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The Prime Ministers of Canada
John A. Macdonald Canada 's first Prime Minister, since he was prime minister after Canadian Confederation , a number of modern scholars, foremost amongst them John Ralston Saul , argue that Robert Baldwin and Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine are truly Canada's first Prime Ministers. They were the first to govern the Province of Canada (consisting then of only Canada East and Canada West — modern Quebec and Ontario, respectively) as democratically elected leaders.
# Name Took Office Left Office Party Electoral District 1. Sir John A. Macdonald July 1 , 1867 November 5 , 1873 Liberal-Conservative Kingston (ON) 2. Alexander Mackenzie November 7 , 1873 October 8 , 1878 Liberal Lambton (ON) Sir John A. Macdonald (2nd time )October 17 , 1878 June 6 , 1891 Conservative Victoria (BC), Carleton (ON), and Kingston (ON) 3. Sir John Abbott June 16 , 1891 November 24 , 1892 Conservative Inkerman* (QC) 4. Sir John Thompson December 5 , 1892 December 12 , 1894 Conservative Antigonish (NS) 5. Sir Mackenzie Bowell December 21 , 1894 April 27 , 1896 Conservative Hastings* (ON) 6. Sir Charles Tupper May 1 , 1896 July 8 , 1896 Conservative Cape Breton (NS) 7. Sir Wilfrid Laurier July 11 , 1896 October 7 , 1911 Liberal Quebec East (QC) 8. Sir Robert Laird Borden October 10 , 1911 July 10 , 1920 Conservative/Unionist (from 1917) Halifax (NS), Kings (NS) 9. Arthur Meighen July 10 , 1920 December 29 , 1921 Unionist/National Liberal & Conservative Portage la Prairie (MB) 10. William Lyon Mackenzie King December 29 , 1921 June 28 , 1926 Liberal York North (ON) Arthur Meighen (2nd time )June 29 , 1926 September 25 , 1926 Conservative Portage la Prairie William Lyon Mackenzie King (2nd time )September 25 , 1926 August 7 , 1930 Liberal Prince Albert (SK) 11. Richard Bedford Bennett August 7 , 1930 October 23 , 1935 Conservative Calgary West (AB) William Lyon Mackenzie King (3rd time )October 23 , 1935 November 15 , 1948 Liberal Prince Albert (SK), Glengarry (ON) 12. Louis St. Laurent November 15 , 1948 June 21 , 1957 Liberal Quebec East (QC) 13. John Diefenbaker June 21 , 1957 April 22 , 1963 Progressive Conservative Prince Albert (SK) 14. Lester Bowles Pearson April 22 , 1963 April 20 , 1968 Liberal Algoma East (ON) 15. Pierre Trudeau April 20 , 1968 June 3 , 1979 Liberal Mount Royal (QC) 16. Joe Clark June 4 , 1979 March 2 , 1980 Progressive Conservative Yellowhead (AB) Pierre Trudeau (2nd time )March 3 , 1980 June 30 , 1984 Liberal Mount Royal (QC) 17. John Napier Turner June 30 , 1984 September 17 , 1984 Liberal Vancouver Quadra (BC) 18. Brian Mulroney September 17 , 1984 June 25 , 1993 Progressive Conservative Manicouagan (QC), Charlevoix (QC) 19. Kim Campbell June 25 , 1993 November 4 , 1993 Progressive Conservative Vancouver Centre (BC) 20. Jean Chrétien November 4 , 1993 December 12 , 2003 Liberal Saint-Maurice (QC) 21. Paul Martin December 12 , 2003 present Liberal LaSalle—Émard (QC)
*Senate district
Lists of incumbents .
See also Leader of the Opposition (Canada)
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