List of prime ministers of Canada by date and place of birth

This is a list of the prime ministers of Canada by date and place of birth. Twentythree persons have served as Prime Minister of Canada since the office came into existence in 1867.

Born in Canada

Nineteen of Canada's prime ministers have been born in Canada.

Names sort by order of birth    Birth dates sort by day and month
Prime MinisterBirth dateBirthplaceProvinceIn office
Sir John Abbott03-12March 12, 1821St. Andrews
(now Saint-André-d'Argenteuil)
Lower Canada
(now Quebec)
June 16, 1891 – November 24, 1892
Sir Charles Tupper07-02July 2, 1821AmherstNova ScotiaMay 1 – July 8, 1896
Sir Wilfrid Laurier11-20November 20, 1841Saint-Lin
(now Saint-Lin-Laurentides)
Canada East
(now Quebec)
July 11, 1896 – October 6, 1911
Sir John Sparrow David Thompson11-10November 10, 1845HalifaxNova ScotiaDecember 5, 1892 – December 12, 1894
Sir Robert Laird Borden06-26June 26, 1854Grand-PréNova ScotiaOctober 10, 1911 – October 11, 1917
October 12, 1917 – July 10, 1920
Richard Bedford Bennett07-03July 3, 1870Hopewell HillNew BrunswickAugust 7, 1930 – October 23, 1935
Arthur Meighen06-16June 16, 1874Anderson
(now Perth South)
OntarioJuly 10, 1920 – December 29, 1921
29 June – September 25, 1926
William Lyon Mackenzie King12-17December 17, 1874Berlin
(now Kitchener)
OntarioDecember 29, 1921 – June 28, 1926
September 25, 1926 – August 7, 1930
October 23, 1935 – November 15, 1948
Louis St. Laurent02-01February 1, 1882ComptonQuebecNovember 15, 1948 – June 21, 1957
John Diefenbaker09-18September 18, 1895NeustadtOntarioJune 21, 1957 – April 22, 1963
Lester Bowles Pearson04-23April 23, 1897Newtonbrook
(now a part of Toronto)
OntarioApril 22, 1963 – April 20, 1968
Pierre Trudeau10-18October 18, 1919MontrealQuebecApril 20, 1968 – June 3/4, 1979
March 3, 1980 – June 29/30, 1984
Jean Chrétien01-11January 11, 1934ShawiniganQuebecNovember 4, 1993 – December 11/12, 2003
Paul Martin08-28August 28, 1938WindsorOntarioDecember 12, 2003 – February 5/6, 2006
Brian Mulroney03-20March 20, 1939Baie-ComeauQuebecSeptember 17, 1984 – June 24/25, 1993
Joe Clark06-05June 5, 1939High RiverAlbertaJune 4, 1979 – March 2/3, 1980
Kim Campbell03-10March 10, 1947Port AlberniBritish ColumbiaJune 25 – November 3/4, 1993
Stephen Harper04-30April 30, 1959TorontoOntarioFebruary 6, 2006 – November 3/4, 2015
Justin Trudeau12-25December 25, 1971OttawaOntarioNovember 4, 2015 – Incumbent

Born in the United Kingdom

Four of Canada's prime ministers have been born in the United Kingdom.

Names sort by order of birth    Birth dates sort by day and month
Prime MinisterBirth dateBirthplaceCountryIn office
Sir John A. Macdonald01-11January 11, 1815GlasgowScotlandJuly 1, 1867 – November 5, 1873
October 17, 1878 – June 6, 1891
Alexander Mackenzie01-28January 28, 1822LogieraitScotlandNovember 7, 1873 – October 8, 1878
Sir Mackenzie Bowell12-27December 27, 1823RickinghallEnglandDecember 21, 1894 – April 27, 1896
John Turner06-07June 7, 1929RichmondEnglandJune 30 – September 16/17, 1984

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