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Danielle Smith is sworn in as Alberta's new Premier by Minister of Justice and Solicitor General Tyler Shandro and Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Salma Lakhani, in Edmonton on Oct. 11, 2022. The Canadian Press/Jason Franson
EDMONTON—Danielle Smith was sworn in as Alberta’s 19th premier in a ceremony at the Government House in Edmonton on Oct. 11.
The ceremony came just five days after Smith won the United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership contest on the sixth ballot, beating outgoing premier Jason Kenney’s former finance minister Travis Toews.