Prime Minister of Canada
head of government for Canada
The Prime Minister of Canada is the head of government and cabinet ministers of Canada. The position is indirectly elected as the leader of the most seats in the House of Commons of Canada. In 2015, Justin Trudeau became the 23rd Prime Minister of Canada.
| Name | Political party | Term of office |
|---|---|---|
| John Macdonald | Conservative Party | July 1, 1867 – November 5, 1873 |
| Alexander Mackenzie | Liberal Party | November 7, 1873 – October 8, 1878 |
| John Macdonald | Conservative Party | October 17, 1878 – June 6, 1891 |
| John Abbott | Conservative Party | June 16, 1891 – November 24, 1892 |
| John Thompson | Conservative Party | December 5, 1892 – December 12, 1894 |
| Mackenzie Bowell | Conservative Party | December 12, 1894 – April 27, 1896 |
| Charles Tupper | Conservative Party | May 1, 1896 – July 8, 1896 |
| Wilfrid Laurier | Liberal Party | July 11, 1896 – October 6, 1911 |
| Robert Borden | Conservative Party | October 10, 1911 – October 12, 1917 |
| Robert Borden | Unionist | October 12, 1917 – July 12, 1920 |
| Arthur Meighen | Unionist | July 10, 1920 – December 29, 1921 |
| Mackenzie King | Liberal Party | December 29, 1921 – June 28, 1926 |
| Arthur Meighen | Conservative Party | June 29, 1926 – September 25, 1926 |
| Mackenzie King | Liberal Party | September 25, 1926 – August 7, 1930 |
| Richard Bennett | Conservative Party | August 7, 1930 – October 23, 1935 |
| Mackenzie King | Liberal Party | October 23, 1935 – November 25, 1948 |
| Louis St. Laurent | Liberal Party | November 15, 1948 – June 21, 1957 |
| John Diefenbaker | Conservative Party | June 21, 1957 – April 22, 1963 |
| Lester Pearson | Liberal Party | April 22, 1963 – April 20, 1968 |
| Pierre Trudeau | Liberal Party | April 20, 1968 – June 3, 1979 |
| Joe Clark | Conservative Party | June 4, 1979 – March 2, 1980 |
| Pierre Trudeau | Liberal Party | March 3, 1980 – June 30, 1984 |
| John Turner | Liberal Party | June 30, 1984 – September 17, 1984 |
| Brian Mulroney | Conservative Party | September 17, 1984 – June 25, 1993 |
| Kim Campbell | Conservative Party | June 25, 1993 – November 4, 1993 |
| Jean Chretien | Liberal Party | November 4, 1993 – December 12, 2003 |
| Paul Martin | Liberal Party | December 12, 2003 – February 6, 2006 |
| Stephen Harper | Conservative Party | February 6, 2006 – November 4, 2015 |
| Justin Trudeau | Liberal Party | November 4, 2015 - present |
