Installation of the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta

August 26, 2020

The Honourable Salma Lakhani was sworn in as the 19th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta in an installation ceremony held at the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton, AB on August 26, 2020.

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