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Statesmen, Strategists and Diplomats: Canada's Prime Ministers and the Making of Foreign Policy. The C. D. Howe Series in Canadian Political History Series. University of British Columbia Press. ISBN 978-0-7748-6855-6. Schlee, Gary (2018). Unknown and unforgettable : a guide to Canada's Prime Ministers. Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the longest consecutively serving prime minister. The prime minister of Canada is the head of government of Canada. Since Canadian Confederation in 1867, there have been 23 prime ministers who have formed 29 Canadian ministries. The first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, took office on July 1, 1867.
Canadian custom is to count by the individuals who were prime minister, not by terms. [1] Since Confederation, 23 prime ministers have been "called upon" by the governor general to form 29 Canadian ministries. [1] Legend Blue backgrounds indicate first quartile. Green backgrounds indicate second quartile. Orange backgrounds indicate third quartile.
With a total of 21 years and 154 days in office, he remains the longest-serving prime minister in Canadian history. King studied law and political economy in the 1890s and later obtained a PhD – the only Canadian prime minister to have done so. In 1900, he became deputy minister of the Canadian government's new Department of Labour.
Trudeau is the most recent prime minister to win four elections (having won three majority governments and one minority government) and to serve two non-consecutive terms. His tenure of 15 years and 164 days makes him Canada's third-longest-serving prime minister, behind John A. Macdonald and William Lyon Mackenzie King.
Mackenzie King in 1942. This article is the electoral history of William Lyon Mackenzie King, the tenth Prime Minister of Canada.A Liberal, he was Canada's longest-serving prime minister, with three separate terms as prime minister (1921–1926, 1926–1930 and 1935–1948), for a total of 21 years and 154 days.
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.
List of prime ministers of Canada by time in office From an alternative name : This is a redirect from a title that is another name or identity such as an alter ego, a nickname, or a synonym of the target, or of a name associated with the target.