List of prime ministers of Canada by birthdate, birthplace, and age
Appearance
This is a list of the prime ministers of Canada by date and place of birth. Twenty–three persons have served as Prime Minister of Canada since the office came into existence in 1867.
Born in Canada
Nineteen of Canada's prime ministers have been born in Canada.
Prime Minister | Birth date | Birthplace | Province | In office |
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Sir John Abbott | March 12, 1821 | St. Andrews (now Saint-André-d'Argenteuil) |
Lower Canada (now Quebec) |
June 16, 1891 – November 24, 1892 |
Sir Charles Tupper | July 2, 1821 | Amherst | Nova Scotia | May 1 – July 8, 1896 |
Sir Wilfrid Laurier | November 20, 1841 | Saint-Lin (now Saint-Lin-Laurentides) |
Canada East (now Quebec) |
July 11, 1896 – October 6, 1911 |
Sir John Sparrow David Thompson | November 10, 1845 | Halifax | Nova Scotia | December 5, 1892 – December 12, 1894 |
Sir Robert Laird Borden | June 26, 1854 | Grand-Pré | Nova Scotia | October 10, 1911 – October 11, 1917 October 12, 1917 – July 10, 1920 |
Richard Bedford Bennett | July 3, 1870 | Hopewell Hill | New Brunswick | August 7, 1930 – October 23, 1935 |
Arthur Meighen | June 16, 1874 | Anderson (now Perth South) |
Ontario | July 10, 1920 – December 29, 1921 |
29 June – September 25, 1926 | ||||
William Lyon Mackenzie King | December 17, 1874 | Berlin (now Kitchener) |
Ontario | December 29, 1921 – June 28, 1926 |
September 25, 1926 – August 7, 1930 | ||||
October 23, 1935 – November 15, 1948 | ||||
Louis St. Laurent | February 1, 1882 | Compton | Quebec | November 15, 1948 – June 21, 1957 |
John Diefenbaker | September 18, 1895 | Neustadt | Ontario | June 21, 1957 – April 22, 1963 |
Lester Bowles Pearson | April 23, 1897 | Newtonbrook (now a part of Toronto) |
Ontario | April 22, 1963 – April 20, 1968 |
Pierre Trudeau | October 18, 1919 | Montreal | Quebec | April 20, 1968 – June 3/4, 1979 |
March 3, 1980 – June 29/30, 1984 | ||||
Jean Chrétien | January 11, 1934 | Shawinigan | Quebec | November 4, 1993 – December 11/12, 2003 |
Paul Martin | August 28, 1938 | Windsor | Ontario | December 12, 2003 – February 5/6, 2006 |
Brian Mulroney | March 20, 1939 | Baie-Comeau | Quebec | September 17, 1984 – June 24/25, 1993 |
Joe Clark | June 5, 1939 | High River | Alberta | June 4, 1979 – March 2/3, 1980 |
Kim Campbell | March 10, 1947 | Port Alberni | British Columbia | June 25 – November 3/4, 1993 |
Stephen Harper | April 30, 1959 | Toronto | Ontario | February 6, 2006 – November 3/4, 2015 |
Justin Trudeau | December 25, 1971 | Ottawa | Ontario | November 4, 2015 – Incumbent |
Born in the United Kingdom
Four of Canada's prime ministers have been born in the United Kingdom.
Prime Minister | Birth date | Birthplace | Country | In office |
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Sir John A. Macdonald | January 11, 1815 | Glasgow | Scotland | July 1, 1867 – November 5, 1873 |
October 17, 1878 – June 6, 1891 | ||||
Alexander Mackenzie | January 28, 1822 | Logierait | Scotland | November 7, 1873 – October 8, 1878 |
Sir Mackenzie Bowell | December 27, 1823 | Rickinghall | England | December 21, 1894 – April 27, 1896 |
John Turner | June 7, 1929 | Richmond | England | June 30 – September 16/17, 1984 |
See also
Sources
- Government of Canada. Library of Parliament. "Prime Ministers of Canada". Retrieved September 3, 2016.