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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.
By constitutional convention, a prime minister holds a seat in parliament and, since the early 20th century, this has more specifically meant the House of Commons. [1] The 23rd and current prime minister is Justin Trudeau, who assumed office on 4 November 2015. There are currently five living former prime ministers.
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.
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.
Laurier is ranked among the top three of Canadian prime ministers. At 31 years and 8 months, Laurier is the longest-serving leader of a major Canadian political party. He is the fourth-longest serving prime minister of Canada, behind Pierre Trudeau, John A. Macdonald, and William Lyon Mackenzie King.
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.
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.
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.