List of current Canadian first ministers

Canada is a country that occupies most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean. A federation that comprises ten provinces and three territories, Canada is a parliamentary democracy, with a Prime Minister as its head of government; and a constitutional monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state. Each of the country's provinces and territories has a head of government, called the Premier to avoid confusion with the federal Prime Minister.

All but four of the Premiers are men. The longest-serving Premier is Jean Charest of Quebec, who has held the position since June 6, 2003; the newest Premier is Bob McLeod of the Northwest Territories, who assumed office on October 26, 2011. The youngest Premier, Robert Ghiz of Prince Edward Island, was born in 1974. There are thirteen incumbent Premiers, of which four are from a Liberal Party, three are from a Conservative Party, two are from the New Democratic Party, one is from the Saskatchewan Party, one is from the Yukon Party, and two are non-partisan.

Current Canadian first ministers

      Conservative Party of Canada       Liberal Party       New Democratic Party       Saskatchewan Party       Progressive Conservative Party       Yukon Party       Consensus government

First minister		Federation, province, or territory	Order	Party	Incumbency	First mandate began	Current mandate began	Parliament	Refer- ences
Federation
	Stephen Harper	Canada	22nd	Conservative	&100000000000000060000006 years, &1000000000000002100000021 days	2006 Election	2011 Election	41st
Provinces - Provincial Premiers
	Dalton McGuinty	Ontario	24th	Ontario Liberal Party	&100000000000000080000008 years, &10000000000000127000000127 days	2003 Election	2011 Election	40th
	Jean Charest	Quebec	29th	Quebec Liberal Party	&100000000000000080000008 years, &10000000000000266000000266 days	2003 Election	2008 Election	39th
	Darrell Dexter	Nova Scotia	27th	New Democratic	&100000000000000020000002 years, &10000000000000253000000253 days	2009 Election	2009 Election	61st
	David Alward	New Brunswick	32nd	Progressive Conservative	&100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000138000000138 days	2010 Election	2010 Election	57th
	Greg Selinger	Manitoba	21st	New Democratic	&100000000000000020000002 years, &10000000000000131000000131 days	2009 Designation	2011 Election	40th
	Christy Clark	British Columbia	35th	BC Liberal	&100000000000000000000000 years, &10000000000000350000000350 days	2011 Designation	2011 Designation	39th
	Robert Ghiz	Prince Edward Island	31st	Liberal	&100000000000000040000004 years, &10000000000000260000000260 days	2007 Election	2011 Election	64th
	Brad Wall	Saskatchewan	14th	Saskatchewan Party	&100000000000000040000004 years, &1000000000000009800000098 days	2007 Election	2011 Election	27th
	Alison Redford	Alberta	14th	Progressive Conservative	&100000000000000000000000 years, &10000000000000143000000143 days	2011 Designation	2011 Designation	27th
	Kathy Dunderdale	Newfoundland and Labrador	10th	Progressive Conservative	&100000000000000010000001 year, &1000000000000008600000086 days	2010 Designation	2011 Election	47th
Territories - Territorial Premiers
	Bob McLeod	Northwest Territories	12th	N/A	&100000000000000000000000 years, &10000000000000124000000124 days	2011 Election	2011 Election	17th
	Darrell Pasloski	Yukon	8th	Yukon Party	&100000000000000000000000 years, &10000000000000261000000261 days	2011 Designation	2011 Election	33rd
	Eva Aariak	Nunavut	2nd	N/A	&100000000000000030000003 years, &10000000000000100000000100 days	2008 Election	2008 Election	3rd

See also

• Lists of Canadian senators
• Members of the Canadian House of Commons

External links

• Prime Minister of Canada