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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

Louis Plamondon

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 31 1943.

1992 – 1993

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

Louis Plamondon

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 31 1943.

2011 – 2013

Louis Plamondon

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 31 1943.

2014 – 2015

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


Caucus Chair of the Bloc Québécois in the House of Commons
Louis Plamondon

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 31 1943.

2004 – 2011

Louis Plamondon

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 31 1943.

2015 – 2018

Louis Plamondon

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 31 1943.

2018 – 2021




Conservative Party of Canada

Leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada

Leaders of the Conservative Party of Canada

Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada

Name

Dates in Office

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:

Born June 3 1979.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Poilievre, Pierre,” ParlInfo, accessed May 17, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=16312.

September 10 2022 – present


Deputy Leaders of the Conservative Party of Canada

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.

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 16 1968.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Alleslev, Leona,” ParlInfo, accessed May 16, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18479.

November 28 2019 – July 12 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

Melissa Lantsman

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 8 1984.

2022 – present

Tim Singh Uppal

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 14 1974.

2022 – present



President of the Conservative Party of Canada
Scott Lamb

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

2016 – 2021

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
Loyola Hearn (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 25 1943.

2004

Loyola Hearn

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 25 1943.

2004

John Douglas Reynolds

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

2004 – 2005

Jay D. Hill

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1952.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Hill, Jay D.,” ParlInfo, accessed April 12, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=16586.

January 28 2005 – February 5 2006

Robert Douglas “Rob” Nicholson

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Nicholson, Rob,” ParlInfo, accessed April 11, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=2815.

February 6 2006 – January 3 2007

Peter Leo Van Loan

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Van Loan, Peter,” ParlInfo, accessed April 11, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=12507.

January 4 2007 – October 29 2008

Jay D. Hill

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1952.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Hill, Jay D.,” ParlInfo, accessed April 12, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=16586.

October 30 2008 – August 5 2010

John Russell Baird

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Baird, John,” ParlInfo, accessed April 12, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=10886.

August 6 2010 – May 17 2011

Peter Leo Van Loan

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Van Loan, Peter,” ParlInfo, accessed April 11, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=12507.

May 18 2011 – November 3 2015

Andrew James Scheer

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

2015 – 2016

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
Charles Richard “Chuck” Strahl

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1957; d. August 13 2024.

Prime Minister: Stephen Harper.

Other prominent offices: Member of the Parliament of Canada (1993 – 2011); Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (2007 – 2010); Minister of Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities (2010 – 2011).

Sources: Parliament of Canada biography (last accessed June 2 2025).

2004

Scott Jeffrey Reid

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Reid, Scott,” ParlInfo, accessed April 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=7259.

March 6 2006 – September 14 2016

Chris Warkentin

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1978.

2016 – 2019


Whip of the Conservative Party of Canada in the House of Commons
Jay D. Hill

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1952.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Hill, Jay D.,” ParlInfo, accessed April 12, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=16586.

July 22 2004 – January 27 2005

Robert Douglas “Rob” Nicholson

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Nicholson, Rob,” ParlInfo, accessed April 11, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=2815.

January 28 2005 – February 5 2006

Jay D. Hill

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1952.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Hill, Jay D.,” ParlInfo, accessed April 12, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=16586.

February 7 2006 – October 29 2008

Gordon James O’Connor

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – O’Connor, Gordon,” ParlInfo, accessed April 28, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=4123.

October 30 2008 – July 14 2013

John Morris Duncan

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1948.

2013 – 2015

David “Dave” MacKenzie

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1946.

2015

Mark R. Strahl

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

2017 – 2020

Blake Richards

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 8 1974.

2020 – 2022

Blaine F. Calkins

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1968.

2022

Kerry-Lynne Donna Findlay

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 12 1955.

2022 – 2025

Chris Warkentin

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1978.

2025 – present


Caucus Chair of the Conservative Party of Canada in the House of Commons
Norman Doyle

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1945.

2004 – 2006

Tomasz “Tom” Kmiec

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 31 1981.

2019 – 2021

Scott Jeffrey Reid

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Reid, Scott,” ParlInfo, accessed April 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=7259.

