- Sir John A. MacDonald: Liberal-Conservative (forerunner of Conservative Party)
Lawyer, Born 11 January 1815, Glasgow, Scotland
1 July 1867 - 5 November 1873
17 October 1878 - 6 June 1891
- Alexander Mackenzie: Liberal
Stonemason, Born 28 January 1822, at Logierait near Dunkeld, Scotland
7 November 1873 - 9 October 1878
- Sir John J. C. Abbott: Liberal-Conservative
Lawyer, Born 12 March 1821, St.Andrews, Lower Canada
16 June 1891 - 24 November 1892
- Sir John Thompson: Liberal-Conservative
Lawyer, Born 10 November 1845, Halifax, Nova Scotia
5 December 1892 - 12 December 1894
- Sir Mackenzie Bowell: Liberal-Conservative
Businessman, Born 27 December 1823, Rickinghall, England
21 December 1894 - 27 April 1896
- Sir Charles Tupper: Conservative
Physician, Born 2 July 1821, Amherst, Nova Scotia
1 May 1896 - 8 July 1896
- Sir Wilfrid Laurier: Liberal
Lawyer, Born 20 November 1841, St. Lin, Canada East
11 July 1896 - 6 October 1911
- Sir Robert Borden: Conservative (later, Unionist Party)
Teacher and Businessman, Born 26 June 1854, Grand Pre, Nova Scotia
10 October 1911 - 12 October 1917
12 October 1917 - 10 July 1920
- Arthur Meighen: Conservative
Businessman, Born 16 June 1874, Anderson, Ontario
10 July 1920 - 29 December 1921
29 June 1926 - 25 September 1926
- William Lyon Mackenzie King: Liberal
Editor and Author, Born 17 December 1874, Berlin (Kitchener), Ontario
29 December 1921 - 28 June 1926
25 September 1926 - 7 August 1930
23 October 1935 - 15 November 1948
- Richard Bedford Bennett: Conservative
Teacher and Businessman, Born 3 July 1870, Hopewell Hill, New Brunswick
7 August 1930 - 23 October 1935
- Louis Stephen St. Laurent: Liberal
Lawyer, Born 1 February 1882, Compton, Quebec
15 November 1948 - 21 June 1957
- John Diefenbaker: Progressive Conservative
Lawyer, Born 18 September 1895, Neustadt, Ontario
21 June 1957 - 22 April 1963
- Lester B. Pearson: Liberal
Flying Officer and Teacher, Born 23 April 1897, Newton Brook, Ontario
22 April 1963 - 20 April 1968
- Pierre Elliott Trudeau: Liberal
Lawyer, Born 18 October 1919, Montreal, Quebec
20 April 1968 - 4 June 1979
3 March 1980 - 30 June 1984
- Charles Joseph Clark: Progressive Conservative
Teacher and Career Politician, Born June 5 1939, High River, Alberta
4 June 1979 - 3 March 1980
- John Turner: Liberal
Lawyer, Born 7 June 1929, Richmond, Surrey, England
30 June 1984 - 17 September 1984
- Brian Mulroney: Progressive Conservative
Lawyer, Born 20 March 1939, Baie-Comeau, Quebec
17 September 1984 - 13 June 1993
- Kim Campbell: Progressive Conservative
Lecturer, Born 10 March 1947, Port Alberni, British Columbia
13 June 1993 - 25 October 1993
- Jean Chrétien: Liberal
Lawyer, Born 11 January, 1934 in Shawinigan, Quebec
25 October 1993 - 13 December 2003
- Paul Martin: Liberal
Lawyer/Businessman, Born 28 August 1938, Windsor, Ontario
13 December 2003 - present
Breakdown of representation (by place of birth):
- Quebec: 6
- British Isles: 4
- Ontario: 5
- The Maritimes: 4
- The West: 2
Liberals and Conservatives:
- Conservatives: 12
- Liberals: 9
Jobs:
- Lawyers: 11
- Teachers/Lecturers: 5
- Businessmen: 4 (overlap)
- Physicians: 1
- Stonemasons: 1
The shortest holders of office:
- John Turner (Liberal) 80 days
- Arthur Meighen (Conservative) 89 days
- Kim Campbell (Conservative) 133 days
- Joe Clark (Conservative) 273 days
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