Prime Ministers of Canada
The Prime Ministers Path recognizes every federal leader who has served Canada since Confederation in 1867. Explore the lives and legacies of each Prime Minister who has a bronze installed on the Path below.
- Sir John A. Macdonald (1867–1873, 1878–1891)
- Alexander Mackenzie (1873–1878)
- Sir John Abbott (1891–1892)
- Sir John Thompson (1892–1894)
- Sir Mackenzie Bowell (1894–1896)
- Sir Charles Tupper (1896)
- Sir Wilfrid Laurier (1896–1911)
- Sir Robert Borden (1911–1920)
- Arthur Meighen (1920–1921, 1926)
- William Lyon Mackenzie King (1921–1926, 1926–1930, 1935–1948)
- Richard Bedford Bennett (1930–1935)
- Louis St. Laurent (1948–1957)
- John Diefenbaker (1957–1963)
- Lester B. Pearson (1963–1968)
- Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1968–1979, 1980–1984)
- Joe Clark (1979–1980)
- John Turner (1984)
- Brian Mulroney (1984–1993)
- Kim Campbell (1993)
- Jean Chrétien (1993–2003)
- Paul Martin (2003–2006)
- Stephen Harper (2006–2015)
- Justin Trudeau (2015–2025)
- Mark Carney (2025–present)
Fun Fact: In Canada, a Prime Minister's “number” (e.g., the 10th Prime Minister) refers strictly to their place in the chronological order of individuals who have held the office.
Because of this, a Prime Minister keeps the same number regardless of how many times they are elected or how many non-consecutive terms they serve.
Content for each Prime Minister will be added as the Prime Ministers Path project develops, drawing from the authoritative Dictionary of Canadian Biography and The Canadian Encyclopedia.
Learn more about all of Canada's Prime Ministers by reading the excellent book by J.D.M. Stewart: available at Indie Bookstores.
Educational Resources for educators and visitors of the Prime Ministers Path will be continually developed.