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First official leader of the modern Conservative Party of Canada; Served as Leader of the Official Opposition from 2004–2006, and Prime Minister from 2006–2015. — Rona Ambrose: 5 November 2015: 27 May 2017: Sturgeon River—Parkland, Alberta: Interim leader, served concurrently as Leader of the Official Opposition. 2nd: Andrew Scheer: 27 ...
Pierre Marcel Poilievre PC MP (/ ˌ p ɔː l i ˈ ɛ v / PAW-lee-EV; [3] [4] born June 3, 1979) is a Canadian politician who has served as the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the leader of the Official Opposition since 2022. He has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Carleton since 2004. Poilievre was born in Calgary, Alberta.
Last prime minister to serve while in the Senate and last prime minister not to be born in Canada or pre-Canada until Turner. 6: Charles Tupper (1821–1915) 1 May 1896 8 July 1896 Appointment (caretaker government) Conservative: Did not hold a seat in legislature 7th [17] [18]
The Conservative Party of Canada (CPC; French: Parti conservateur du Canada, PCC), colloquially known as the Tories or simply the Conservatives, is a federal political party in Canada. It was formed in 2003 by the merger of the two main right-leaning parties, the Progressive Conservative Party (PC Party) and the Canadian Alliance , the latter ...
He was Minister of Justice and Attorney General (2013–2015), Minister of National Defence (2007–2013), Minister of Foreign Affairs (2006–2007), Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada (2004–2015). He was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (2003) at the time of the merger.
Stephen Harper, who led the Conservative Party of Canada as its leader from 2004 following the merger of the Canadian Alliance and Progressive Conservative parties. Harper led the party through five federal elections: the party increased its seat count in the House of Commons in 2004, formed two minority governments in 2006, and 2008, and then a majority government in 2011.
No. Year Summary Government Official opposition Third party Fourth party Fifth party Other Total seats 1st 1867 The Liberal-Conservative Party (commonly known as the Conservative Party), led by John A. Macdonald, is elected to form Canada's first government, defeating the Liberal Party and its de facto leader George Brown.
Tupper was the fourth and last prime minister to lead the Conservative government after Macdonald's death in 1891. He led the Conservatives into the 1896 election, which he lost to Laurier. [131] He resigned as prime minister but stayed on as leader of the Conservative party and Leader of the Opposition.