The Prime Ministers of Canada
Part of the Canadian History For Dummies Cheat Sheet
Some of the most notable Canadian prime ministers were John A. Macdonald, Robert Borden, William Lyon Mackenzie King, Lester “Mike” Pearson, Pierre Trudeau, and Brian Mulroney. But there were many others. From John A to Stephen Harper, here’s a complete list of Canada’s 22 Prime Ministers and the political parties that they led.
| 1867–73, |
| 1878–91 | Sir John A Macdonald | Conservative |
| 1873–78 | Alexander Mackenzie | Liberal |
| 1891–92 | Sir John Abbott | Conservative |
| 1892–94 | Sir John Thompson | Conservative |
| 1894–96 | Sir Mackenzie Bowell | Conservative |
| 1896 | Sir Charles Tupper | Conservative |
| 1896–1911 | Sir Wilfrid Laurier | Liberal |
| 1911–20 | Sir Robert Borden | Conservative/Union |
| 1920–21, 1926 | Arthur Meighen | Conservative |
| 1921–26, 1926–30, 1935–48 |
William Lyon Mackenzie King | Liberal |
| 1930–35 | R.B. (Richard Bedford) Bennett | Conservative |
| 1948–57 | Louis St. Laurent | Liberal |
| 1957–63 | John Diefenbaker | Conservative |
| 1963–68 | Lester “Mike” Pearson | Liberal |
| 1968–79, 1980–84 |
Pierre Trudeau | Liberal |
| 1979–80 | Joe Clark | Conservative |
| 1984 | John Turner | Liberal |
| 1984–93 | Brian Mulroney | Conservative |
| 1993 | Kim Campbell | Conservative |
| 1993–2003 | Jean Chrétien | Liberal |
| 2003–2006 | Paul Martin | Liberal |
| 2006-present | Stephen Harper | Conservative |
