Prime Minister of Canada

The Prime Minister of Canada is the person who normally exercises most political power in Canada. He or she is appointed by the Governor General, and is normally the leader of the biggest political party in the House of Commons (the lower and elected house of the Canadian Parliament). In 2006, Stephen Harper became the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada.

Name	Political party	Term of office
John Macdonald	Conservative Party	01.07.1867 - 05.11.1873
Alexander Mackenzie	Liberal Party	07.11.1873 - 08.10.1878
John Macdonald	Conservative Party	17.10.1878 - 06.06.1891
John Abbott	Conservative Party	16.06.1891 - 24.11.1892
John Thompson	Conservative Party	05.12.1892 - 12.12.1894
Mackenzie Bowell	Conservative Party	12.12.1894 - 27.04.1896
Charles Tupper	Conservative Party	01.05.1896 - 08.07.1896
Wilfrid Laurier	Liberal Party	11.07.1896 - 06.10.1911
Robert Borden	Conservative Party	10.10.1911 - 12.10.1917
Robert Borden	Unionist	12.10.1917 - 10.07.1920
Arthur Meighen	Unionist	10.07.1920 - 29.12.1921
Mackenzie King	Liberal Party	29.12.1921 - 28.06.1926
Arthur Meighen	Conservative Party	29.06.1926 - 25.09.1926
Mackenzie King	Liberal Party	25.09.1926 - 07.08.1930
Richard Bennett	Conservative Party	07.08.1930 - 23.10.1935
Mackenzie King	Liberal Party	23.10.1935 - 25.11.1948
Louis St. Laurent	Liberal Party	15.11.1948 - 21.06.1957
John Diefenbaker	Conservative Party	21.06.1957 - 22.04.1963
Lester Pearson	Liberal Party	22.04.1963 - 20.04.1968
Pierre Trudeau	Liberal Party	20.04.1968 - 03.06.1979
Joe Clark	Conservative Party	04.06.1979 - 02.03.1980
Pierre Trudeau	Liberal Party	03.03.1980 - 30.06.1984
John Turner	Liberal Party	30.06.1984 - 17.09.1984
Brian Mulroney	Conservative Party	17.09.1984 - 25.06.1993
Kim Campbell	Conservative Party	25.06.1993 - 04.11.1993
Jean Chretien	Liberal Party	04.11.1993 - 12.12.2003
Paul Martin	Liberal Party	12.12.2003 - 06.02.2006
Stephen Harper	Conservative Party	06.02.2006 - now

Websites

• History of Prime Ministers