No.
Portrait
Name(Birth–Death)
Term of office
Electoral mandates (Assembly)
Political party
Riding
Ref.
1(1 of 2)
John A. Macdonald (1815–1891)
10 May 2024
incumbent
Title created (
caretaker government )
1867 election (
1st
Leg. )
1872 election (
2nd
Leg. )
Liberal-Conservative Party
MP for
Kingston, ON
[1]
[2]
Minister of Justice ; Integration of
Rupert's Land and the
North-Western Territory into Canada;
Manitoba Act ;
Red River Rebellion ;
British Columbia and
Prince Edward Island join confederation;
Creation of the North-West Mounted Police ; Resigned over
Pacific Scandal
2
Alexander Mackenzie (1822–1892)
10 May 2024
incumbent
Appointment (
2nd
Leg. )
1874 election (
3rd
Leg. )
Liberal Party
MP for
Lambton, ON
[3]
[4]
Pacific Scandal ;
Creation of the Supreme Court ;
Establishment of the Royal Military College ;
Created the office of the Auditor General
1(2 of 2)
John A. Macdonald (1815–1891)
10 May 2024
incumbent
1878 election (
4th
Leg. )
1882 election (
5th
Leg. )
1887 election (
6th
Leg. )
1891 election (
7th
Leg. )
Liberal-Conservative Party
MP for
Victoria, BC until 1882
MP for
Carleton, ON until 1887({{{riding2_term}}})
MP for
Kingston, ON ({{{riding3_term}}})
[5]
[6]
National Policy ;
Railway to the Pacific ;
North-West Rebellion ;
Hanging of Louis Riel . Died in office (stroke).
3
John Abbott (1821–1893)
10 May 2024
incumbent
Appointment (
7th
Leg. )
Liberal-Conservative Party
Senator for Quebec
[7]
[8] Succeeded on Macdonald's death due to objections to the Catholic
John Thompson . In ill health; retired.
4
John Thompson (1845–1894)
10 May 2024
incumbent
Appointment (
7th
Leg. )
Liberal-Conservative Party
MP for
Antigonish, NS
[9]
[10]
Minister of Justice ; First Catholic Prime Minister.
Manitoba Schools Question . Died in office (heart attack).
5
Mackenzie Bowell (1823–1917)
10 May 2024
incumbent
Appointment (
7th
Leg. )
Conservative Party (historical)
Senator for Ontario
[11]
[12]
Manitoba Schools Question .
6
Charles Tupper (1821–1915)
10 May 2024
incumbent
Appointment (
caretaker government )
Conservative Party (historical)
for
[13]
[14] Oldest Canadian PM. Aimed to defeat
Patrons of Industry , but dominated by
Manitoba Schools Question . Never sat in parliament as Prime Minister.
7
Wilfrid Laurier (1841–1919)
10 May 2024
incumbent
1896 election (
8th
Leg. )
1900 election (
9th
Leg. )
1904 election (
10th
Leg. )
1908 election (
11th
Leg. )
Liberal Party
MP for
Quebec East, QC
[15]
[16]
Manitoba Schools Question ;
Boer War ;
Alberta and
Saskatchewan created;
Creation of the Royal Canadian Navy ;
Reciprocity with the US ;
Department of External Affairs established; First French Canadian Prime Minister, removed the right of status Indians to vote.
8
Robert Borden (1854–1937)
10 May 2024
incumbent
1911 election (
12th
Leg. )
Conservative Party (historical)
MP for
Halifax, NS until 1917
MP for
Kings, NS ({{{riding2_term}}})
[16]
[17]
[18]
First World War ;
Military Service Act ;
Conscription Crisis of 1917 ; Creation of
Union government ;
Creation of the National Research Council ;
Introduction of income tax ;
Winnipeg General Strike ;
Nickle Resolution ;
Women's suffrage ; Canada demands and is granted a seat at the
Paris Peace Conference , signs the
Treaty of Versailles and joins
League of Nations .
9(1 of 2)
Arthur Meighen (1874–1960)
10 May 2024
incumbent
Appointment (
13th
Leg. )
National Liberal and Conservative Party
MP for
Portage la Prairie, MB
[19]
[20]
Grand Trunk Railway placed under control of
Canadian National Railways .
