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The prime ministers with military experience have only served with the land forces of Canada, the active militias/Canadian Army, [note 1] or the CEF. No prime minister has served in the other branches of the Canadian Armed Forces: the Royal Canadian Air Force and Royal Canadian Navy. Lester B. Pearson is the only prime minister to serve in the ...
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.
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
No other person, including the prime minister, other cabinet ministers, nor public servants is part of the chain of command; neither does any other person have any command authority in the Canadian Forces, [9] an arrangement maintained to ensure that "the military is an agent for, and not a master of, the state."
4th Prime Minister Sir Mackenzie Bowell: December 21, 1894 April 27, 1896 Senator for Hastings, ON 5th Prime Minister Sir Charles Tupper: May 1, 1896 February 6, 1901 Cape Breton, NS: 6th Prime Minister Sir Robert Laird Borden: February 6, 1901 July 10, 1920 Halifax, NS (1900–04, 1908–17); Carleton, ON (1905–08); Kings, NS (1917–21) 8th ...
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.
Pages in category "Lists of prime ministers of Canada" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. ... List of prime ministers of Canada by military ...
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.