Spouses of The Prime Ministers
| Name | Date of birth | Date of marriage | Prime Minister |
Date tenure began | Date tenure ended | Date of death and age | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agnes Macdonald (née Bernard) |
August 24, 1836 | February 16, 1867 | Sir John A. Macdonald | July 1, 1867 | November 5, 1873 | September 5, 1920(1920-09-05) (700184000000000000084 years, 700112000000000000012 days) | |
| 2 | Jane Mackenzie (née Sym) |
March 22, 1825 | June 17, 1853 | Alexander Mackenzie | November 7, 1873 | October 8, 1878 | March 20, 1893(1893-03-20) (700169000000000000069 years, 7002363000000000000363 days) | |
| (1) | Agnes Macdonald (née Bernard) |
August 24, 1836 | February 16, 1867 | Sir John A. Macdonald | October 17, 1878 | June 6, 1891 | September 5, 1920(1920-09-05) (700184000000000000084 years, 700112000000000000012 days) | |
| 3 | Lady Mary Bethune Abbott (née Bethune) |
October 17, 1823 | 1849 | Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott | June 16, 1891 | November 24, 1892 | February 25, 1898(1898-02-25) (700175000000000000075 years, 700138000000000000038 days) | |
| 4 | Lady Annie Thompson (née Affleck) |
June 26, 1845 | 1870 | Sir John Sparrow David Thompson | December 5, 1892 | December 12, 1894 | April 10, 1913(1913-04-10) (700167000000000000067 years, 7002288000000000000288 days) | |
| none (widower) | Sir Mackenzie Bowell | December 21, 1894 | April 27, 1896 | |||||
| 5 | Lady Frances Tupper (née Morse) |
March 14, 1826 | October 6, 1846 | Sir Charles Tupper | May 1, 1896 | July 8, 1896 | May 11, 1912(1912-05-11) (700186000000000000086 years, 700158000000000000058 days) | |
| 6 | Lady Zoé Laurier (née Lafontaine) |
June 26, 1841 | August 13, 1868 | Sir Wilfrid Laurier | July 11, 1896 | October 7, 1911 | November 1, 1921(1921-11-01) (700180000000000000080 years, 7002128000000000000128 days) | |
| 7 | Lady Laura Borden (née Bond) |
November 26, 1861 | September 25, 1889 | Sir Robert Laird Borden | October 10, 1911 | July 10, 1920 | September 7, 1940(1940-09-07) (700178000000000000078 years, 7002286000000000000286 days) | |
| 8 | Isabel Meighen (née Cox) |
April 18, 1883 | 1904 | Arthur Meighen | July 10, 1920 | December 29, 1921 | September 6, 1985(1985-09-06) (7002102000000000000102 years, 7002141000000000000141 days) | |
| none (never married) | William Lyon Mackenzie King | December 29, 1921 | June 29, 1926 | |||||
| (8) | Isabel Meighen (née Cox) |
April 18, 1883 | 1904 | Arthur Meighen | June 29, 1926 | November 25, 1926 | September 6, 1985(1985-09-06) (7002102000000000000102 years, 7002141000000000000141 days) | |
| none (never married) | William Lyon Mackenzie King | November 25, 1926 | August 7, 1930 | |||||
| none (never married) | R.B. Bennett | August 7, 1930 | October 23, 1935 | |||||
| none (never married) | William Lyon Mackenzie King | October 23, 1935 | November 15, 1948 | |||||
| 9 | Jeanne St. Laurent (née Renault) |
October 22, 1886 | 1905 | Louis Stephen St. Laurent | November 15, 1948 | June 21, 1957 | November 14, 1966(1966-11-14) (700180000000000000080 years, 700123000000000000023 days) | |
| 10 | Olive Diefenbaker (née Palmer) |
April 14, 1902 | December 8, 1953 | John George Diefenbaker | June 21, 1957 | April 22, 1963 | December 22, 1976(1976-12-22) (700174000000000000074 years, 7002252000000000000252 days) | |
| 11 | Maryon Pearson (née Moody) |
December 13, 1901 | August 22, 1925 | Lester B. Pearson | April 22, 1963 | April 20, 1968 | December 26, 1989(1989-12-26) (700188000000000000088 years, 700113000000000000013 days) | |
| none (unmarried as of 1968; married in office) | Pierre Trudeau | April 20, 1968 | March 4, 1971 | |||||
| 12 | Margaret Trudeau (née Sinclair) |
September 10, 1948 | March 4, 1971 | Pierre Trudeau | March 4, 1971 | 1977* | Living (700164000000000000064 years, 700167000000000000067 days) | |
| none (separated) de facto Margaret Trudeau | Pierre Trudeau | 1977 | June 4, 1979* | |||||
| 13 | Maureen McTeer | September 27, 1952 | 1973 | Joe Clark | June 4, 1979 | March 2, 1980 | Living (700160000000000000060 years, 700150000000000000050 days) | |
| none (separated) de facto Margaret Trudeau | Pierre Trudeau | March 2, 1980 | April 2, 1984* | |||||
| none (divorced) | Pierre Trudeau | April 2, 1984 | June 30, 1984* | |||||
| 14 | Geills Turner (née Kilgour) |
December 23, 1937 | May 11, 1963 | John Turner | June 30, 1984 | September 17, 1984 | Living (700174000000000000074 years, 7002329000000000000329 days) | |
| 15 | Mila Mulroney (née Pivnički) |
July 13, 1953 | May 26, 1973 | Brian Mulroney | September 17, 1984 | June 25, 1993 | Living (700159000000000000059 years, 7002126000000000000126 days) | |
| none (divorced twice, remarried after term ended) | Kim Campbell | June 25, 1993 | November 4, 1993 | |||||
| 16 | Aline Chrétien (née Chaîné) |
May 14, 1936 | September 10, 1957 | Jean Chrétien | November 4, 1993 | December 12, 2003 | Living (700176000000000000076 years, 7002186000000000000186 days) | |
| 17 | Sheila Martin (née Cowan) |
July 31, 1943 | 1965 | Paul Martin | December 12, 2003 | February 6, 2006 | Living (700169000000000000069 years, 7002108000000000000108 days) | |
| 18 | Laureen Harper (née Teskey) |
June 1963 | 1993 | Stephen Harper | February 6, 2006 | Present | Living (48 years) | |
(*)The Trudeaus separated in 1977 but did not obtain a divorce until 2 April, 1984. Trudeau left office in June 1984, two months after his divorce was finalized.
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