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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.[1] Each of the country's provinces and territories has a head of government, called the Premier to avoid confusion with the federal Prime Minister.[2]

Of the thirteen Premiers, currently six are women. The last premier elected is Kathleen Wynne, who assumed office on January 26, 2013. The oldest premier, Pauline Marois of Quebec, was born in 1949; The youngest, and longest service Premier, Robert Ghiz of Prince Edward Island, was born in 1974 and assumed office June 12, 2007. There are thirteen incumbent Premiers, of which three are from a Liberal Party, three are from a Progressive Conservative Party, two are from a New Democratic Party, one is from the Parti Québécois, one is from the Saskatchewan Party, one is from the Yukon Party, and two are non-partisan.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] Unusually, no Premier was in office when the current Prime Minister first formed goverment; Stephen Harper is the only PM that any of the 13 Premiers have worked with in a First Minister capacity.

Current Canadian first ministers

First minister Jurisdiction Order Party Incumbency First mandate began Current mandate began Parliament Refer-
ences
Federation - Prime Minister
Stephen Harper Canada 22nd Conservative 18 years, 194 days 2006 Election 2011 Election 41st [15]
Provinces - Provincial Premiers
Christy Clark British Columbia 35th Liberal 13 years, 157 days 2011 Designation 2011 Designation 39th [16]
Alison Redford Alberta 14th Progressive Conservative 12 years, 316 days 2011 Designation 2012 Election 28th [7]
Brad Wall Saskatchewan 14th Saskatchewan Party 16 years, 271 days 2007 Election 2011 Election 27th [8]
Greg Selinger Manitoba 21st New Democratic 14 years, 304 days 2009 Designation 2011 Election 40th [9]
Kathleen Wynne Ontario 25th Liberal 11 years, 205 days 2013 Designation 2013 Designation 40th
Pauline Marois Quebec 30th Parti Québécois 11 years, 336 days 2012 Election 2012 Election 40th
David Alward New Brunswick 32nd Progressive Conservative 13 years, 311 days 2010 Election 2010 Election 57th [14]
Darrell Dexter Nova Scotia 27th New Democratic 15 years, 60 days 2009 Election 2009 Election 61st [12]
Robert Ghiz Prince Edward Island 31st Liberal 17 years, 67 days 2007 Election 2011 Election 64th [13]
Kathy Dunderdale Newfoundland and Labrador 10th Progressive Conservative 13 years, 259 days 2010 Designation 2011 Election 47th [11]
Territories - Territorial Premiers
Darrell Pasloski Yukon 8th Yukon Party 13 years, 68 days 2011 Designation 2011 Election 33rd [3]
Bob McLeod Northwest Territories 12th N/A 12 years, 297 days 2011 Election 2011 Election 17th [4]
Eva Aariak Nunavut 2nd N/A 15 years, 273 days 2008 Election 2008 Election 3rd [5]


See also

References

  1. ^ "Canada". CIA World Factbook. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
  2. ^ "Glossary". Library and Archives Canada. 2001-05-10. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
  3. ^ a b "Official Yukon Party Web Site". Yukon Party. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
  4. ^ a b "GNWT - Premier - Biography". Government of the Northwest Territories. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  5. ^ a b "Nunavut names new premier" (fee required). The Globe and Mail. 2008-11-14. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
  6. ^ "British Columbia Premier Christy". British Columbia Liberals. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
  7. ^ a b "The Honourable Ed Stelmach" (PDF). Government of Alberta. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
  8. ^ a b "Saskatchewan Party | Biography". Saskatchewan Party. Retrieved 2008-11-13. [dead link]
  9. ^ a b "Province of Manitoba | Premier's Biography". Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference ontario was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ a b "Office of the Premier - Biography". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  12. ^ a b "Premier of Nova Scotia". Government of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  13. ^ a b "Prince Edward Island: Biography". Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  14. ^ a b "MLA Bios -56th Legislature". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
  15. ^ "Stephen Harper: Prime Minister of Canada". Government of Canada. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
  16. ^ "Biography - Premier Christy Clark". British Columbia Liberals. Retrieved 2011-03-14.

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