October 11 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.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Gray, Herbert Eser (Herb),” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=14023.

1989 – February 7 1990

Sheila Maureen Copps

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 27 1952.

Prime Minister: Jean Chrétien.

Political offices held: Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, 1981 – 1984; Member of the Parliament of Canada, 1984 – 2004; Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, 1993 – 1997; Minister of the Environment, 1993 – 1996; Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1996 – 2003.

Political party positions held: Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada, 1991 – 1993.

Sources: [1] Parliament of Canada biography (last accessed September 15 2025).

1991 – 1993

Lucienne Robillard

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 16 1945.

2006

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.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Goodale, Ralph,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=4487.

September 7 2010 – November 3 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

Richard James Hardy Stanbury

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 2 1923; d. July 21 2014.

1968 – 1973

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

Daniel Phillip “Dan” Hays

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 24 1939.

1994 – 1998

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



Parliamentary Leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada

Leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Senate

Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Senate
Luc Letellier de Saint-Just

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1820; d. January 28 1881.

1867 – 1876

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

Raymond Joseph “Ray” Perrault

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1926; d. November 24 2008.

1974 – 1982

Horace Andrew “Bud” Olson

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1925; d. February 14 2002.

1982 – 1984

Allan Joseph MacEachen

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – MacEachen, Allan Joseph,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=5592.

June 30 1984 – September 30 1991

Joyce Fairbairn

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 6 1939; d. March 29 2022.

1993 – 1997

Daniel Phillip “Dan” Hays

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 24 1939.

2001 – 2007

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
Daniel Phillip “Dan” Hays

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 24 1939.

1999 – 2001

Fernand Robichaud

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Robichaud, Fernand,” ParlInfo, accessed April 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=4533.

January 26 2001 – January 14 2004

William Hubert “Bill” Rompkey

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1936; d. March 21 2017.

2004 – 2006


Whip of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Senate
William Hubert “Bill” Rompkey

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1936; d. March 21 2017.

2001 – 2004


Leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons

Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons
Ian Alistair Mackenzie

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1890; d. September 2 1949.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Mackenzie, Ian Alistair,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=16985.

October 1 1944 – January 18 1948

Alphonse Fournier

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 24 1893; d. October 8 1961.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Fournier, Alphonse,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=5808.

May 1 1948 – May 8 1953

Walter Edward Harris

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1904; d. January 10 1999.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Harris, Walter Edward,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=12513.

May 9 1953 – April 12 1957

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.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Pickersgill, John Whitney,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=5541.

May 16 1963 – December 21 1963

Guy Favreau

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 20 1917; d. July 11 1967.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Favreau, Guy,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=493.

February 18 1964 – October 29 1964

George James McIlraith

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 29 1908; d. August 19 1992.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – McIlraith, George James,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=11289.

October 30 1964 – May 3 1967

Allan Joseph MacEachen

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – MacEachen, Allan Joseph,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=5592.

May 4 1967 – April 23 1968

Donald Stovel Macdonald

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Macdonald, Donald Stovel,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=3242.

July 6 1968 – September 23 1970

Allan Joseph MacEachen

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – MacEachen, Allan Joseph,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=5592.

September 24 1970 – May 9 1974

Mitchell William Sharp

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Sharp, Mitchell William,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=15088.

August 8 1974 – September 13 1976

Allan Joseph MacEachen

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – MacEachen, Allan Joseph,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=5592.

September 14 1976 – March 26 1979

Allan Joseph MacEachen

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – MacEachen, Allan Joseph,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=5592.

October 9 1979 – December 14 1979

Yvon Pinard

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1940.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Pinard, Yvon,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=3849.

March 3 1980 – June 29 1984

André Ouellet

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Ouellet, André,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=12403.

June 30 1984 – July 9 1984

Herbert Eser “Herb” Gray

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Gray, Herbert Eser (Herb),” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=14023.

September 18 1984 – February 7 1990

Herbert Eser “Herb” Gray

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Gray, Herbert Eser (Herb),” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=14023.

November 4 1993 – April 27 1997

Don Boudria

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Boudria, Don,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=9984.

