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List of prime ministers of Canada by birthdate, birthplace, and age

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This is a list of the prime ministers of Canada by date, birthplace, and age. Twenty-three people have served as Prime Minister of Canada since the office came into existence in 1867.

Nineteen of Canada's prime ministers have been born in Canada. Four of Canada's prime ministers have been born outside Canada: John A. Macdonald, Alexander Mackenzie, Mackenzie Bowell, and John Turner.

Names sort by order of birth    Birth dates sort by day and month
Prime Minister Birth date Birthplace Province/country In office Age taking office Age leaving office Post-premiership time Death date Age
Sir John A. Macdonald 01-11January 11, 1815 Glasgow  Scotland July 1, 1867 – November 5, 1873 52 years, 171 days 58 years, 298 days 4 years, 346 days June 6, 1891 76 years, 146 days
October 17, 1878 – June 6, 1891 63 years, 279 days 76 years, 146 days 0 days[note 1]
Sir John Abbott 03-12March 12, 1821 St. Andrews
(now Saint-André-d'Argenteuil)		 Lower Canada
now  Quebec		 June 16, 1891 – November 24, 1892 70 years, 96 days 71 years, 257 days 340 days October 30, 1893 72 years, 232 days
Sir Charles Tupper 07-02July 2, 1821 Amherst  Nova Scotia May 1 – July 8, 1896 74 years, 304 days 75 years, 6 days 19 years, 114 days October 30, 1915 94 years, 120 days
Alexander Mackenzie 01-28January 28, 1822 Logierait  Scotland November 7, 1873 – October 8, 1878 51 years, 283 days 56 years, 253 days 13 years, 192 days April 17, 1892 70 years, 80 days
Sir Mackenzie Bowell 12-27December 27, 1823 Rickinghall  England December 21, 1894 – April 27, 1896 70 years, 359 days 72 years, 122 days 21 years, 227 days December 10, 1917 93 years, 348 days
Sir Wilfrid Laurier 11-20November 20, 1841 Saint-Lin
(now Saint-Lin-Laurentides)		 Canada East
now  Quebec		 July 11, 1896 – October 6, 1911 54 years, 234 days 69 years, 320 days 7 years, 134 days February 17, 1919 77 years, 120 days
Sir John Sparrow David Thompson 11-10November 10, 1845 Halifax  Nova Scotia December 5, 1892 – December 12, 1894 47 years, 25 days 49 years, 32 days 0 days[note 1] December 12, 1894 49 years, 32 days
Sir Robert Borden[note 2] 06-26June 26, 1854 Grand-Pré  Nova Scotia October 10, 1911 – July 10, 1920 57 years, 106 days 66 years, 14 days 16 years, 335 days June 10, 1937 82 years, 349 days
R. B. Bennett 07-03July 3, 1870 Hopewell Hill  New Brunswick August 7, 1930 – October 23, 1935 60 years, 35 days 65 years, 112 days 11 years, 246 days June 26, 1947 76 years, 358 days
Arthur Meighen 06-16June 16, 1874 Anderson
(now Perth South)		  Ontario July 10, 1920 – December 29, 1921 46 years, 24 days 47 years, 196 days 4 years, 182 days August 5, 1960 86 years, 50 days
June 29 – September 25, 1926 52 years, 13 days 52 years, 101 days 33 years, 315 days
William Lyon Mackenzie King 12-17December 17, 1874 Berlin
(now Kitchener)		  Ontario December 29, 1921 – June 28, 1926 47 years, 12 days 51 years, 193 days 89 days July 22, 1950 75 years, 217 days
September 25, 1926 – August 7, 1930 51 years, 282 days 55 years, 233 days 5 years, 77 days
October 23, 1935 – November 15, 1948 60 years, 310 days 73 years, 334 days 1 year, 249 days
Louis St. Laurent 02-01February 1, 1882 Compton  Quebec November 15, 1948 – June 21, 1957 66 years, 288 days 75 years, 140 days 16 years, 34 days July 25, 1973 91 years, 174 days
John Diefenbaker 09-18September 18, 1895 Neustadt  Ontario June 21, 1957 – April 22, 1963 61 years, 276 days 67 years, 216 days 16 years, 116 days August 16, 1979 83 years, 332 days
Lester B. Pearson 04-23April 23, 1897 Newtonbrook
(now a part of Toronto)		  Ontario April 22, 1963 – April 20, 1968 65 years, 364 days 70 years, 363 days 4 years, 251 days December 27, 1972 75 years, 248 days
Pierre Trudeau 10-18October 18, 1919 Montreal  Quebec April 20, 1968 – June 4, 1979 48 years, 185 days 59 years, 229 days 273 days September 28, 2000 80 years, 346 days
March 3, 1980 – June 30, 1984 60 years, 137 days 64 years, 256 days 16 years, 90 days
John Turner 06-07June 7, 1929 Richmond  England June 30 – September 17, 1984 55 years, 23 days 55 years, 102 days 36 years, 2 days September 19, 2020 91 years, 74 days
Jean Chrétien 01-11January 11, 1934 Shawinigan  Quebec November 4, 1993 – December 12, 2003 59 years, 297 days 69 years, 335 days 20 years, 323 days living 90 years, 293 days
Paul Martin 08-28August 28, 1938 Windsor  Ontario December 12, 2003 – February 6, 2006 65 years, 106 days 67 years, 162 days 18 years, 267 days living 86 years, 63 days
Brian Mulroney 03-20March 20, 1939 Baie-Comeau  Quebec September 17, 1984 – June 25, 1993 45 years, 181 days 54 years, 97 days 30 years, 249 days February 29, 2024 84 years, 346 days
Joe Clark 06-05June 5, 1939 High River  Alberta June 4, 1979 – March 3, 1980 39 years, 364 days 40 years, 272 days 44 years, 241 days living 85 years, 147 days
Kim Campbell 03-10March 10, 1947 Port Alberni  British Columbia June 25 – November 4, 1993 46 years, 107 days 46 years, 239 days 30 years, 361 days living 77 years, 234 days
Stephen Harper 04-30April 30, 1959 Toronto  Ontario February 6, 2006 – November 4, 2015 46 years, 282 days 56 years, 188 days 8 years, 361 days living 65 years, 183 days
Justin Trudeau 12-25December 25, 1971 Ottawa  Ontario November 4, 2015 – incumbent 43 years, 314 days incumbent incumbent living 52 years, 310 days
  1. ^ a b Died in office
  2. ^ Borden headed a Conservative government until October 11, 1917 and then a Unionist government for the remainder of his term as prime minister.

Statistics

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Birthplaces

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Prime ministers of Canada by place of birth
Province/country Number
  Ontario 7
  Quebec[note 1] 6
  Nova Scotia 3
  England 2
  Scotland 2
  Alberta 1
  British Columbia 1
  New Brunswick 1
  1. ^ Includes Lower Canada and Canada East

Birth dates

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Prime ministers of Canada by month of birth
Month Number
January 3
February 1
March 3
April 2
May 0
June 4
July 2
August 1
September 1
October 1
November 2
December 3

Prime ministers by season of birth

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 Winter: 9Spring: 5Summer: 5Autumn: 4
  •   Winter: 9
  •   Spring: 5
  •   Summer: 5
  •   Autumn: 4

Map of birthplaces

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Birthplaces of prime ministers of Canada born in Canada
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Birthplaces of prime ministers of Canada born abroad

See also

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Sources

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