21 The Rt. Hon. Jules Léger, CC, CMM .................................................................................Jan. 14, 1974
22 The Rt. Hon. Edward Richard Schreyer, PC, CC, CMM, CD ........................................ Jan. 22, 1979
23 The Rt. Hon. Jeanne Sauvé, PC, CC, CMM, CD ..............................................................May 14, 1984
24 The Rt. Hon. Ramon John Hnatyshyn, PC, CC, CMM, CD, QC ...................................Jan. 29, 1990
25 The Rt. Hon. Roméo-A. LeBlanc, PC, CC, CMM, CD ..................................................... Feb. 8, 1995
26 The Rt. Hon. Adrienne Clarkson, PC, CC, CMM, COM, CD .........................................Oct. 7, 1999
27 The Rt. Hon. Michaëlle Jean, CC, CMM, COM, CD ................................................... Sept. 27, 2005
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Governors General of Canada since 1867
Canadian Prime
Ministers since 1867
1
Rt. Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald ........................................................................Liberal-Conservative July 1, 1867 to Nov. 5, 1873
2 Hon. Alexander Mackenzie* .....................................................................................................Liberal Nov. 7, 1873 to Oct. 8, 1878
3
Rt. Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald ........................................................................Liberal-Conservative Oct. 17, 1878 to June 6, 1891
4 Hon. Sir John J.C. Abbott* ..................................................................................Liberal-Conservative June 16, 1891 to Nov. 24, 1892
5 Rt. Hon. Sir John S.D. Thompson .....................................................................Liberal-Conservative Dec. 5, 1892 to Dec. 12, 1894
6 Hon. Sir Mackenzie Bowell* ...........................................................................................Conservative Dec. 21, 1894 to April 27, 1896
7 Rt. Hon. Sir Charles Tupper* (Baronet) .........................................................................Conservative May 1, 1896 to July 8, 1896
8 Rt. Hon. Sir Wilfrid Laurier ......................................................................................................Liberal July 11, 1896 to Oct. 6, 1911
9 Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Laird Borden ..................................................................................Conservative Oct. 10, 1911 to Oct. 12, 1917
10 Rt. Hon. Sir Robert Laird Borden .............................................................................. Conservative**
Oct. 12, 1917 to July 10, 1920
11 Rt. Hon. Arthur Meighen ................................................................................................Conservative July 10, 1920 to Dec. 29, 1921
12 Rt. Hon. William Lyon Mackenzie King .................................................................................Liberal Dec. 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926
* Prior to 1968, ?Right Honourable? was accorded only to prime ministers who had been sworn into the Privy Council for the U.K. Prime ministers Mackenzie, Abbott and Bowell were only members of the Canadian Privy Council and Prime Minister Tupper became a U.K. Privy Councillor after his term as Canada?s prime minister.
** During his second period in offi
ce, Prime Minister Borden headed a coalition government.
Canadian Prime Ministers since 1867
