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Pierre Marcel Poilievre PC MP (/ ˌ p ɔː l i ˈ ɛ v / PAW-lee-EV; [3] [4] born June 3, 1979) is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the leader of the Official Opposition since 2022.
This is a list of leaders of the Conservative Party of Canada (historical) (1867–1942), Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (1942–2003), and Conservative Party of Canada (2003–present) ("the Tory parties"), and of prime ministers of Canada after Confederation who were members of those parties.
Canada's next federal election must take place by October. Pierre Poilievre, the leader of Canada's Conservative Party, is the current front-runner to replace Trudeau as prime minister.
Last prime minister to serve while in the Senate and last prime minister not to be born in Canada or pre-Canada until Turner. 6: Charles Tupper (1821–1915) 1 May 1896 8 July 1896 Appointment (caretaker government) Conservative: Did not hold a seat in legislature 7th [17] [18]
Joe Clark served one short term in a minority government. In office for just nine months, Clark's term was the shortest for a prime minister who won an election. Clark and the Progressive Conservatives defeated Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and the Liberals in the 1979 general election, but only won a minority in the Commons. The popularity of ...
The margin of his victory was also the largest in any seriously contested leadership election for a Canadian conservative party, exceeding the 66.7% of the delegated vote that George A. Drew had won while winning the leadership of the old Progressive Conservative Party in 1948; Charest had won 96% of the vote in 1995, but ran unopposed as one ...
Former prime minister John A. Macdonald's Conservative Party defeats Prime Minister Mackenzie's Liberals, returning Macdonald to power with a second majority. 134 [2] 63 – – – 9 206 5th 1882 Prime Minister Macdonald's Conservatives win re-election with a third majority, defeating the Liberals under Blake. 134 [4] 73 – – – 4 211 6th 1887
Bergen's position as interim leader is set to last only a few months [42] as a new leadership election is scheduled to be held. Conservative MP and former cabinet minister Pierre Poilievre is so far the only candidate to run in the race, announcing that he is "running for Prime Minister". [43] [44]