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.[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
See also
References
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- ^ "Glossary". Library and Archives Canada. 2001-05-10. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
- ^ a b "Official Yukon Party Web Site". Yukon Party. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
- ^ a b "GNWT - Premier - Biography". Government of the Northwest Territories. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ "British Columbia Premier Christy". British Columbia Liberals. Retrieved 2011-03-15.
- ^ a b "The Honourable Ed Stelmach" (PDF). Government of Alberta. Retrieved 2008-11-12.
- ^ a b "Saskatchewan Party | Biography". Saskatchewan Party. Retrieved 2008-11-13. [dead link]
- ^ a b "Province of Manitoba | Premier's Biography". Government of Manitoba. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b "Office of the Premier - Biography". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ a b "Premier of Nova Scotia". Government of Nova Scotia. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ a b "Prince Edward Island: Biography". Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ a b "MLA Bios -56th Legislature". Government of New Brunswick. Retrieved 2008-11-13.
- ^ "Stephen Harper: Prime Minister of Canada". Government of Canada. Retrieved 2008-11-20.
- ^ "Biography - Premier Christy Clark". British Columbia Liberals. Retrieved 2011-03-14.
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