September 22 1997 – January 14 2002

Ralph Edward Goodale

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Goodale, Ralph,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=4487.

January 15 2002 – May 25 2002

Don Boudria

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Boudria, Don,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=9984.

May 26 2002 – December 11 2003

Jacques Saada

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Saada, Jacques,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=15380.

December 12 2003 – July 19 2004

Tony Valeri

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Valeri, Tony,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=12975.

July 20 2004 – January 22 2006

Ralph Edward Goodale

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Goodale, Ralph,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=4487.

February 10 2006 – September 6 2010

David Joseph McGuinty

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

2010 – 2011

Dominic A. LeBlanc

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 14 1967.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – LeBlanc, Dominic,” ParlInfo, accessed April 12, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=14335.

November 28 2012 – August 18 2016

Bardish Chagger

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1980.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Chagger, Bardish,” ParlInfo, accessed April 12, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18546.

August 19 2016 – November 19 2019

Pablo Rodriguez

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Rodriguez, Pablo,” ParlInfo, accessed April 12, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=8374.

November 20 2019 – October 26 2021

Mark Holland

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 16 1974.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Holland, Mark,” ParlInfo, accessed April 12, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=6440.

October 26 2021 – July 25 2023

Karina Gould

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Gould, Karina,” ParlInfo, accessed April 12, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18489.

July 26 2023 – January 24 2025

Steven Garrett MacKinnon

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1966.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – MacKinnon, Steven,” ParlInfo, accessed April 13, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18564.

January 24 2025 – March 14 2025

Steven Garrett MacKinnon

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1966.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – MacKinnon, Steven,” ParlInfo, accessed April 13, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18564.

May 13 2025 – present


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

Yvon Pinard

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 10 1940.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Pinard, Yvon,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=3849.

October 1977 – April 1978

David Paul Smith

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

1982

Peter Andrew Stewart Milliken

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 12 1946.

Sources: [1] Parliament of Canada biography.

1989 – 1993

Fernand Robichaud

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Robichaud, Fernand,” ParlInfo, accessed April 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=4533.

October 1989 – September 24 1990

Don Boudria

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Boudria, Don,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=9984.

September 1990 – November 1993

Alfonso Gagliano

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Gagliano, Alfonso,” ParlInfo, accessed April 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=5549.

September 15 1994 – January 14 2002

Paul J. DeVillers

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1946.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – DeVillers, Paul,” ParlInfo, accessed April 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=9570.

January 15 2002 – December 11 2003

Mauril Joseph Adrien Jules Bélanger

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1955; d. August 15 2016.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Bélanger, Mauril,” ParlInfo, accessed April 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=13572.

December 12 2003 – February 6 2006

Lucienne Robillard

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 16 1945.

2007 – 2008

Kevin Lamoureux

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 22 1962.

2011 – 2015

Arnold Chan

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 10 1967; d. September 14 2017.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Bittle, Chris,” ParlInfo, accessed April 13, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18281.

December 2 2015 – September 14 2017

Christopher Joseph “Chris” Bittle

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 17 1979.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Bittle, Chris,” ParlInfo, accessed April 13, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18539.

September 19 2017 – November 19 2019

Kirsty Ellen Duncan

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 31 1966; d. January 26 2026.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Duncan, Kirsty,” ParlInfo, accessed April 13, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=17275.

November 20 2019 – August 15 2021

Sherry Romanado

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 12 1974.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Romanado, Sherry,” ParlInfo, accessed April 13, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18573.

December 3 2021 – September 15 2023

Mark Gerretsen

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 5 1975.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Gerretsen, Mark,” ParlInfo, accessed April 13, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18506.

September 16 2023 – March 23 2025


Whip of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons
George Elliott Casey

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 24 1850; d. November 30 1903.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Casey, George Elliott,” ParlInfo, accessed May 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=7226.

1874 – 1878

James Sutherland

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 17 1849; d. May 3 1905.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Sutherland, James,” ParlInfo, accessed May 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=13607.

1896 – 1900

William Samuel Calvert

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 3 1859; d. February 22 1930.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Calvert, William Samuel,” ParlInfo, accessed May 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=670.

