Ralph Steinhauer
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| Ralph Garvin Steinhauer | |
|---|---|
| 10th Lieutenant Governor of Alberta | |
| In office 2 July 1974 – 18 October 1979 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Jules Léger Edward Schreyer |
| Premier | Peter Lougheed |
| Preceded by | Grant MacEwan |
| Succeeded by | Frank C. Lynch-Staunton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 8, 1905 Morley, Alberta |
| Died | September 19, 1987 (aged 82) Edmonton, Alberta |
| Political party | Liberal |
Ralph Garvin Steinhauer, OC (June 8, 1905 – September 19, 1987) was the tenth Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, and the first Aboriginal person to hold that post.
Born in Morley, Alberta (now part of the Chiniki First Nation), he was a Cree.
He ran unsuccessfully as the Liberal candidate for the Canadian House of Commons in the Alberta riding of Vegreville in the 1963 federal election. He placed third.
In 1967, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1984, he was inducted into the Alberta Agriculture Hall of Fame.
He died in Edmonton in 1987.
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