Premier of Alberta
President of Executive Council
Minister of Intergovernmental Relations
The Honourable Danielle Smith was sworn-in as Alberta’s 19th Premier on October 11, 2022. She was re-elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for the constituency of Brooks-Medicine Hat on May 29, 2023.
Danielle Smith was first elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for Highwood on April 23, 2012. She served as leader of the Wildrose Party of Alberta from October 17, 2009, to December 17, 2014.
She previously served on the Special Standing Committee on Members’ Services and the Standing Committee on Alberta’s Economic Future.
Prior to entering politics, Ms. Smith was the director of provincial affairs for Alberta with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, CFIB. She worked with all levels of government to represent the interests of CFIB’s 10,000 small-business members in Alberta.
Before joining CFIB, Ms. Smith had extensive experience in the media. She was an editorial writer and columnist at the Calgary Herald for six years. She served as host of Global Sunday, a national current affairs television talk show, and was also the host of two programs on CKMX 1060 AM radio in Calgary, Health Frontiers and Standing Ground. She has made frequent guest appearances as a commentator on TV and radio.
Ms. Smith’s public policy experience began with an internship at the Fraser Institute. She was also elected as a trustee for the Calgary board of education and served as the director of the Alberta Property Rights Initiative and the Canadian Property Rights Research Institute.
Smith received a BA in English and a BA in economics from the University of Calgary. She married her husband, David Moretta in 2006 and is the proud stepmother of David’s son Jonathan. Danielle and David live in High River with their two dogs, Caine and Turk.
She was the 814th Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta.