Canadian Prime Minister's Throughout History - MissMWalton - March 2nd, 2011

Sir John A. Macdonald

Jul 1, 1867

Prime Minister's Rap
Sir John A. Macdonald became the first Prime Minister of Canada on July 1st, 1867 and is the dominant figure of Canadian Confederation. He held office for a total of 18 years and is till this day the second longest serving Prime Minister of Canada

3 Prime Ministers

Nov 7, 1873

Alexander Mackenzie 1873-1878
Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott 1891-1892
Sir John Sparrow David Thompson 1892 - 1894

Sir Mackenzie Bowell

Dec 21, 1894

Sir Mackenzie Bowell was the fifth Prime Minister of Canada. He served from from December 21st, 1894 to April 27, 1896. Due to political turmoil throughout his leadership, Bowell's own Cabinet decided that he was incompetent to lead and so forced him to step down.

Sir Charles Tupper

May 1, 1896

Sir Charles Tupper served only 2 months as Prime Minister of Canada after Sir Mackenzie Bowell was deemed incompetent to lead.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier

Jul 11, 1896

Sir Wilfrid Laurier was the 7th Prime Minister of Canada. He was this countries first ever francophone Prime Minister. He fought for an English-French partnership in Canada and passionately defended individual liberty. He is the fourth longest serving Prime Minister.

2 Prime Ministers

Oct 10, 1911

Sir Robert Borden 1911 - 1920
Arthur Meighen 1920 - 1921

William Lyon Mackenzie King

Dec 29, 1921

William Lyon Mackenzie King is till this day the longest serving Prime Minister of Canada. He held office three separate times in history, spanning from the 1920's to the 1940's. Canadian's throughout history have continued to vote him the best Prime Minister of all time.

2 Prime Ministers

Aug 7, 1930

Richard Bedford Bennett 1930 - 1935
Louis St.Laurent 1948 - 1957

John George Diefenbaker

Jun 21, 1957

John Diefenbaker led Canada as its 13th Prime Minister. He appointed the first female minister to his Cabinet as well as the first Aboriginal member of the Senate. Diefenbaker was a Conservative, the only Conservative to hold the Prime Minister position between the 1920's and 1980's.

Lester Bowles Pearson

Apr 22, 1963

The Canadian Flag - A Part of Our Heritage
Lester Bowles Pearson was a Canadian professor, historian, civil servant, statesmen, diplomat, and politician. He was the 14th Prime Minister of Canada from April 22, 1963 to April 20, 1968. During his time as leader, he introduced universal health care, student loans, the Canadian Pension Plan, the Order of Canada, and the current Canadian flag.

Pierre Elliott Trudeau

Apr 20, 1968

Biography of Pierre Elliott Trudeau
He was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20th, 1968 to June 4th, 1979 and then again from March 3rd, 1980 until June 30, 1984. During his reign, he supressed a violent revolt by Quebec separatists and established the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms within's Canada's Constitution.

2 Prime Ministers

Jun 4, 1979

Joe Clark 1979 - 1980
John Turner 1984 - 1984

Brian Mulroney

Sep 17, 1984

Brian Mulroney was the 18th Prime Minister of Canada from September 17th, 1984 to June 25, 1993. During his leadership, the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement as well as the Goods and Services Tax were introduced.

Kim Campbell

Jun 25, 1993

She was the first and only to this day female Prime Minister of Canada. She served only a total of 132 days.

Jean Chretien

Nov 4, 1993

He was the 20th Prime Minister of Canada and served as leader of Canada for over 10 years from November 4th, 1993 to December 12, 2003.

Stephen Harper

Feb 6, 2006

Our current Prime Minister of Canada!

Credits of Images and Info

Mar 2, 2011

Image of Stephen Harper - http://www.pm.gc.ca/eng/index.asp/ Images and Information of Historical Prime Ministers - http://www.parl.gc.ca/Sites/collections/fine_arts/prime_ministers/pm_thumbs-e.htm/