Liberal Party of Canada - History of Leaders

History of Leaders

Picture Name Term
start		 Term
end		 Date of Birth Date of Death Notes
George Brown 1867 November 29, 1818 May 9, 1880 First Leader
(actually leader of the Clear Grits, a forerunner of the federal Liberal Party)
Edward Blake 1869 1870 October 13, 1833 March 1, 1912 (Interim)
Alexander Mackenzie 1873 1880 January 28, 1822 April 17, 1892 2nd Prime Minister
Edward Blake 1880 1887 October 13, 1833 March 1, 1912
Wilfrid Laurier 1887 1919 November 20, 1841 February 17, 1919 7th Prime Minister
Daniel Duncan McKenzie 1919 January 8, 1859 June 8, 1927 (Interim)
William Lyon
Mackenzie King		 1919 1948 December 17, 1874 July 22, 1950 10th Prime Minister
Louis St. Laurent 1948 1958 February 1, 1882 July 25, 1973 12th Prime Minister
Lester B. Pearson 1958 1968 April 23, 1897 December 27, 1972 14th Prime Minister
Pierre Trudeau 1968 1984 October 18, 1919 September 28, 2000 15th Prime Minister
John Turner 1984 1990 June 7, 1929 living 17th Prime Minister
Jean Chrétien 1990 2003 January 11, 1934 living 20th Prime Minister
Paul Martin 2003 2006 August 28, 1938 living 21st Prime Minister
Bill Graham 2006 March 17, 1939 living (Interim)
Stéphane Dion 2006 2008 September 28, 1955 living
Michael Ignatieff 2008 2011 May 12, 1947 living Interim leader from December 10, 2008 until May 2, 2009 when ratified as permanent leader
Bob Rae 2011 Present August 2, 1948 living (Interim)

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