Danielle Smith
Premier of Alberta since 2022
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| May 2025 | Following the 2025 Canadian federal election, Smith announced her government would hold a referendum on Alberta's separation from Canada if citizens gathered enough signatures. |
| April 2025 | Former Infrastructure minister Peter Guthrie submitted meeting notes to the auditor-general as evidence that Smith and Health minister Adriana LaGrange misled cabinet. |
| March 20 2025 | Revealed to have done a Breitbart interview discussing pausing Trump administration tariffs to potentially benefit Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre's election chances. |
| March 2025 | RCMP launched an investigation into allegations of contract and procurement interference at Alberta Health Services. |
| February 2025 | The Globe and Mail obtained a letter alleging interference in Alberta Health Services contract negotiations, which Smith denied. |
| February 2025 | Faced allegations regarding the dismissal of Athana Mentzelopoulos, former head of Alberta Health Services, just before a scheduled meeting with the Auditor-General to discuss procurement contract investigations. |
| November 2024 | Won a mandatory leadership review by UCP membership with 91.5% of the vote. |
| September 28 2024 | At a UCP Town Hall in Edmonton, Smith responded to a 'chemtrails' conspiracy theory, suggesting U.S. Department of Defense involvement, which was subsequently refuted by experts. |
| February 2024 | Smith announced a ban on gender-affirming healthcare for individuals 17 and under, including restrictions on pronoun use and parental consent requirements for sexuality education. |
| February 28 2024 | Smith announced further restrictions on renewable energy development in Alberta. |
| August 3 2023 | Smith's government announced a six-month pause on all renewable energy project approvals in Alberta. |
| May 29 2023 | Danielle Smith led the United Conservative Party to victory in the Alberta general election, winning a majority government and securing her position as Premier of Alberta. |
| May 17 2023 | Alberta Ethics Commissioner Marguerite Trussler found Smith had violated the Conflicts of Interest Act by discussing an ongoing criminal case against Artur Pawlowski with the Alberta Minister of Justice. |
| April 2023 | The Alberta ethics commissioner began investigating Smith for alleged interference with the administration of justice regarding COVID-19 violations and criminal charges. |
| December 2022 | The Alberta Sovereignty Within a United Canada Act was passed by the legislature. |
| November 2022 | Withdrew her plan to introduce a bill adding unvaccinated individuals as a protected class under the Alberta Human Rights Act. |
| November 8 2022 | Smith became MLA for Brooks-Medicine Hat. |
| October 2022 | During her UCP leadership campaign, Smith proposed checking transgender athletes' testosterone levels before competing against cisgender women and suggested creating a separate category for women with high testosterone levels. |
| October 2022 | During her UCP leadership campaign, Smith claimed her paternal great-grandfather Philipus Kolodnicki left Ukraine after World War I to escape communism, a claim later disputed by immigration records. |
| October 24 2022 | Smith pulled Alberta from the World Economic Forum Global Coalition for Value in Healthcare, criticizing the organization for attempting to control governments. |
| October 11 2022 | Smith was sworn in as Premier of Alberta. |
| October 6 2022 | Smith won the United Conservative Party leadership on the sixth count. |
| October 6 2022 | Smith won the UCP leadership vote with 53.77% of the vote on the sixth count, becoming the premier-designate using instant-runoff voting. |
| May 18 2022 | Following Premier Jason Kenney's resignation announcement, Smith announced her campaign in the United Conservative Party leadership election. |
| November 10 2021 | Smith made controversial comments comparing COVID-19 public health measures to Nazi Germany during a social media interview, stating that people who followed pandemic restrictions had 'fallen for the charms of a tyrant'. |
| July 2021 | Wrote an opinion article supporting Jason Kenney's referendum on equalization payments, which was subsequently held on October 18, 2021. |
| February 19 2021 | Officially left her talk radio show on CHQR in Calgary. |
| January 11 2021 | Announced her departure from her talk radio show on CHQR in Calgary, citing attacks from Twitter trolls, with the effective date set for February 19, 2021. |
| June 2019 | Registered as a lobbyist for the Alberta Enterprise Group, an organization where she also served as president, and began lobbying the provincial government on behalf of industry for the RStar program. |
| May 2015 | Loses her seat in the Alberta provincial election when the NDP wins a majority government, marking the end of her initial provincial political career. |
| March 28 2015 | Smith is defeated in her bid for the Progressive Conservative nomination in Highwood by Okotoks Councillor Carrie Fischer, a consequence of her controversial floor-crossing decision |
| December 17 2014 | Resigns as leader of the Wildrose Party and leaves the party, along with eight other Wildrose MLAs, crossing the floor to join the Progressive Conservative Party. |
| October 2014 | PCs sweep four by-elections, impacting Danielle Smith's political momentum |
| 2013 | Featured in a museum exhibit about prominent Girl Guides at the Red Deer Museum and Art Gallery. |
| February 2013 | Danielle Smith distanced herself and the Wildrose Party from political scientist Tom Flanagan after he made controversial remarks about child pornography. |
| 2012 | Described as 'libertarian on moral issues' by The Globe and Mail. Revealed pro-choice stance and support for same-sex marriage during the election. |
| 2012 | Smith won a seat in the Legislative Assembly for Highwood and led the Wildrose Party to become the Official Opposition. |
| 2012 | Runs in the Alberta general election with Tom Flanagan as her campaign manager. |
| 2012 | At the Wildrose Party's annual general meeting, Smith advocated for a more disciplined candidate selection process, recommending freezing out candidates who cannot communicate their views respectfully after controversies with candidates Allan Hunsperger and Ron Leech damaged the party's election prospects. |
| 2011 | Smith was featured in an episode of CBC Television's 'Make the Politician Work'. |
| October 2011 | Elected as leader of the Wildrose Alliance Party, becoming the official opposition leader in Alberta after leading the party to significant electoral success. |
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