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Political parties of Canada

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Current political parties

Bloc Québécois

Leader of the Bloc Québécois
Lucien Bouchard

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1938.

1990 – 1996

Gilles Duceppe (*interim)

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1947.

1996

Michel Gauthier

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 18 1950; d. May 30 2020.

1996 – 1997

Gilles Duceppe

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1947.

1997 – 2011

Vivian Barbot (*interim)

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 7 1941.

2011

Mario A. Beaulieu

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 1 1959.

2014 – 2015

Gilles Duceppe

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1947.

2015

Rhéal Éloi Fortin (*interim)

Date of birth/date of death: b. ??

2015 – 2017

Mario A. Beaulieu (*interim)

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 1 1959.

2018 – 2019


President of the Bloc Québécois
Mario A. Beaulieu

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 1 1959.

2014 – 2018


Leader of the Bloc Québécois in the House of Commons
Jean-Charles Lapierre

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1956; d. March 29 2016.

1990 – 1992

Michel Gauthier

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 18 1950; d. May 30 2020.

1993 – 1996

Gilles Duceppe

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1947.

1996 – 1997

Michel Gauthier

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 18 1950; d. May 30 2020.

1997 – 2007

Alain Therrien

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1966.

2019 – present


Whip of the Bloc Québécois in the House of Commons
Gilles Duceppe

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1947.

1993 – 1996


Conservative Party of Canada

Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada
John George Lynch-Staunton (*interim)

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1930; d. August 17 2012.

2003 – 2004

Stephen Joseph Harper

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 30 1959.

2004 – 2015

Ronalee “Rona” Ambrose Veitch (*interim)

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1969.

2015 – 2017

Andrew James Scheer

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 20 1979.

2017 – 2020

Erin Michael O’Toole

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 22 1973.

2020 – 2022

Candice Marie Bergen Harris (*interim)

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1964.

2022

Pierre Marcel Poilievre

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1979.

2022 – present


Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada
Peter Gordon MacKay

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 27 1965.

2004 – 2015

Denis Lebel

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1954.

2015 – 2017

Lisa Sarah MacCormack Raitt

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1968.

2017 – 2019

Leona Alleslev-Krofchak

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1968.

2019 – 2020

Candice Marie Bergen Harris

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1964.

2020 – 2022

Luc Berthold

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1965/1966.

2022


President of the Conservative Party of Canada
Robert Batherson

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 3 1975.

2021 – 2023


Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada in the Senate
John George Lynch-Staunton

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1930; d. August 17 2012.

2003 – 2004

Marjory LeBreton

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 4 1940.

2006 – 2013

Larry W. Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1951.

2017 – 2019


Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada in the House of Commons
John Douglas Reynolds

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1942.

2004 – 2005

Robert Douglas “Rob” Nicholson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 29 1952.

2006 – 2007

Peter Leo Van Loan

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1963.

2007 – 2008

John Russell Baird

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1969.

2010 – 2011

Peter Leo Van Loan

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1963.

2011 – 2015

Gérard Deltell

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 8 1964.

2020 – 2022

John Brassard

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1964.

2022

Andrew James Scheer

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 20 1979.

2022 – present


Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada in the House of Commons
Scott Jeffrey Reid

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1964.

2006 – 2016


Whip of the Conservative Party of Canada in the House of Commons
Robert Douglas “Rob” Nicholson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 29 1952.

2005 – 2006

Gordon James O’Connor

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 18 1939.

2008 – 2013

Mark R. Strahl

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 26 1978.

2017 – 2020


Caucus Chair of the Conservative Party of Canada in the House of Commons
Scott Jeffrey Reid

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1964.

2021 – present


Liberal Party of Canada

Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
George Brown

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 29 1818; d. May 9 1880

Other offices held: Joint Premier of the Province of Canada West (1858)

1867 – 1873

Alexander Mackenzie

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1822; d. April 17 1892.

1873 – 1880

Dominick Edward Blake

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1833; d. March 1 1912.

1880 – 1887

Sir Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1841; d. February 17 1919

1887 – 1919

Daniel Duncan McKenzie (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 8 1859; d. June 8 1927.

