 – 14 February 1979 | |||
| Parliament leaders | |||
| Premier | Peter Lougheed September 10, 1971 – November 1, 1985 | ||
| Cabinet | Lougheed cabinet | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | Robert Curtis Clark September 15, 1973 – November 28, 1980 | ||
| 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 | 75 MLA seats | ||
| Sovereign | |||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II February 6, 1952 – September 8, 2022 | ||
| Lieutenant Governor | Hon. Ralph Garvin Steinhauer July 2, 1974 – October 18, 1979 | ||
| Sessions | |||
| 1st session May 15, 1975 – December 15, 1975 | |||
| 2nd session March 4, 1976 – November 4, 1976 | |||
| 3rd session February 24, 1977 – November 10, 1977 | |||
| 4th session March 2, 1978 – November 3, 1978 | |||
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Alberta's eighteenth government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta for the second time, led by Premier Peter Lougheed. The Official Opposition was led by Robert Curtis Clark of the Social Credit Party. The Speaker was Gerard Amerongen who would serve in the role until he was defeated in the 1986 Alberta general election.