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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.
Twenty-three people have served as Prime Minister of Canada since the office came into existence in 1867. Nineteen of Canada's prime ministers have been born in Canada. Four of Canada's prime ministers have been born outside Canada: John A. Macdonald, Alexander Mackenzie, Mackenzie Bowell, and John Turner.
See Prime Minister of Canada for an article on the topic and a chronological list. Subcategories This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total.
Pages in category "Lists of prime ministers of Canada" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Of these, all four served premiers of a province or territory; no person of Asian descent has ever served as Prime Minister of Canada. [a] Asian-Canadians have been eligible to become first ministers since they gained the right to vote, beginning in 1947.
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Federation – Prime Minister of Canada; Justin Trudeau [1] Canada: 23rd: Liberal Party of Canada: 9 years, 81 days 2015 election: 2021 election: 2025 election: 44th: Provinces – Provincial premiers; Doug Ford [2] Ontario: 26th: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario: 6 years, 209 days 2018 election: 2022 election: 2026 election: 43rd ...
The office of prime minister was vacant for nine days until the governor general, the Earl of Aberdeen, appointed Mackenzie Bowell as prime minister. [2] [115] Thompson was the second and last prime minister of Canada to die in office. [116] 17: Arthur Meighen: 1 year, 260 days [2] 1920-07-10 to 1921-12-28 [117] (1 year, 172 days)