1919

William Lyon Mackenzie King

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1874; d. July 22 1950

1919 – 1948

Louis Stephen St. Laurent

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 1 1882; d. July 25 1973

1948 – 1958

Lester Bowles Pearson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1897; d. December 27 1972

1958 – 1968

Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 18 1919; d. September 28 2000

1968 – 1984

John Napier Wyndham Turner

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1929; d. September 19 2020.

1984 – 1990

Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1934.

1990 – 2003

Paul Edgar Philippe Martin

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 28 1938.

2003 – 2006

William Carvel “Bill” Graham (*interim)

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1939; d. August 7 2022.

2006

Stéphane Maurice Dion

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1955.

2006 – 2008

Michael Grant Ignatieff*

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1947

*Note: Acting Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, 2008 – 2009.

2008 – 2011

Robert Keith “Bob” Rae*

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 2 1948.

2011 – 2013

Justin Pierre James Trudeau

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1971.

2013 – 2025

Mark Joseph Carney

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1965.

2025 – present


Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
Allan Joseph MacEachen

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1921; d. September 12 2017.

1977 – 1984

Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1934.

1984 – 1986

Herbert Eser “Herb” Gray

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1931; d. April 21 2014.

1989 – 1990

Michael Grant Ignatieff

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1947

2006 – 2009

Ralph Edward Goodale

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1949.

2010 – 2015


President of the Liberal Party of Canada
Charles Vincent Massey

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1887; d. December 30 1967

1932 – 1935

Iona Victoria Campagnolo

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 18 1932; d. April 4 2024.

1982 – 1986

Donald James “Don” Johnston

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1936; d. February 4 2022.

1990 – 1994

William Alfred Apps

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1957.

2009 – 2012

Mike Crawley

Date of birth/date of death: b. unknown.

2012 – 2014


Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Senate
Sir Oliver Mowat

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1820; d. April 19 1903.

1896 – 1897

David Mills

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1831; d. May 8 1903.

1897 – 1902

Sir Richard John Cartwright

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 4 1835; d. September 24 1912.

1909 – 1912

Sir George William Ross

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 18 1841; d. March 7 1914.

1912 – 1914

Raoul Dandurand

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 4 1861; d. March 11 1942.

1919 – 1942

William Ross Macdonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1891; d. May 28 1976.

1953 – 1964

Joseph James Guillaume Paul Martin

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1903; d. September 14 1992

1968 – 1974

Allan Joseph MacEachen

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1921; d. September 12 2017.

1984 – 1991

Céline Hervieux-Payette

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 22 1941.

2007 – 2008


Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Senate
Fernand Robichaud

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1939.

2001 – 2004


Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons
Lionel Chevrier

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1903; d. July 8 1987.

1957 – 1963

John Whitney “Jack” Pickersgill

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1905; d. November 14 1997.

1963

Allan Joseph MacEachen

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1921; d. September 12 2017.

1967 – 1968

Donald Stovel Macdonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1932; d. October 14 2018.

1968 – 1970

Allan Joseph MacEachen

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1921; d. September 12 2017.

1970 – 1974

Mitchell William Sharp

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1911; d. March 19 2004.

1974 – 1976

Allan Joseph MacEachen

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1921; d. September 12 2017.

1976 – 1979

André Ouellet

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1939.

1984

Herbert Eser “Herb” Gray

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1931; d. April 21 2014.

1984 – 1990

Herbert Eser “Herb” Gray

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1931; d. April 21 2014.

1993 – 1997

Don Boudria

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 30 1949.

1997 – 2002

Ralph Edward Goodale

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1949.

2002

Don Boudria

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 30 1949.

2002 – 2003

Tony Valeri

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 11 1957.

2004 – 2006

Ralph Edward Goodale

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1949.

2006 – 2010

David Joseph McGuinty

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1960.

2010 – 2011

Pablo Rodriguez

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1967.

2019 – 2021

Karina Gould

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1987.

2023 – 2025


Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons
Norman Augustine Cafik

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 29 1928; d. September 30 2016.

1977

David Paul Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1941; d. February 26 2020.

1982

Fernand Robichaud

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1939.

1989 – 1990

Alfonso Gagliano

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1942; d. December 12 2020.

