Prime Ministers of Canada
| Prime Ministers of Canada |
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| Name |
Party |
Terms |
| Sir John A. Macdonald |
Con |
1867-73 |
| Alexander Mackenzie |
Lib |
1873-78 |
| Sir John A. Macdonald |
Con |
1878-91 |
| Sir John J.C. Abbott |
Con |
1891-92 |
| Sir John Sparrow Thompson |
Con |
1892-94 |
| Sir Mackenzie Bowell |
Con |
1894-96 |
| Sir Charles Tupper |
Con |
1896 |
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier |
Lib |
1896-1911 |
| Sir Robert Laird Borden |
Con |
1911-17 |
| Sir Robert Laird Borden |
Union |
1917-20 |
| Arthur Meighen |
Con |
1920-21 |
| W.L. Mackenzie King |
Lib |
1921-26 |
| Arthur Meighen |
Con |
1926 |
| W.L. Mackenzie King |
Lib |
1926-1930 |
| Richard Bedford Bennett |
Con |
1930-35 |
| W.L. Mackenzie King |
Lib |
1935-48 |
| Louis St-Laurent |
Lib |
1948-57 |
| John George Diefenbaker |
Con |
1957-63 |
| Lester Bowles Pearson |
Lib |
1963-68 |
| Pierre Elliott Trudeau |
Lib |
1968-79 |
| Charles Joseph Clark |
Con |
1979-80 |
| Pierre Elliott Trudeau |
Lib |
1980-84 |
| John Napier Turner |
Lib |
1984 |
| Martin Brian Mulroney |
Con |
1984-93 |
| Avril Kim Campbell |
Con |
1993 |
| Joseph-Jacques-Jean Chrétien |
Lib |
1993-2003 |
| Paul Edgar Philippe Martin |
Lib |
2003-06 |
| Stephen Harper |
Con |
2006 |
| Con = Conservative; Lib = Liberal; Union = Union Gov |
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Links to Other Sites
First Among Equals
Learn about the private lives and political careers of Canada’s Prime Ministers. Includes biographies, speeches, and other historical documents. A Library and Archives Canada website.
Addressing the Nation: Prime Ministers of Canada
The CBC Digital Archives presents some of the most significant historic addresses by Canada's prime ministers from 1939-2008.
Grave Sites of Canadian Prime Ministers
Check this site for photos and information about specific grave sites of former Prime Ministers of Canada. From the website for the National Program for the Grave Sites of Canadian Prime Ministers.
Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech
This website features the text of the Honourable Lester Bowles Pearson’s acceptance speech upon presentation of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957. Produced by The United Nations Association in Canada.
William Lyon Mackenzie King Diary, 1893-1950
The entire text of William Lyon Mackenzie King's personal diary reveals his unique perspective on six decades of Canadian political and social history. Accompanied by teaching resources and informative essays about the diaries. From Library and Archives Canada.
Laurier Museum National Historic Site
Learn about the life and times of Sir Wilfrid Laurier in this virtual tour of the Laurier Museum National Historic Site.
Louis S. St. Laurent National Historic Site of Canada
This Parks Canada site commemorating the childhood home of Louis S. St. Laurent features a profile of the life and political career of the former Prime Minister. Also includes an extensive overview of the prominent domestic and international political issues during his tenure.
Laurier House National Historic Site
This Parks Canada website features a historical profile of two Canadian Prime Ministers, Sir Wilfrid Laurier and William Lyon Mackenzie King, as well as an interactive virtual tour of Laurier House (National Archives of Canada) in Ottawa.
Bellevue House National Historic Site
This Parks Canada site in Kingston, Ontario is the former home of Sir John A. Macdonald, Prime Minister of Canada (1867-73, 1878-91). Check out the detailed overview of the life and political career of Sir John A. Macdonald.
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