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One prime minister can also succeed another with no election—usually, but not necessarily, when they are successive leaders of the same party. A prime minister stays in office until they resign, die or are dismissed by the governor general. [3] Two prime ministers have died in office (Macdonald [4] and Sir John Thompson [5]). All others have ...
Officially, the prime minister is appointed by the governor general of Canada, but by constitutional convention, the prime minister must have the confidence of the elected House of Commons. Normally, this is the leader of the party caucus with the greatest number of seats in the house.
Prime Minister Birth date Birthplace Province/country In office Age taking office Age leaving office Post-premiership time Death date Age Sir John A. Macdonald: January 11, 1815: Glasgow Scotland: July 1, 1867 – November 5, 1873: 52 years, 171 days: 58 years, 298 days: 4 years, 346 days: June 6, 1891: 76 years, 146 days October 17, 1878 ...
This is a graphical lifespan timeline of prime ministers of Canada. Twenty-three people have served as the prime minister of Canada since the office came into existence in 1867. They are listed in order of office; prime ministers leading multiple ministries are listed in the order of their first premiership.
East Block (left) and the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council (right) have housed the office of the prime minister since Canadian Confederation, the former from 1867 to 1977 and the latter since 1977. Surveys have been conducted to construct historical rankings of individuals who have served as prime minister of Canada.
List of prime ministers of Canada by time in office This page was last edited on 17 November 2024, at 21:46 (UTC). Text ...
This is a list of premiers of Ontario in order of time served in office as premier of Ontario as of January 30, 2025. The preceding premier always stays in office during an election campaign, and that time is included in the total. See also List of Ontario political parties by time in office.
The longest-serving current first minister is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who assumed office on November 4, 2015; [note 1] the newest first minister is Susan Holt of New Brunswick, who assumed office on November 2, 2024. The oldest first minister, François Legault of Quebec, is 67; the youngest first minister, P.J. Akeeagok of Nunavut, is 40.