1994 – 2002

Kirsty Ellen Duncan

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 31 1966.

2019 – 2021


Whip of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons
Alfonso Gagliano

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1942; d. December 12 2020.

1991 – 1994

Don Boudria

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 30 1949.

1994 – 1996

Marcel Proulx

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 6 1946.

2010 – 2011

David Joseph McGuinty

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1960.

2011

Pablo Rodriguez

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1967.

2017 – 2018


Caucus Chair of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons
Brian Vincent Tobin

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 21 1954.

1989 – 1990

Sergio Marchi

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1956.

1992 – 1993

Jane Stewart

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 25 1955.

1994 – 1996

Anthony Michael Gerard Rota

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 15 1961.

2007 – 2011


New Democratic Party

Leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
James Shaver Charleston Woodsworth

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1874; d. March 21 1942.

1932 – 1942

Hazen Robert Argue

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 6 1921; d. October 2 1991.

1960 – 1961

Leader of the New Democratic Party
Thomas Clement “Tommy” Douglas

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 20 1904; d. February 24 1986

1961 – 1971

David Lewis

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1909; d. May 23 1981.

1971 – 1975

John Edward “Ed” Broadbent

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1936; d. January 11 2024.

1975 – 1989

Alexa Ann McDonough

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 11 1944; d. January 15 2022.

1995 – 2003

John Gilbert “Jack” Layton

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 18 1950; d. August 22 2011.

2003 – 2011

Nycole Turmel (*interim)

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1942.

2011 – 2012

Thomas Joseph “Tom” Mulcair

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1954.

2012 – 2017

Jagmeet Singh

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1979.

2017 – present


Deputy Leader of the New Democratic Party
William Alexander “Bill” Blaikie

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1951; d. September 24 2022.

2004 – 2008

Libby Davies

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1953.

2007 – 2015

Thomas Joseph “Tom” Mulcair

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1954.

2007 – 2011

David Christopherson

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1954.

2012 – 2015


Chair of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Francis Reginald Scott

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1899; d. 1985.

1942 – 1950

David Lewis

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1909; d. May 23 1981.

1954 – 1958

President of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
David Lewis

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 1909; d. May 23 1981.

1958 – 1961

President of the New Democratic Party
Michael Kelway Oliver

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 2 1925; d. September 29 2004.

1961 – 1963

Allan Emrys Blakeney

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 7 1925; d. April 16 2011.

1969 – 1971

Anne McGrath

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1958.

2006 – 2009

Peggy A. Nash

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1951.

2009 – 2011

Brian Topp

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 4 1960.

2011


Leader of the New Democratic Party in the House of Commons
Stanley Howard Knowles

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 18 1908; d. June 9 1997

1962 – 1981

William Alexander “Bill” Blaikie

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1951; d. September 24 2022.

1996 – 2003

Libby Davies

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1953.

2003 – 2011

Thomas Joseph “Tom” Mulcair

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1954.

2011

Joseph John “Joe” Comartin

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 26 1947.

2011 – 2012

Nathan Paul Cullen

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 13 1972.

2012 – 2014

Peter S. Julian

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1962.

2014 – 2016

Peter S. Julian

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1962.

2017 – 2018

Peter S. Julian

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1962.

2019 – present


Deputy Leader of the New Democratic Party in the House of Commons
Lorne Edmund Nystrom

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 26 1946.

1986 – 1988

William Alexander “Bill” Blaikie

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1951; d. September 24 2022.

1993

Lorne Edmund Nystrom

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 26 1946.

1997 – 2003

Joseph John “Joe” Comartin

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 26 1947.

2006 – 2011

Hélène Laverdière

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1955.

2011 – 2012


Whip of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation in the House of Commons
Stanley Howard Knowles

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 18 1908; d. June 9 1997

1944 – 1958

Whip of the New Democratic Party in the House of Commons
Stanley Howard Knowles

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 18 1908; d. June 9 1997

1962 – 1972

Lorne Edmund Nystrom

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 26 1946.

1974 – 1981

Nycole Turmel

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1942.

2012 – 2015


Caucus Chair of the New Democratic Party in the House of Commons
William Alexander “Bill” Blaikie

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1951; d. September 24 2022.

