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List of Prime Ministers of Canada

This list provides an overview of the Prime Ministers of Canada, highlighting their contributions to the nation's governance. Understanding these leaders is essential for grasping Canada's political history.

26 itemsUpdated Mar 13, 2026

This chronological list documents all 24 individuals who have held this office. It includes their terms of service and key biographical details, compiled from verified historical records.

#	Name	End Date	Start Date
1	John A. Macdonald 1st prime minister of Canada from 1867 to 1873 and 1878 to 1891	Nov 5, 1873	Jul 1, 1867
2	Alexander Mackenzie 2nd Prime Minister of Canada (1822-1892)	Oct 8, 1878	Nov 7, 1873
3	John Abbott 3rd Prime Minister of Canada (1821-1893)	Nov 24, 1892	Jun 16, 1891
4	John Sparrow David Thompson Prime Minister of Canada from 1892 to 1894	Dec 12, 1894	Dec 5, 1892
5	Mackenzie Bowell 5th Prime Minister of Canada (1823-1917)	Apr 27, 1896	Dec 21, 1894
6	Charles Tupper 6th Prime Minister of Canada (1821-1915)	Jul 8, 1896	May 1, 1896
7	Wilfrid Laurier 7th prime minister of Canada (1841-1919)	Oct 6, 1911	Jul 11, 1896
8	Robert Borden 8th prime minister of Canada (1854–1937)	Jul 10, 1920	Oct 10, 1911
9	Arthur Meighen 9th Prime Minister of Canada (1874-1960)	Dec 29, 1921	Jul 10, 1920
10	William Lyon Mackenzie King 10th Prime Minister of Canada (1874–1950)	Jun 28, 1926	Dec 29, 1921
11	Richard Bedford Bennett 11th Prime Minister of Canada (1870-1947)	Oct 23, 1935	Aug 7, 1930
12	Louis St. Laurent 12th Prime Minister of Canada (1882-1973)	Jun 21, 1957	Nov 15, 1948
13	John Diefenbaker 13th Prime Minister of Canada (1895-1979)	Apr 22, 1963	Jun 21, 1957
14	Lester B. Pearson 14th Prime Minister of Canada, from 1963 to 1968 (1897–1972)	Apr 20, 1968	Apr 22, 1963
15	Pierre Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984 (1919–2000)	Jun 4, 1979	Apr 20, 1968
16	Joe Clark 16th Prime Minister of Canada	Mar 3, 1980	Jun 4, 1979
17	John Turner 17th Prime Minister of Canada (1929–2020)	Sep 17, 1984	Jun 30, 1984
18	Brian Mulroney Prime Minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993	Jun 25, 1993	Sep 17, 1984
19	Kim Campbell 19th Prime Minister of Canada in 1993	Nov 3, 1993	Jun 25, 1993
20	Jean Chrétien prime minister of Canada from 1993 to 2003	Dec 12, 2003	Nov 4, 1993
21	Paul Martin prime minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006	Feb 6, 2006	Dec 12, 2003
22	Stephen Harper 22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015	Nov 4, 2015	Feb 6, 2006
23	Justin Trudeau 23rd prime minister of Canada from 2015 to 2025	Mar 14, 2025	Nov 4, 2015
24	Mark Carney 24th prime minister of Canada since 2025	—	Mar 14, 2025
25	R.B. Bennett	—	—
26	Pierre Elliott Trudeau	—	—