Party Leaders
| Name | Took Over | Date Left | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Rutherford | 1905 | 1910 | |
| Arthur Sifton | 1910 | 1917 | |
| Charles Stewart | 1917 | 1922 | |
| John Boyle | 1922 | 1924 | |
| Charles R. Mitchell | 1924 | 1926 | |
| John C. Bowen | 1926 | 1926 | |
| Joseph Tweed Shaw | 1926 | 1930 | Resigned |
| John McDonald | March 28, 1930 | March 1, 1932 | Did not hold a seat in the Assembly |
| George Webster | 1931 | March 1, 1932 | Leader of Liberal caucus in the Assembly |
| March 1, 1932 | October 21, 1932 | Interim Leader | |
| William Howson | October 21, 1932 | March 2, 1936 | Appointed to the Supreme Court of Alberta |
| Edward Leslie Gray | 1937 | April 19, 1941 | |
| Robert Barrowman | ? | September 27, 1941 | Party leadership remained vacant from Gray's resignation until James Prowse was chosen as leader. The President of the Liberals maintained the day to day operations of the Liberals during the Unity Coalition. |
| Hugh John Montgomery | 1941 | ? | |
| Wesley Stambaugh | June 26, 1947 | ||
| James Prowse | June 26, 1947 | 1958 | |
| Grant MacEwan | November 1, 1958 | 1960 | |
| David Hunter | 1962 | 1964 | |
| Michael Maccagno | 1964 | 1969 | |
| John T. Lowery | 1969 | 1970 | |
| Robert Russell | 1971 | 1974 | |
| Nicholas Taylor | 1974 | 1988 | |
| Laurence Decore | 1988 | 1994 | |
| Bettie Hewes | 1994 | 1994 | Interim Leader |
| Grant Mitchell | 1994 | 1998 | |
| Nancy MacBeth | 1998 | 2001 | |
| Ken Nicol | 2001 | 2004 | |
| Don Massey | 2004 | 2004 | Interim Leader |
| Kevin Taft | 2004 | December 13, 2008 | |
| David Swann | December 13, 2008 | September 10, 2011 | |
| Raj Sherman | September 10, 2011 | present |
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