1983 – 1984

William Alexander “Bill” Blaikie

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1951; d. September 24 2022.

1995 – 1996

Klazina Judith “Judy” Wasylycia-Leis

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1951.

2004 – 2009

Nycole Turmel

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1942.

2011

Peter S. Julian

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1962.

2011 – 2014

Charles Joseph “Charlie” Angus

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 14 1962.

2016


Communist Party of Canada

Chair of the Communist Party of Canada
Timothy “Tim” Buck

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 6 1891; d. March 11 1973.

1962 – 1973


General Secretary of the Communist Party of Canada
Timothy “Tim” Buck

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 6 1891; d. March 11 1973.

1929 – 1962


Green Party of Canada

Leader of the Green Party of Canada
James R.M. “Jim” Harris

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 12 1961.

2003 – 2006

Elizabeth Evans May

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 9 1954.

2006 – 2019

Elizabeth Evans May

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 9 1954.

2022 – present


Deputy Leader of the Green Party of Canada
Bruce Tolhurst Hyer

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 6 1946.

2014 – 2018


People’s Party of Canada

Leader of the People’s Party of Canada
Maxime Bernier

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1963.

2018 – present




Defunct political parties

Canadian Action Party

Leader of the Canadian Action Party
Paul Theodore Hellyer

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 6 1923; d. August 8 2021.

1997 – 2003


Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance

Leader of the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance
Deborah Cleland Grey*

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 1 1952.

2000

Stockwell Burt Day, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 16 1950.

2000 – 2001

John Douglas Reynolds (*interim)

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1942.

2001 – 2002

Stephen Joseph Harper

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 30 1959.

2002 – 2003


Deputy Leader of the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance
Carol Skelton

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 12 1945.

2003


Leader of the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance in the House of Commons
John Douglas Reynolds

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1942.

2001

John Douglas Reynolds

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1942.

2002 – 2003


Deputy Leader of the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance in the House of Commons
Gurmant Singh Grewal

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1957.

2000

Carol Skelton

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 12 1945.

2002 – 2003


Whip of the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance in the House of Commons
John Douglas Reynolds

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1942.

2000 – 2001


Caucus Chair of the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance in the House of Commons
Deborah Cleland Grey

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 1 1952.

2000 – 2001


Conservative Party of Canada

Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada
Sir John Alexander Macdonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10/11 1815; d. June 6 1891

Other offices held: Prime Minister of Canada (1867 – 1873; 1878 – 1891); Joint Premier of the Province of Canada (1856 – 1867); Member of the Parliament of Canada (1867 – 1891); Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1867 – 1873); Leader of the Official Opposition (1873 – 1878); Minister of the Interior (1878 – 1883); Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (1878 – 1887); President of the Privy Council (1883 – 1889); Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (1888); Minister of the Interior (1888); Minister of Railways and Canals (1889 – 1891)

1867 – 1891

John Joseph Caldwell Abbott

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1821; d. October 30 1893

1891 – 1892

Sir John Sparrow David Thompson

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 10 1845; d. December 12 1894

Note: This was a caretaker government.

1892 – 1894

Sir Mackenzie Bowell

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1823; d. December 10 1917.

1894 – 1896

Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1821; d. October 30 1915.

Note: This was a caretaker government.

1896 – 1901

Sir Robert Laird Borden

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1854; d. June 10 1937

1901 – 1920

Arthur Meighen

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 16 1874; d. August 5 1960

1920 – 1926

Hugh Guthrie (*interim)

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 13 1866; d. November 3 1939.

1926 – 1927

Richard Bedford Bennett

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1870; d. June 26 1947

1927 – 1938

Robert James Manion

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 19 1881; d. July 2 1943.

1938 – 1940

Richard Burpee Hanson (*interim)

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1879; d. July 14 1948.

1940 – 1941

Arthur Meighen

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 16 1874; d. August 5 1960

1941 – 1942


Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada in the Senate
Sir Mackenzie Bowell

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1823; d. December 10 1917.

1893 – 1906


Progressive Party of Canada

Leader of the Progressive Party of Canada
Thomas Alexander Crerar

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1876; d. April 11 1975.

