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Introduction
Alone at the Top
The Path to Power
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Facts
NameTime as Prime Minister
Sir John Alexander MacdonaldJuly 1, 1867 - Nov. 5, 1873
(6 years, 4 months, 4 days)
Alexander MackenzieNov. 7, 1873 - Oct. 8, 1878
(4 years, 11 months, 1 day)
Sir John Alexander MacdonaldOct. 17, 1878 - June 6, 1891
(12 years, 7 months, 20 days)
Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott June 16, 1891 - Nov. 24, 1892
(1 years, 5 months, 8 days)
Sir John Sparrow David Thompson Dec. 5, 1892 - Dec. 12, 1894
(2 years, 0 months, 7 days)
Sir Mackenzie BowellDec. 12, 1894 - Apr. 27, 1896
(1 years, 4 months, 15 days)
Sir Charles Tupper May 1, 1896 - July 8, 1896
(0 years, 2 months, 7 days)
Sir Wilfrid LaurierJuly 11, 1896 - Oct. 6, 1911
(15 years, 2 months, 25 days)
Sir Robert Laird BordenOct. 10, 1911 - July 10, 1920
(8 years, 9 months, 0 days)
Arthur Meighen July 10, 1920 - Dec. 29, 1921
(1 years, 5 months, 19 days)
William Lyon Mackenzie King Dec. 29, 1921 - June 28, 1926
(4 years, 5 months, 30 days)
Arthur MeighenJune 29, 1926 - Sept. 25, 1926
(0 years, 2 months, 27 days)
William Lyon Mackenzie KingSept. 25, 1926 - Aug. 7, 1930
(3 years, 10 months, 13 days)
Richard Bedford BennettAug. 7, 1930 - Oct. 23, 1935
(5 years, 2 months, 16 days)
William Lyon Mackenzie KingOct. 23, 1935 - Nov. 15, 1948
(13 years, 0 months, 23 days)
Louis Stephen St-LaurentNov. 15, 1948 - June 21, 1957
(8 years, 7 months, 6 days)
John George DiefenbakerJune 21, 1957 - Apr. 22, 1963
(5 years, 10 months, 1 day)
Lester Bowles PearsonApr. 22, 1963 - Apr. 20, 1968
(4 years, 11 months, 29 days)
Pierre Elliott TrudeauApr. 20, 1968 - June 3, 1979
(11 years, 1 months, 14 days)
Charles Joseph ClarkJune 4, 1979 - March 2, 1980
(0 years, 8 months, 27 days)
Pierre Elliott TrudeauMarch 3, 1980 - June 30, 1984
(4 years, 3 months, 27 days)
John Napier TurnerJune 30, 1984 - Sept. 17, 1984
(0 years, 2 months, 18 days)
Martin Brian MulroneySept. 17, 1984 - June 25, 1993
(8 years, 9 months, 8 days)
A. Kim CampbellJune 25, 1993 - Nov. 4, 1993
(0 years, 4 months, 10 days)
Joseph Jacques Jean ChrétienNov. 4, 1993 - Dec. 12, 2003
(10 years, 1 month, 8 days)
Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, Jr.Dec. 12, 2003 - Feb. 6, 2006
(2 years, 1 month, 25 days)
Stephen Joseph HarperFeb. 6, 2006 -

 

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