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Events from the year 1969 in Canada. Incumbents. Crown. Monarch – Elizabeth II [1] ... Ontario's Russ Jackson became the first Canadian to be the game's official ...
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. The position does not have a set term of office, and does not have term limits.
In March 1969, Trudeau visited Washington to meet President Richard Nixon, where the meeting went very civilly, through Nixon came to intensely dislike Trudeau over time, referring to him in 1971 as "that asshole Trudeau" [90] Nixon made it clear to Trudeau that a Canada that remained in NATO would be taken more seriously in Washington than a ...
In ill health; retired. First prime minister born in what would become Canada, and first of only two prime ministers to serve while in the Senate. 4: John Sparrow David Thompson (1845–1894) 5 December 1892 12 December 1894 Appointment (7th Parl.) Liberal–Conservative: MP for Antigonish, NS: 5th [13] [14] Minister of Justice; first Catholic ...
16th Prime Minister of Canada Erik Nielsen: February 19, 1983 (Interim) June 11, 1983: Yukon: Interim leader until 1983 leadership convention: Brian Mulroney: June 11, 1983: June 13, 1993: Central Nova, Manicouagan, Charlevoix: 18th Prime Minister of Canada Kim Campbell: June 13, 1993: December 14, 1993: Vancouver Centre: 19th Prime Minister of ...
The Twentieth Canadian Ministry was the first cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.It governed Canada from 20 April 1968 to 4 June 1979, including all of the 28th, 29th, and 30th Canadian Parliaments.
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.
Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau [a] PC CC CH QC FRSC (October 18, 1919 – September 28, 2000) was a Canadian politician, statesman, and lawyer who served as the 15th prime minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and from 1980 to 1984.