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The '''Prime Ministers of Canada''' are the heads of government since Confederation in 1867. As of 2025, there have been 24 individuals who have served as Prime Minister, beginning with [[Sir John A. Macdonald]] and most recently [[Mark Carney]].

== List of Prime Ministers ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left; width:100%;"
! # !! Prime Minister !! Term(s) in office !! Party
|-
| 1 || [[Sir John A. Macdonald]] || 1867–1873; 1878–1891 || Conservative
|-
| 2 || [[Alexander Mackenzie]] || 1873–1878 || Liberal
|-
| 3 || [[Sir John Abbott]] || 1891–1892 || Conservative
|-
| 4 || [[Sir John Thompson]] || 1892–1894 || Conservative
|-
| 5 || [[Sir Mackenzie Bowell]] || 1894–1896 || Conservative
|-
| 6 || [[Sir Charles Tupper]] || 1896 || Conservative
|-
| 7 || [[Sir Wilfrid Laurier]] || 1896–1911 || Liberal
|-
| 8 || [[Sir Robert Borden]] || 1911–1920 || Conservative / Unionist
|-
| 9 || [[Arthur Meighen]] || 1920–1921; 1926 || Conservative
|-
| 10 || [[William Lyon Mackenzie King]] || 1921–1926; 1926–1930; 1935–1948 || Liberal
|-
| 11 || [[R. B. Bennett]] || 1930–1935 || Conservative
|-
| 12 || [[Louis St. Laurent]] || 1948–1957 || Liberal
|-
| 13 || [[John Diefenbaker]] || 1957–1963 || Progressive Conservative
|-
| 14 || [[Lester B. Pearson]] || 1963–1968 || Liberal
|-
| 15 || [[Pierre Elliott Trudeau]] || 1968–1979; 1980–1984 || Liberal
|-
| 16 || [[Joe Clark]] || 1979–1980 || Progressive Conservative
|-
| 17 || [[John Turner]] || 1984 || Liberal
|-
| 18 || [[Brian Mulroney]] || 1984–1993 || Progressive Conservative
|-
| 19 || [[Kim Campbell]] || 1993 || Progressive Conservative
|-
| 20 || [[Jean Chrétien]] || 1993–2003 || Liberal
|-
| 21 || [[Paul Martin]] || 2003–2006 || Liberal
|-
| 22 || [[Stephen Harper]] || 2006–2015 || Conservative
|-
| 23 || [[Justin Trudeau]] || 2015–2025 || Liberal
|-
| 24 || [[Mark Carney]] || 2025–present || Liberal
|}

== See also ==
* [[Prime Minister of Canada]]
* [[Politics of Canada]]
* [[Governor General of Canada]]
* [[Monarchy in Canada]]

== FAQs ==
'''Q: How many Prime Ministers has Canada had?'''  
A: As of 2025, there have been 24.  

'''Q: Who was Canada’s first Prime Minister?'''  
A: Sir John A. Macdonald, beginning in 1867.  

'''Q: Who is the current Prime Minister of Canada?'''  
A: [[Mark Carney]], since March 2025.  

== References ==
* [https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/prime-minister Prime Minister of Canada – Official Site]  
* [https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Parliamentarians Parliament of Canada – Parliamentarians Database]  
* [https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/politics-government/prime-ministers/Pages/prime-ministers.aspx Library and Archives Canada – Prime Ministers]