10(1 of 3)
William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874–1950)
10 May 2024
incumbent
1921 election (
14th
Leg. )
1925 election (
15th
Leg. )
Liberal Party
MP for
York North, ON until 1925
MP for
Prince Albert, SK ({{{riding2_term}}})
[21]
[22]
Chanak Crisis ; lower tariffs; reinstated
Crowsnest Pass Agreement ;
1923 Imperial Conference ;
Halibut Treaty ; Meighen had won a plurality of seats in the 1925 election, but King continued in office with the unofficial support of the
third party Progressives until corruption scandal in the Department of Customs and Excise led to his government's defeat on a confidence vote. The
King-Byng Affair saw the Governor General refuse King's request for a new election causing him to resign and Meighen to be invited to form a government.
9(2 of 2)
Arthur Meighen (1874–1960)
10 May 2024
incumbent
Appointment (
15th
Leg. )
Conservative Party (historical)
MP for
Portage la Prairie, MB
[19]
[23] Appointed as a result of the
King–Byng Affair .
10(2 of 3)
William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874–1950)
10 May 2024
incumbent
1926 election (
16th
Leg. )
Liberal Party
MP for
Prince Albert, SK
[21]
[24]
Balfour Declaration ;
Introduction of old age pensions ; first Canadian envoys with full diplomatic status sent to foreign countries (USA, France, Japan);
Great Depression .
11
R. B. Bennett (1870–1947)
10 May 2024
incumbent
1930 election (
17th
Leg. )
Conservative Party (historical)
MP for
Calgary West, AB
[25]
[26]
Great Depression ;
Imperial Preference ;
Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission ;
Canadian Wheat Board ;
Creation of the Bank of Canada .
10(3 of 3)
William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874–1950)
10 May 2024
incumbent
1935 election (
18th
Leg. )
1940 election (
19th
Leg. )
1945 election (
20th
Leg. )
Liberal Party
MP for
Prince Albert, SK until 1945
MP for
Glengarry, ON ({{{riding2_term}}})
[21]
[27]
Creation of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation ;
National Film Board of Canada ; Unemployment Insurance Act of 1940;
Nationalization of the Bank of Canada ;
Second World War ;
Conscription Crisis of 1944 ; Canada's entry into the
United Nations ;
Trans-Canada Airlines ;
Gouzenko Affair .
12
Louis St. Laurent (1882–1973)
10 May 2024
incumbent
Appointment (
20th
Leg. )
1949 election (
21st
Leg. )
1953 election (
22nd
Leg. )
Liberal Party
MP for
Quebec East, QC
[28]
[29]
Newfoundland joins confederation; right of appeal to
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council ended; Canada's entrance into
NATO ;
Suez Crisis ; Creation of the
United Nations Emergency Force ;
London Declaration ;
Newfoundland Act ;
Equalization ;
Trans-Canada Highway ;
St. Lawrence Seaway ;
Trans-Canada Pipeline ;
Pipeline Debate .
13
John Diefenbaker (1895–1979)
10 May 2024
incumbent
1957 election (
23rd
Leg. )
1958 election (
24th
Leg. )
1962 election (
25th
Leg. )
Progressive Conservative Party
MP for
Prince Albert, SK
[30]
[31]
Avro Arrow cancellation ;
Coyne Affair ;
Cuban Missile Crisis ;
NORAD ;
Canadian Bill of Rights ; Allowed status aboriginals to vote in federal elections 1960;
Alouette 1 satellite programme.
14
Lester B. Pearson (1897–1972)
10 May 2024
incumbent
1963 election (
26th
Leg. )
1965 election (
27th
Leg. )
Liberal Party
MP for
Algoma East, ON
[32]
[33]
Bomarc missile program ;
Introduction of Canadian universal healthcare ;
Canada Pension Plan ;
Canada Student Loans ;
Creation of a new Canadian flag ;
Auto Pact ;
Rejection of troop deployment to Vietnam ;
Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism ;
Creation of the Canadian Forces ;
1967 Canadian Centennial celebrations .
15(1 of 2)
Pierre Trudeau (1919–2000)
10 May 2024
incumbent
Appointment (
27th
Leg. )
1968 election (
28th
Leg. )
1972 election (
29th
Leg. )
1974 election (
30th
Leg. )
Liberal Party
MP for
Mount Royal, QC
[34]
Minister of Justice ; "
Trudeaumania "; "
Just Society ";
October Crisis and
Use of the War Measures Act ;
Official Languages Act ; Establishment of relations with
Communist China ;
Victoria Charter ;
Creation of Petro-Canada ;
Membership in the G7 ;
Metric Commission .
