Canadian Prime Ministers since Confederation

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | 700+ words | Copyright

Canadian Prime Ministers since Confederation

Prime Minister	Political Party	Dates in Office

Sir John A. Macdonald	Conservative	1867–73
Alexander Mackenzie	Liberal	1873–78
Sir John A. Macdonald	Conservative	1878–91
Sir John J. C. Abbott	Conservative	1891–92
Sir John S. D. Thompson	Conservative	1892–94
Sir Mackenzie Bowell	Conservative	1894–96
Sir Charles Tupper	Conservative	1896
Sir Wilfred Laurier	Liberal	1896–1911
Sir Robert L. Borden	Conservative/Unionist	1911–20
Arthur Meighen	Conservative	1920–21
W. L. M. King	Liberal	1921–26
Arthur Meighen	Conservative	1926
W. L. M. King	Liberal	1926–30
Richard B. Bennett	Conservative	1930–35
W. L. M. King	Liberal	1935–48
Louis St. Laurent	Liberal	1948–57
John G. Diefenbaker	Progressive Conservative	1957–63
Lester B. Pearson	Liberal	1963–68
Pierre Elliott Trudeau	Liberal	1968–79
Joseph Clark	Progressive Conservative	1979–80
Pierre Elliott Trudeau	Liberal	1980–84
John Turner	Liberal	1984
Brian Mulroney	Progressive Conservative	1984–93
Kim Campbell	Progressive Conservative	1993
Jean Chrétien	Liberal	1993–2003
Paul Martin	Liberal	2003–6
Stephen Harper	Conservative	2006–

Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.

"Canadian Prime Ministers since Confederation." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 25 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

"Canadian Prime Ministers since Confederation." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 25, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-CanPMTABLE.html

"Canadian Prime Ministers since Confederation." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-CanPMTABLE.html