24th Alberta Legislature

24th Alberta Legislature
Majority parliament
14 April 1997 – 12 February 2001
Parliament leaders
Premier	Ralph Klein December 14, 1992 – December 14, 2006
Cabinet	Klein cabinet
Leader of the Opposition	Howard Sapers April 17, 1998 – March 12, 2001
Party caucuses
Government	Progressive Conservative Association
Opposition	Liberal Party
Recognized	New Democratic Party
Legislative Assembly
Speaker of the Assembly	Ken Kowalski April 14, 1997 – May 23, 2012
Government House Leader	Dave Hancock May 26, 1999 – November 24, 2006
Members	83 MLA seats
Sovereign
Monarch	Elizabeth II February 6, 1952 – September 8, 2022
Lieutenant Governor	Hon. Bud Olson 17 April 1996 – 10 February 2000
	Hon. Lois Hole 10 February 2000 – 6 January 2005
Sessions
1st session April 14, 1997 – January 26, 1998
2nd session January 27, 1998 – February 15, 1999
3rd session February 16, 1999 – February 16, 2000
4th session February 17, 2000 – February 11, 2001
5th session February 12, 2001 – February 12, 2001
← 23rd → 25th

The 24th Alberta Legislative Assembly was in session from April 14, 1997, to February 12, 2001, with the membership of the assembly determined by the results of the 1997 Alberta general election held on March 11, 1997. The Legislature officially resumed on April 14, 1997, and continued until the fifth session was prorogued and dissolved on February 12, 2001, prior to the 2001 Alberta general election on March 12, 2001.^[1]

Alberta's twenty-fourth government was controlled by the majority Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta, led by Premier Ralph Klein. The Official Opposition was led by Howard Sapers of the Liberal Party. The Speaker was Ken Kowalski.