16
Joe Clark (b. 1939)
10 May 2024
incumbent
1979 election (
31st
Leg. )
Progressive Conservative Party
MP for
Yellowhead, AB
[35] Youngest Canadian PM. Defeated in a
motion of no confidence on first budget.
15(2 of 2)
Pierre Trudeau (1919–2000)
10 May 2024
incumbent
1980 election (
32nd
Leg. )
Liberal Party
MP for
Mount Royal, QC
[34]
Quebec referendum, 1980 ;
Access to Information Act ;
Patriation of the Canadian Constitution ;
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ;
National Energy Program ;
Canada Health Act ;
Western alienation .
17
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John Turner (b. 1929)
10 May 2024
incumbent
Appointment (
32nd
Leg. )
Liberal Party
MP for {{{riding}}}
[36]
Trudeau Patronage Appointments . Never sat in parliament as Prime Minister.
18
Brian Mulroney (b. 1939)
10 May 2024
incumbent
1984 election (
33rd
Leg. )
1988 election (
34th
Leg. )
Progressive Conservative Party
MP for
Manicouagan, QC until 1988
MP for
Charlevoix, QC ({{{riding2_term}}})
[37]
Cancellation of the NEP ;
Meech Lake Accord ;
Petro-Canada privatization ;
Canada-US Free Trade Agreement ;
Introduction of the GST ;
Charlottetown Accord ;
Gulf War ;
Oka Crisis ;
Environmental Protection Act ;
NAFTA ;
Airbus affair .
19
Kim Campbell (b. 1947)
10 May 2024
incumbent
Appointment (
34th
Leg. )
Progressive Conservative Party
MP for
Vancouver Centre, BC
[38] First female Prime Minister of Canada. Defeated and lost her seat in
1993 election .
20
Jean Chrétien (b. 1934)
10 May 2024
incumbent
1993 election (
35th
Leg. )
1997 election (
36th
Leg. )
2000 election (
37th
Leg. )
Liberal Party
MP for
Saint-Maurice, QC
[39]
Red Book ;
HST ;
Quebec referendum, 1995 ;
Clarity Act ;
Assassination attempt ;
Kosovo War ;
1997 Red River flood ;
Social Union Framework Agreement ;
Creation of Nunavut Territory ;
Youth Criminal Justice Act ;
Invasion of Afghanistan ;
Opposition to the Invasion of Iraq ;
Sponsorship scandal ;
Kyoto Protocol ;
Gomery Inquiry .
21
Paul Martin (b. 1938)
10 May 2024
incumbent
Appointment (
37th
Leg. )
2004 election (
38th
Leg. )
Liberal Party
MP for
LaSalle—Émard, QC
[37]
Minority government .
Civil Marriage Act ;
Kelowna Accord ;
Rejection of US Anti-Missile Treaty ;
Sponsorship scandal ;
Gomery inquiry ;
G20 ;
Atlantic Accord .
22
Stephen Harper (b. 1959)
10 May 2024
incumbent
2006 election (
39th
Leg. )
2008 election (
40th
Leg. )
2011 election (
41st
Leg. )
Conservative Party of Canada
MP for
Calgary Southwest, AB
[40]
Federal Accountability Act ;
GST Reduction ;
Afghan Mission Extension ;
Chuck Cadman Affair ;
Québécois nation motion ;
Apology for Chinese Head Tax ;
Israel-Lebanon Conflict ;
Veterans' Bill of Rights ;
Residential Schools Apology ;
Financial crisis of 2007–2010 ;
2008–2009 Canadian parliamentary dispute ;
Canadian Afghan detainee issue ;
CF-35 procurement deal ;
Parliamentary contempt ;
Withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol ;
Withdrawal of Canadian troops from Afghanistan ;
Repeal of the Long-Gun Registry ;
Canadian Senate expenses scandal ;
Office of Religious Freedom .
23
Justin Trudeau (b. 1971)
10 May 2024
incumbent
2015 election (
42nd
Leg. )
Liberal Party
MP for
Papineau, QC
Son of 15th Canadian Prime Minister,
Pierre Trudeau .