Danielle Smith

Marlaina Danielle Smith (born April 1, 1971) is a Canadian politician, former lobbyist, and former columnist and media personality who has been serving as the 19th premier of Alberta and leader of the United Conservative Party (UCP) since October 2022.

Smith in 2014

Quotes

• Every student deserves a quality education in a school that can meet their learning needs and set them on a path to success in the future
  • [1] Education

• When you get elected, you have to make some tough decisions. And what we’re doing is we’re being honest with Albertans about the things we need to do
  • [2] premier election

• We’re identifying problems and we’re fixing them. It takes a little bit of time to address all of the problems, but look, I didn’t create them. I’m just here to solve them. And so, I’m looking forward to continuing to hear feedback from Albertans
  • [3] [4] Alberta's problems