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The Cabinet of Canada (French: Cabinet du Canada) is a body of ministers of the Crown that, along with the Canadian monarch, and within the tenets of the Westminster system, forms the government of Canada.
In Canada, a ministry is formed when a new prime minister is appointed and dissolved when that individual leaves office. The one exception occurred in 1917, when the incumbent prime minister, Sir Robert Borden , formed a new national unity government (the 10th Canadian Ministry ) as a wartime coalition composed primarily of members of his own ...
Canada's prime ministers during its first century. The prime minister of Canada is an official who serves as the primary minister of the Crown, chair of the Cabinet, and thus head of government of Canada.
The oldest first minister, François Legault of Quebec, is 67; the youngest first minister, P.J. Akeeagok of Nunavut, is 40. Of the current first ministers, two (Danielle Smith of Alberta and Susan Holt of New Brunswick) are women and three (P.J. Akeeagok of Nunavut, Wab Kinew of Manitoba, and R.J. Simpson of the Northwest Territories) are ...
Also known as ministers of the Crown. Cabinet of Canada; Deputy prime ministers of Canada (1977–) Ministers of agriculture (1867–) Ministers of Canadian heritage (1996–) Ministers of citizenship and immigration (1994–) Ministers of the environment (1971–) Ministers of finance (1867–) Ministers of fisheries and oceans (1979–)
The list below follows the Canadian order of precedence, which is established by the chronological order of appointment to the King's Privy Council for Canada, with former ministers being listed last in order of appointment to the Privy Council.
This is a list of the prime ministers of Canada by date, birthplace, and age. Twenty-three people have served as Prime Minister of Canada since the office came into existence in 1867. Nineteen of Canada's prime ministers have been born in Canada .
The Parliament of Canada is the legislative body of the government of Canada. The Parliament is composed of the House of Commons (lower house), the Senate (upper house), and the sovereign, represented by the governor general. Most major legislation originates from the House, as it is the only body that is directly elected.