Prime Ministers of Canada since 1867
1 | Rt. Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald July 1, 1867 to Nov. 5, 1873 |
Liberal-Conservative |
2 | Hon. Alexander Mackenzie* Nov. 7, 1873 to Oct. 8, 1878 |
Liberal |
3 | Rt. Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald Oct. 17, 1878 to June 6, 1891 |
Liberal-Conservative |
4 | Hon. Sir John J.C. Abbott* June 16, 1891 to Nov. 24, 1892 |
Liberal-Conservative |
5 | Rt. Hon. Sir John S.D. Thompson Dec. 5, 1892 to Dec. 12, 1894 |
Liberal-Conservative |
6 | Hon. Sir Mackenzie Bowell* Dec. 21, 1894 to April 27, 1896 |
Conservative |
7 | Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Tupper* (Baronet) May 1, 1896 to July 8, 1896 |
Conservative |
8 | Rt. Hon. Sir Wilfrid Laurier July 11, 1896 to Oct. 6, 1911 |
Liberal |
9 | Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Laird Borden Oct. 10, 1911 to Oct. 12, 1917 |
Conservative |
10 | Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Laird Borden Oct. 12, 1917 to July 10, 1920 |
Conservative** |
11 | Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen July 10, 1920 to Dec. 29, 1921 |
Conservative |
12 | Rt. Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King Dec. 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926 |
Liberal |
13 | Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen June 29, 1926 to Sept. 25, 1926 |
Conservative |
14 | Rt. Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King Sept. 25, 1926 to Aug. 7, 1930 |
Liberal |
15 | Rt. Hon. Richard Bedford Bennett (became Viscount Bennett, 1941) Aug. 7, 1930 to Oct. 23, 1935 |
Conservative |
16 | Rt. Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King Oct. 23, 1935 to Nov. 15, 1948 |
Liberal |
17 | Rt. Hon. Louis Stephen St-Laurent Nov. 15, 1948 to June 21, 1957 |
Liberal |
18 | Rt. Hon. John George Diefenbaker June 21, 1957 to Apr. 22, 1963 |
Progressive Conservative |
19 | Rt. Hon. Lester Bowles Pearson Apr. 22, 1963 to Apr. 20, 1968 |
Liberal |
20 | Rt. Hon. Pierre Elliott Trudeau Apr. 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979 |
Liberal |
21 | Rt. Hon. Charles Joseph Clark June 4, 1979 to March 3, 1980 |
Progressive Conservative |
22 | Rt. Hon. Pierre Elliott Trudeau March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984 |
Liberal |
23 | Rt. Hon. John Napier Turner June 30, 1984 to Sept. 17, 1984 |
Liberal |
24 | Rt. Hon. Martin Brian Mulroney Sept. 17, 1984 to June 25, 1993 |
Progressive Conservative |
25 | Rt. Hon. A. Kim Campbell June 25, 1993 to Nov. 4, 1993 |
Progressive Conservative |
26 | Rt. Hon. Jean Joseph Jacques Chrétien Nov. 4, 1993 to Dec. 11, 2003 |
Liberal |
27 | Rt. Hon. Paul Edgar Philippe Martin Dec. 12, 2003 to Feb. 5, 2006 |
Liberal |
28 | Rt. Hon. Stephen Joseph Harper Feb. 6, 2006 – Nov. 4, 2015 |
Conservative |
29 | Rt. Hon. Justin Pierre James Trudeau Nov. 4, 2015 - |
Liberal |
* Prior to 1968, “Right Honourable” was accorded only to prime ministers who had been sworn into the Privy Council for the U.K. Prime ministers Mackenzie, Abbott and Bowell were only members of the Canadian Privy Council and Prime Minister Tupper became a U.K. Privy Councillor after his term as Canada’s prime minister.
** During his second period in office, Prime Minister Borden headed a coalition government.
** During his second period in office, Prime Minister Borden headed a coalition government.
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