1901 – 1909

Frederick Forsyth Pardee

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 26 1866; d. February 4 1927.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Pardee, Frederick Forsyth,” ParlInfo, accessed May 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=5424.

1909 – 1912

George William Kyte

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 10 1864; d. November 6 1940.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Kyte, George William,” ParlInfo, accessed May 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=13857.

1922 – 1924

Pierre-François Casgrain

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 4 1886; d. August 2 1950.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Casgrain, Pierre-François,” ParlInfo, accessed May 6, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=3457.

1925 – 1936

Ross Wilfred Gray

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1897; d. December 11 1968.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Gray, Ross Wilfred,” ParlInfo, accessed May 6, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=1862.

1937 – 1940

William Horace Taylor

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 7 1889; d. June 20 1986.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Taylor, William Horace,” ParlInfo, accessed May 5, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=5567.

1940 – 1945

William Gilbert Weir

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 1 1896; d. December 12 1971.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Weir, William Gilbert Weir,” ParlInfo, accessed May 5, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=10405.

1945 – 1957

Alexis Pierre Caron

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 8 1899; d. August 31 1966.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Caron, Alexis Pierre,” ParlInfo, accessed May 5, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=6041.

May 1963 – October 1963

James Edgar Walker

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 21 1911; d. April 19 1989.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Walker, James Edgar,” ParlInfo, accessed May 5, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=10825.

October 30 1963 – December 1 1965

J.-E. Bernard Pilon

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 1 1918; d. November 17 1970.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Pilon, J.-E. Bernard,” ParlInfo, accessed May 5, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=13587.

1966 – November 17 1970

Cyril Lloyd Francis

Date of birth/date of death:

Born March 19 1920; d. January 20 2007.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Francis, Cyril Lloyd,” ParlInfo, accessed May 5, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=4705.

December 17 1970 – September 30 1971

Grant Deachman

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 4 1913; d. June 24 1983.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Deachman, Grant,” ParlInfo, accessed May 3, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=15350.

October 1 1971 – June 1972

Thomas-Henri Lefebvre

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 23 1927; d. November 20 1922.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Lefebvre, Thomas,” ParlInfo, accessed May 3, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=1221.

December 1972 – October 1975

Joseph-Philippe Guay

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 4 1915; d. July 30 2001.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Guay, Joseph-Phillippe,” ParlInfo, accessed May 3, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=3204.

October 1975 – 1977

Angus “Gus” MacFarlane

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 19 1925; d. February 22 1991.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – MacFarlane, Angus (Gus),” ParlInfo, accessed May 3, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=11639.

1977 – 1979

Thomas-Henri Lefebvre

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 23 1927; d. November 20 1922.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Lefebvre, Thomas,” ParlInfo, accessed May 3, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=1221.

1979 – 1980

Charles Robert Turner

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 24 1916; d. January 10 1993.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Turner, Charles Robert,” ParlInfo, accessed May 3, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=973.

1980 – 1984

Alfonso Gagliano

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Gagliano, Alfonso,” ParlInfo, accessed April 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=5549.

January 31 1991 – September 15 1994

Don Boudria

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Boudria, Don,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=9984.

September 15 1994 – October 4 1996

Robert Peter Paul “Bob” Kilger

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 29 1944; d. November 29 2021.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Kilger, Robert (Bob) Peter Paul,” ParlInfo, accessed May 3, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=3024.

October 23 1996 – January 14 2001

Marlene Anne Catterall

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1939; d. August 12 2024.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Catterall, Marlene,” ParlInfo, accessed May 3, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=999.

January 15 2001 – December 11 2003

Mauril Joseph Adrien Jules Bélanger

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1955; d. August 15 2016.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Bélanger, Mauril,” ParlInfo, accessed April 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=13572.

December 12 2003 – July 19 2004

Karen Redman

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 8 1953.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Redman, Karen,” ParlInfo, accessed April 28, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=924.

July 20 2004 – October 13 2008

Rodger Trueman Cuzner

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 4 1955.

2008 – 2010

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

Andrew Brooke Leslie

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 26 1957.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Leslie, Andrew,” ParlInfo, accessed April 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18525.

