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Solicitor General of Canada, Minister of Mines, Secretary of State for Canada, Minister of the Interior, Superintendent Indian Affairs; Grand Trunk Railway placed under control of Canadian National Railways. 10(1 of 3) William Lyon Mackenzie King (1874–1950) 29 December 1921. 28 June 1926.
Canada's three shortest-serving prime ministers, left to right: Sir Charles Tupper; 68 days. John Turner; 79 days. Kim Campbell; 132 days. 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 ...
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. Four of Canada's prime ministers have been born outside Canada: John A. Macdonald, Alexander Mackenzie, Mackenzie Bowell, and John Turner. Names sort by order of birth Birth ...
The prime minister of Canada (French: premier ministre du Canada) [note 1] is the head of government of Canada. Not outlined in any constitutional document, the office exists only per long-established convention. Under the Westminster system, the prime minister governs with the confidence of a majority of the elected House of Commons; as such ...
List of Canadian federal parliaments. 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 ...
Prime ministers: Richard B. Bennett, William Lyon Mackenzie King Edward VIII (1894–1972) 20 January 1936 11 December 1936 Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David none: Governor general: The Lord Tweedsmuir Prime minister: William Lyon Mackenzie King George VI (1895–1952) 11 December 1936 6 February 1952 Albert Frederick Arthur ...
Prime Minister Portrait Start End Notes Prime minister outside Parliament John A. Macdonald: 1 July 1867 20 September 1867 Macdonald was appointed as the first Prime Minister on the date that Canada came into existence, but before the first Parliamentary election was held Kingston: Ontario: John A. Macdonald: 20 September 1867 5 November 1873 ...
However, it was not until Senator Serge Joyal took on the personal project of amassing portraits of monarchs prior to Victoria that the collection came closer to completion, including the Kings of France since Francis I. The prime minister's portrait gallery dates back to 1890, when John A. Macdonald, the first prime minister of the Dominion of ...