Canadian Prime Ministers Fun Facts - HAG XIII Traditional Cache
Canadian Prime Ministers Fun Facts - HAG XIII
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Here are some fun facts of some of our past Prime Ministers
We have had 23 Prime Ministers of Canada in the last 150 Years
Sir John A. Macdonald Brought BC into Confederation. Served as an MP for Victoria from 1878 until 1882 ( prime minister)
2 Prime Ministers were Senators Sir John Abbott 1891-1892 and Sir Mackenzie Bowell 1894 - 1896
2 Did not serve in Parliament while Prime Minister Sir Charles Tupper 1896 and John Turner 1984
7 Never won an election as prime minister Sir John Abbott, Sir John Thompson , Sir Mackenzie Bowell , Sir Charles Tupper , Arther Meighen (twice) ,John Turner , Kim Campbell
2 have died in office Sir John A. Macdonald and Sir John Thompson.
Willian Lyon Mackenzie King has the record for longest serving prime minister at 21 years ans 154 days.
Sir Wilfrid Laurier hold the record for the longest unbroken term of office at 15 years and the longest serving leader of a major Canadian political party at 31 years and 8 months.
Charles Tupper holds the shortest tenure in office at 69 days beating out John Turner by 10 days.
Kim Campbell was and is the only female to become prime minister of Canada.
Justin Trudeau is the first prime Minister to be related to a previous prime minister, Pierre Elliott Trudeau!
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