November 20 2015 – January 17 2017

Pablo Rodriguez

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Rodriguez, Pablo,” ParlInfo, accessed April 12, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=8374.

January 19 2017 – August 30 2018

Mark Holland

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 16 1974.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Holland, Mark,” ParlInfo, accessed April 12, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=6440.

August 31 2018 – October 25 2021

Steven Garrett MacKinnon

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1966.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – MacKinnon, Steven,” ParlInfo, accessed April 13, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18564.

October 28 2021 – January 7 2024

Mona N. Fortier

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1972.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Fortier, Mona,” ParlInfo, accessed April 15, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18741.

December 21 2024 – March 14 2025

Mark Gerretsen

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 5 1975.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Gerretsen, Mark,” ParlInfo, accessed April 13, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=18506.

May 14 2025 – present


Caucus Chair of the Liberal Party of Canada in the House of Commons
Gilbert Parent

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1935; d. March 3 2009.

1980 – 1983

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

Joseph Frank “Joe” Fontana

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 13 1950.

1996 – 1999

Paul J. DeVillers

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1946.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – DeVillers, Paul,” ParlInfo, accessed April 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=9570.

November 3 1999 – January 14 2002

Stanley Kazmierczak “Stan” Keyes

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 17 1953.

2002 – 2004

Anthony Michael Gerard Rota

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

2007 – 2011

Francis Scarpaleggia

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 6 1957.

2011 – 2021




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 – 2025

Donald Vincent “Don” Davies (*interim)

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1963.

2025 – 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


Administration of the New Democratic Party

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

Marion Hilda Dewar

Date of birth/date of death:

Born February 17 1928. Died September 15 2008.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Dewar, Marion,” ParlInfo, accessed June 5, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=11493.

June 30 1985 – March 14 1987

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


Leadership of the New Democratic Party in the House of Commons

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

Ian Deans (acting)

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 16 1937. Died May 3 2016.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Deans, Ian,” ParlInfo, accessed June 4, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=13049.

October 7 1981 – September 3 1984

Ian Deans

Date of birth/date of death:

Born August 16 1937. Died May 3 2016.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Deans, Ian,” ParlInfo, accessed June 4, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=13049.

September 4 1984 – August 31 1986

Leonard William “Len” Taylor

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1952.

1994 – 1996

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

William George “Bill” Knight

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1947.

1973 – 1974

Lorne Edmund Nystrom

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

1974 – 1981

Chris Charlton

Date of birth/date of death:

Born July 4 1963.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Charlton, Chris,” ParlInfo, accessed June 5, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=15972.

May 26 2011 – April 18 2012

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

Elizabeth Rowley

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1949.

2016 – present


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
Charles Richard “Chuck” Strahl

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1957; d. August 13 2024.

Prime Minister: Stephen Harper.

Other prominent offices: Member of the Parliament of Canada (1993 – 2011); Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (2007 – 2010); Minister of Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities (2010 – 2011).

Sources: Parliament of Canada biography (last accessed June 2 2025).

2000 – 2001

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

Charles Richard “Chuck” Strahl

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1957; d. August 13 2024.

Prime Minister: Stephen Harper.

Other prominent offices: Member of the Parliament of Canada (1993 – 2011); Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (2007 – 2010); Minister of Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities (2010 – 2011).

Sources: Parliament of Canada biography (last accessed June 2 2025).

2003


Whip of the Canadian Reform Conservative Alliance in the House of Commons
Jay D. Hill

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1952.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Hill, Jay D.,” ParlInfo, accessed April 12, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=16586.

March 27 2000 – July 31 2000

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 (1867 – 1942)

Leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada (1867 – 1942)

Leaders of the Conservative Party of Canada (1867 – 1942)

Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada

Name

Dates in Office

Sir John Alexander Macdonald

Date of birth/date of death:

Born January 10 1815. Died June 6 1891.

Honours:

Created a Knight Commander of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, June 29 1867.2

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Macdonald, Sir John Alexander,” ParlInfo, accessed May 17, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=4997.

[2] “No. 23273,” The London Gazette, July 9 1867, 3853, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/23273/page/3853.

July 1 1867 – June 6 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:

Born June 26 1854. Died June 10 1937.