1920 – 1922


Progressive Canadian Party

Leader of the Progressive Canadian Party
Sinclair McKnight Stevens

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1927; d. November 30 2016.

2007 – 2016


Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
John Bracken

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 22 1883; d. March 18 1969.

1942 – 1948

George Alexander Drew

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1894; d. January 4 1973

1948 – 1956

William Earl Rowe*

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1894; d. February 9 1984.

1956

John George Diefenbaker

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 18 1895; d. August 16 1979

1956 – 1967

Robert Lorne Stanfield

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 11 1914; d. December 16 2003

1967 – 1976

Charles Joseph “Joe” Clark

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 5 1939

1976 – 1983

Erik Hersholt Nielsen (*interim)

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1924; d. September 4 2008.

1983

Martin Brian Mulroney

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1939; d. February 29 2024.

1983 – 1993

Avril Phaedra Douglas “Kim” Campbell

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1947.

1993

John James “Jean” Charest

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1958.

1993 – 1998

Elsie Eleanore Wayne*

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 20 1932; d. August 23 2016.

1998

Charles Joseph “Joe” Clark

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 5 1939

1998 – 2003

Peter Gordon MacKay

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 27 1965.

2003


Deputy Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
André Bachand

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1961.

1998

André Bachand

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1961.

2003 – 2004


Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in the Senate
Walter Morley Aseltine

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 3 1886; d. November 14 1971

1958 – 1962

Lowell Murray

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 26 1936.

1986 – 1993

John George Lynch-Staunton

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1930; d. August 17 2012.

1993 – 2003


Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in the House of Commons
Gordon Minto Churchill

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 8 1898; d. August 3 1985.

1960 – 1965

Michael Starr

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1910; d. March 16 2000.

1965 – 1968

Gerald William “Ged” Baldwin

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1907; d. December 16 1991.

1968 – 1973

Gerald William “Ged” Baldwin

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1907; d. December 16 1991.

1974 – 1976

Erik Hersholt Nielsen

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1924; d. September 4 2008.

1981 – 1983

Erik Hersholt Nielsen

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1924; d. September 4 2008.

1983 – 1984

Donald Frank “Don” Mazankowski

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1935; d. October 27 2020.

1986 – 1988


Deputy Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in the House of Commons
Erik Hersholt Nielsen

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1924; d. September 4 2008.

1980 – 1981

Paul Wyatt Dick

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1940; d. May 2 2018.

1983 – 1984

Thomas Michael McMillan

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 15 1945.

1983 – 1984

André Bachand

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1961.

1998 – 2001

André Bachand

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1961.

2002 – 2003


Whip of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in the House of Commons
Frederick James “Jim” Hawkes

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1934; d. May 9 2019.

1988 – 1993

James Stewart “Jim” Edwards

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1936.

1993


Caucus Chair of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in the House of Commons
Donald Frank “Don” Mazankowski

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1935; d. October 27 2020.

1973 – 1976

Elmer MacIntosh MacKay

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 5 1936.

1976 – 1980

Robert Edward John Layton

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1925; d. May 9 2002.

1988 – 1993


President of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Léon Balcer

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1917; d. March 22 1991.

1956 – 1959

Dalton Kingsley Camp

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 11 1920; d. March 18 2002.

1964 – 1967


Ralliement Créditiste

Leader of the Ralliement Créditiste
David Réal Caouette

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 26 1917; d. December 16 1976.

1963 – 1971


Reform Party of Canada

Leader of the Reform Party of Canada
Ernest Preston Manning

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 10 1942.

1987 – 2000


Deputy Leader of the Reform Party of Canada in the House of Commons
Gurmant Singh Grewal

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1957.

1998 – 2000


Whip of the Reform Party of Canada in the House of Commons
Diane Ablonczy

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1949.

1993 – 1994


Caucus Chair of the Reform Party of Canada in the House of Commons
Diane Ablonczy

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 6 1949.

1993

Deborah Cleland Grey

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 1 1952.

1993 – 2000


Social Credit Party of Canada

Leader of the Social Credit Party of Canada
David Réal Caouette

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 26 1917; d. December 16 1976.

1971 – 1976