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Prime Minister of Canada
The Prime Minister of Canada (French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government of Canada. The office is not outlined in any of the documents that constitute the written portion of the constitution of Canada; executive...
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Alexander Mackenzie
Alexander Mackenzie, PC (January 28, 1822 – April 17, 1892), a building contractor and newspaper editor, was the second Prime Minister of Canada from November 7, 1873 to October 9, 1878.
He was born in Logierait, Perthshire, Scotland to Alexander...
Date of birth:
- Jan 28, 1822
Date of death:
- Apr 17, 1892 (age 70 years)
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John A. Macdonald
Sir John Alexander Macdonald, GCB, KCMG, PC, PC (Can), (January 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first Prime Minister of Canada and the dominant figure of Canadian Confederation. Macdonald's tenure in office spanned 18 years, making him the second...
Date of birth:
- Jan 11, 1815
Date of death:
- Jun 6, 1891 (age 76 years)
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John Abbott
Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott, PC, KCMG, QC (March 12, 1821 – October 30, 1893) was the third Prime Minister of Canada. He served in the office for seventeen months, from June 16, 1891 to November 24, 1892.
Born in St. Andrews, Lower Canada (now...
Date of birth:
- Mar 12, 1821
Date of death:
- Oct 30, 1893 (age 72 years)
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John Thompson
Sir John Sparrow David Thompson, KCMG, PC, QC (November 10, 1845 – December 12, 1894) was a Canadian lawyer, judge, politician, and university professor, who served as the fourth Prime Minister of Canada from December 5, 1892 to December 12, 1894,...
Date of birth:
- Nov 10, 1845
Date of death:
- Dec 12, 1894 (age 49 years)
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Mackenzie Bowell
Sir Mackenzie Bowell, PC, KCMG (December 27, 1823 – December 10, 1917) was the fifth Prime Minister of Canada from December 21, 1894 to April 27, 1896.
Bowell was born in Rickinghall, Suffolk, England to John Bowell and Elizabeth Marshall. In 1832...
Date of birth:
- Dec 27, 1823
Date of death:
- Dec 10, 1917 (age 94 years)
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Charles Tupper
Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet, GCMG, CB, PC (July 2, 1821 – October 30, 1915) was a Canadian father of Confederation: as the Premier of Nova Scotia from 1864 to 1867, he led Nova Scotia into Confederation. He later went on to serve as the sixth...
Date of birth:
- Jul 2, 1821
Date of death:
- Oct 30, 1915 (age 94 years)
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Wilfred Laurier
Canada's first francophone prime minister, Laurier is often considered one of the country's greatest statesmen. He is well known for his policies of conciliation, expanding Confederation, and compromise between French and English Canada. His vision...
Date of birth:
- Nov 20, 1841
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Robert Borden
Sir Robert Laird Borden PC GCMG KC (June 26, 1854 – June 10, 1937) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He served as the eighth Prime Minister of Canada from October 10, 1911, to July 10, 1920, and was the third Nova Scotian to hold this office....
Date of birth:
- Jun 26, 1854
Date of death:
- Jun 10, 1937 (age 83 years)
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William Lyon Mackenzie King
William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG (December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was a Canadian lawyer, economist, university professor, consultant, civil servant, journalist, teacher, and politician. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from...
Date of birth:
- Dec 17, 1874
Date of death:
- Jul 22, 1950 (age 75 years)
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Arthur Meighen
Arthur Meighen (pronounced /ˈmiː.ən/), PC, QC (June 16, 1874 – August 5, 1960) was the ninth Prime Minister of Canada from July 10, 1920 to December 29, 1921 and June 29 to September 25, 1926. He was the first Prime Minister born after Confederation...
Date of birth:
- Jun 16, 1874
Date of death:
- Aug 5, 1960 (age 86 years)
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R. B. Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett
Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett, PC, KC (July 3, 1870 – June 26, 1947) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, politician, and philanthropist. He served as the 11th Prime Minister of Canada from August 7, 1930 to October 23, 1935, during...
Date of birth:
- Jul 3, 1870
Date of death:
- Jun 26, 1947 (age 77 years)
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Lester B. Pearson
Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson, PC, OM, CC, OBE (April 23, 1897 – December 27, 1972) was a Canadian professor, historian, civil servant, statesman, diplomat, and politician, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for organizing the United Nations...
Date of birth:
- Apr 23, 1897
Date of death:
- Dec 27, 1972 (age 75 years)
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John Diefenbaker
John George Diefenbaker, PC, CH, QC, FRSC, FRSA (September 18, 1895 – August 16, 1979) was the 13th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 21, 1957 to April 22, 1963. A criminal defence lawyer by profession, he established the Canadian Bill of...
Date of birth:
- Sep 18, 1895
Date of death:
- Aug 16, 1979 (age 83 years)
Joe Clark
Charles Joseph "Joe" Clark, PC, CC, AOE (born June 5, 1939) is a Canadian journalist, politician, statesman, businessman, and university professor. He served as the 16th Prime Minister of Canada, from June 4, 1979, to March 3, 1980.
Despite his...
Date of birth:
- Jun 5, 1939 (age 70 years)
John Turner
John Napier Wyndham Turner, PC, CC, QC (born June 7, 1929) is a retired Canadian lawyer and politician, who served as the 17th Prime Minister of Canada from June 30 to September 17, 1984. Turner held the office of Prime Minister for 79 days, the...
Date of birth:
- Jun 7, 1929 (age 80 years)
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Brian Mulroney
Martin Brian Mulroney is a lawyer, politician, and former prime minister of Canada.
Date of birth:
- Mar 20, 1939 (age 70 years)
Stephen Harper
Stephen Joseph Harper, PC, MP (born April 30, 1959) is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada, and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became Prime Minister after his party won a minority government in the January 2006 federal election....
Date of birth:
- Apr 30, 1959 (age 50 years)
Paul Martin
Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, PC (also known as Paul Martin, Jr.) (born August 28, 1938) is a Canadian politician who was the Prime Minister of Canada, as well as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.
On November 14, 2003, Martin succeeded Jean...
Date of birth:
- Aug 28, 1938 (age 71 years)
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Louis St. Laurent
Louis Stephen St. Laurent, PC, CC, QC (Saint-Laurent or St-Laurent in French, baptized Louis-Étienne St-Laurent) , (February 1, 1882 – July 25, 1973) was the 12th Prime Minister of Canada from November 15, 1948, to June 21, 1957.
Louis St-Laurent ...
Date of birth:
- Feb 1, 1882
Date of death:
- Jul 25, 1973 (age 91 years)
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Pierre Trudeau
Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, PC, CC, CH, QC, MSRC (usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau) (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000), was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968, to June 4, 1979, and...
Date of birth:
- Oct 18, 1919
Date of death:
- Sep 28, 2000 (age 81 years)
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Kim Campbell
Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell, PC, CC, QC (born March 10, 1947) is a Canadian politician who was the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 25, 1993 to November 4, 1993 (132 days). Campbell was the first female Prime Minister of...
Date of birth:
- Mar 10, 1947 (age 62 years)
Jean Chrétien
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien PC OM CC QC (generally known as Jean Chrétien) (born January 11, 1934), is a Canadian politician who was the 20th Prime Minister of Canada from November 4, 1993 to December 12, 2003, and leader of the Liberal Party of...
Date of birth:
- Jan 11, 1934 (age 75 years)