Honours:

Created a Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George, June 22 1914.2

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Borden, Sir Robert Laird,” ParlInfo, accessed May 18, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=15531.

[2] “No. 28842,” The London Gazette, Supplement, June 19 1914, 4878, https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/28842/supplement/4878.

February 6 1901 – July 9 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


Whip of the Conservative Party of Canada in the House of Commons
Rufus Stephenson

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 14 1835; d. February 15 1901.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Stephenson, Rufus,” ParlInfo, accessed May 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=15331.

1867 – 1882

Arthur Trefusis Heneage Williams

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 13 1837; d. July 4 1885.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Williams, Arthur Trefusis Heneage,” ParlInfo, accessed May 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=5829.

1882 – 1885

Paul-Étienne Grandbois

Date of birth/date of death: b. 1846; d. September 18 1907.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Grandbois, Paul Étienne,” ParlInfo, accessed May 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=15607.

1885 – 1891

George Taylor

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1840; d. March 26 1919.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Taylor, George,” ParlInfo, accessed May 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=9633.

1891 – 1909

John Stanfield

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 18 1868; d. January 22 1934.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Stanfield, John,” ParlInfo, accessed May 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=256.

1911 – 1917

William Sora Middlebro

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 17 1868; d. November 17 1948.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Middlebro, William Sora,” ParlInfo, accessed May 14, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=3220.

1918 – 1921

William Alves Boys

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 9 1868; d. February 20 1938.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Boys, William Alves,” ParlInfo, accessed May 6, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=10957.

1921 – 1926

Thomas Edward Simpson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1873; d. July 16 1951.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Simpson, Thomas Edward,” ParlInfo, accessed May 6, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=1834.

1930 – 1935

Arza Clair Casselman

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 19 1891; d. May 11 1958.

1935 – 1942




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

Joseph Fred “Joe” Hueglin

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 7 1937; d. July 5 2022.

2016 – 2019




Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

Leadership of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

Leaders of the 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:

Born May 7 1894. Died January 4 1973.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Drew, George Alexander,” ParlInfo, accessed May 18, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=11686.

October 2 1948 – November 29 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 Leaders of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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

Alfred Johnson Brooks

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 14 1890; d. December 7 1967.

1962 – 1967

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
Howard Charles Green

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1895; d. June 26 1989.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Green, Howard Charles,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=13419.

October 14 1957 – July 18 1959

Gordon Minto Churchill (*acting)

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Churchill, Gordon Minto,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=1772.

January 14 1960 – August 10 1960

Gordon Minto Churchill

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Churchill, Gordon Minto,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=1772.

November 17 1960 – April 21 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

Walter David Baker

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 22 1930; d. November 13 1983.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Baker, Walter David,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=11581.

February 25 1976 – September 8 1981

Erik Hersholt Nielsen

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

1981 – 1983

Douglas Grinslade “Doug” Lewis

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1938.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Lewis, Douglas Grinslade,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=15586.

February 9 1983 – September 6 1983

Erik Hersholt Nielsen

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

1983 – 1984

Ramon John “Ray” Hnatyshyn

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1934; d. December 18 2002.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Hnatyshyn, Ramon John,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=12176.

April 6 1984 – June 29 1986

Donald Frank “Don” Mazankowski

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Mazankowski, Donald Frank,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=6128.

June 30 1986 – December 30 1988

Douglas Grinslade “Doug” Lewis

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1938.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Lewis, Douglas Grinslade,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=15586.

April 3 1989 – February 22 1990

Harvie Andre

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1940; d. October 31 2012.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Andre, Harvie,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=2462.

February 23 1990 – June 24 1993

Douglas Grinslade “Doug” Lewis

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1938.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Lewis, Douglas Grinslade,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=15586.

June 25 1993 – September 8 1993

Loyola Hearn

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 25 1943.

2002 – 2004


Deputy Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in the House of Commons
John Angus MacLean

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 15 1914; d. February 15 2000.

1972 – 1974

Walter David Baker

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 22 1930; d. November 13 1983.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Baker, Walter David,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=11581.

