List of current Canadian first ministers
Canada is a federation that comprises ten provinces and three territories. Its government is structured as a parliamentary democracy, with a Prime Minister as its head of government; and a constitutional monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II as its sovereign. Each of the country's provinces and territories has a head of government, called premier in English and premier ministre—the same term used for the federal leader—in French. Collectively, the federal Prime Minister and provincial and territorial premiers are referred to as first ministers.
The longest-serving current first minister is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who assumed office on November 4, 2015;[note 1] the newest first minister is P.J. Akeeagok of Nunavut, who assumed office on November 19, 2021. The oldest first minister, Blaine Higgs of New Brunswick, was born in March 1954; the youngest first minister, P.J. Akeeagok of Nunavut, was born in November 1984. Of the current first ministers, two (Caroline Cochrane of the Northwest Territories and Heather Stefanson of Manitoba) are women and two (P.J. Akeeagok of Nunavut and Caroline Cochrane of the Northwest Territories) are Indigenous.[note 2]
Of the current first ministers, three are from a Liberal Party, five are from a Progressive Conservative Party, and one is from a New Democratic Party - however, federal and provincial/territorial parties that share common names are not necessarily affiliated with or politically analogous to one another. Three other first ministers are from locally-branded parties (the Coalition Avenir Québec, the Saskatchewan Party, and the United Conservative Party) and two are non-partisan.
Current Canadian first ministers[]
Premiers are listed in accordance with the provincial order of precedence: provinces before territories, and by order of joining confederation within those categories; where multiple jurisdictions joined confederation in the same year, they are ordered by population at the time of joining. Incumbency is current as of February 1, 2022.
See also[]
- Lists of Canadian senators
- Lists of members of the Canadian House of Commons
- Timeline of Canadian elections
- List of Asian-Canadian First Ministers
- List of female first ministers in Canada
- Deputy Premier (Canada)
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "Prime Minister of Canada". Government of Canada. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ "Office of the Premier". Government of Ontario. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved February 11, 2013.
- ^ "Honourable Tim Houston". Government of Nova Scotia. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Higgs sworn in as 34th premier of New Brunswick". Government of New Brunswick. November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
- ^ "Office of the Premier". Government of Manitoba. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
- ^ "Office of the Premier". Government of British Columbia. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
- ^ "Office of the Premier of Prince Edward Island". Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ^ "SCOTT MOE SWORN IN AS PREMIER OF SASKATCHEWAN, APPOINTS FIRST CABINET". Government of Saskatchewan. Retrieved February 2, 2018.
- ^ "Premier". Government of Alberta. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
- ^ "Office of the Premier". Government of Newfoundland and Labrador. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ "Office of the Premier". Government of Yukon. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- ^ "Longtime politician Paul Quassa chosen new premier of Nunavut". CTV News, November 17, 2017.
External links[]
- Lists of Canadian first ministers
- Lists of current political office-holders in Canada