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Officially, the prime minister is appointed by the governor general of Canada, but by constitutional convention, the prime minister must have the confidence of the elected House of Commons. Normally, this is the leader of the party caucus with the greatest number of seats in the house.
One prime minister can also succeed another with no election—usually, but not necessarily, when they are successive leaders of the same party. A prime minister stays in office until they resign, die or are dismissed by the governor general. [3] Two prime ministers have died in office (Macdonald [4] and Sir John Thompson [5]). All others have ...
The list includes the names of recently elected or appointed heads of state and government who will take office on an appointed date, as presidents-elect and prime ministers–designate, and those leading a government-in-exile if internationally recognised.
Prime Minister of Namibia: Semi-presidential republic: 21 March 2015 9 years, 347 days Keith Rowley: Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago: Parliamentary republic 9 September 2015 9 years, 175 days Justin Trudeau: Prime Minister of Canada: Constitutional monarchy 4 November 2015 9 years, 119 days Kassim Majaliwa: Prime Minister of Tanzania
The following is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state or government of their respective countries since the interwar period (1918–1939). The first list includes female presidents who are heads of state and may also be heads of government, as well as female heads of government who are not concurrently head of state, such as prime ministers.
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.
The longest-serving current first minister is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who assumed office on November 4, 2015; [note 1] the newest first minister is Rob Lantz of Prince Edward Island, who assumed office on February 21, 2025. The oldest first minister, François Legault of Quebec, is 67; the youngest first minister, P.J. Akeeagok of ...
The prime minister of Canada (French: premier ministre du Canada) [note 3] is the head of government of Canada.Under the Westminster system, the prime minister governs with the confidence of a majority of the elected House of Commons; as such, the prime minister typically sits as a member of Parliament (MP) and leads the largest party or a coalition of parties.