September 21 1973 – February 24 1976

Ramon John “Ray” Hnatyshyn

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1934; d. December 18 2002.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Hnatyshyn, Ramon John,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=12176.

February 1976 – April 1979

Erik Hersholt Nielsen

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

1980 – 1981

Douglas Grinslade “Doug” Lewis

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1938.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Lewis, Douglas Grinslade,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=15586.

September 9 1981 – February 8 1983

William Hunter “Bill” McKnight

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 12 1940; d. October 4 2019.

1983

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

Pierre H. Cadieux

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1948.

1991 – 1993

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
Arza Clair Casselman

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 19 1891; d. May 11 1958.

1942 – 1955

Lewis Elston Cardiff

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 22 1889; d. April 16 1969.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Cardiff, Lewis Elston,” ParlInfo, accessed May 5, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=15340.

1957 – 1958

John Cameron Pallett

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 15 1921; d. October 3 1985.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Pallett, John Cameron,” ParlInfo, accessed May 5, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=5513.

January 1959 – 1962

J.-H.-Théogène Ricard

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 30 1909; d. April 7 2006.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Ricard, J.-H.-Théogène,” ParlInfo, accessed May 5, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=2207.

1962 – 1963

William James “Bill” Kempling

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1921; d. May 20 1996.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Kempling, William (Bill) James,” ParlInfo, accessed May 3, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=4851.

1979 – September 6 1983

Charles Henry “Chuck” Cook

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 28 1926; d. February 23 1993.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Cook, Charles Henry (Chuck),” ParlInfo, accessed May 3, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=7573.

September 7 1983 – November 24 1985

Thomas Scott Fennell

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 9 1928; d. January 27 2012.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Fennell, Thomas Scott,” ParlInfo, accessed May 3, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=327.

November 25 1985 – November 20 1988

Frederick James “Jim” Hawkes

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Hawkes, Frederick James (Jim),” ParlInfo, accessed May 3, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=8119.

November 30 1988 – February 1 1993

James Stewart “Jim” Edwards

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Edwards, James (Jim) Stewart,” ParlInfo, accessed May 3, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=6605.

February 1 1993 – September 1993

Norman Doyle

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1945.

2000 – 2001


Caucus Chair of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in the House of Commons
George Harris Hees

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1910; d. June 11 1996.

1968 – 1969

Donald Frank “Don” Mazankowski

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Mazankowski, Donald Frank,” ParlInfo, accessed April 7, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=6128.

October 24 1973 – 1976

Elmer MacIntosh MacKay

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

1976 – 1980

William Hunter “Bill” McKnight

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 12 1940; d. October 4 2019.

1981

Robert Edward John Layton

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

1988 – 1993

Norman Doyle

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1945.

2001

Norman Doyle

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1945.

2002 – 2004

Norman Doyle (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1945.

2004


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

Peter Leo Van Loan

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

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Van Loan, Peter,” ParlInfo, accessed April 11, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=12507.

October 2 1999 – September 14 2000




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


Reform Party of Canada House of Commons Roles

Leader of the Reform Party of Canada in the House of Commons
Charles Richard “Chuck” Strahl

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1957; d. August 13 2024.

Prime Minister: Stephen Harper.

Other prominent offices: Member of the Parliament of Canada (1993 – 2011); Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (2007 – 2010); Minister of Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities (2010 – 2011).

Sources: Parliament of Canada biography (last accessed June 2 2025).

2000


Deputy Leader of the Reform Party of Canada in the House of Commons
Marvin Kenneth “Ken” Epp

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1939; d. February 20 2022.

1995 – 1998

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

Jim Silye

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1946.

1994 – 1995

Charles Richard “Chuck” Strahl

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1957; d. August 13 2024.

Prime Minister: Stephen Harper.

Other prominent offices: Member of the Parliament of Canada (1993 – 2011); Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development (2007 – 2010); Minister of Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities (2010 – 2011).

Sources: Parliament of Canada biography (last accessed June 2 2025).

1996 – 2000

Jay D. Hill

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1952.

References:

[1] Library of Parliament, “Profile – Hill, Jay D.,” ParlInfo, accessed April 12, 2026, https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=16586.

January 31 2000 – March 26 2000


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