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This is a list of federal leaders after Confederation who were members of federal conservative parties.


Tory leaders since Confederation

This a list of leaders of the
Conservative Party of Canada (historical) The Conservative Party of Canada (french: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a federal political party in Canada. It was formed in 2003 by the merger of the two main right-leaning parties, the Progressive C ...
(1867–1942),
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC; french: Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) was a centre-right federal political party in Canada that existed from 1942 to 2003. From Canadian Confederation in 1867 until 1942, the ...
(1942–2003), and
Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada (french: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a federal political party in Canada. It was formed in 2003 by the merger of the two main right-leaning parties, the Progressive Co ...
(2003–present) ("the Tory parties"), and of prime ministers of Canada after Confederation who were members of those parties.


Conservative (1867–1942)


Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (1942–2003)


Conservative Party of Canada (2003–present)


Tory prime ministers of Canada

This a list of prime ministers of Canada after Confederation who were members of the "Tory parties": the
Conservative Party of Canada (historical) The Conservative Party of Canada (french: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a federal political party in Canada. It was formed in 2003 by the merger of the two main right-leaning parties, the Progressive C ...
(1867–1942),
Progressive Conservative Party of Canada The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC; french: Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) was a centre-right federal political party in Canada that existed from 1942 to 2003. From Canadian Confederation in 1867 until 1942, the ...
(1942–2003), and
Conservative Party of Canada The Conservative Party of Canada (french: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a federal political party in Canada. It was formed in 2003 by the merger of the two main right-leaning parties, the Progressive Co ...
(2003–present).


Conservative (1867–1942)

* Sir John A. Macdonald (1867–1873, 1878–1891) * Sir
John Abbott Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott (March 12, 1821 – October 30, 1893) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the third prime minister of Canada from 1891 to 1892. He held office as the leader of the Conservative Party. Abb ...
(1891–1892) * Sir John Sparrow David Thompson (1892–1894) * Sir
Mackenzie Bowell Sir Mackenzie Bowell (; December 27, 1823 – December 10, 1917) was a Canadian newspaper publisher and politician, who served as the fifth prime minister of Canada, in office from 1894 to 1896. Bowell was born in Rickinghall, Suffolk, ...
(1894–1896) * Sir
Charles Tupper Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet, (July 2, 1821 – October 30, 1915) was a Canadian Father of Confederation who served as the sixth prime minister of Canada from May 1 to July 8, 1896. As the premier of Nova Scotia from 1864 to 1867, he led ...
(1896) * Sir
Robert Borden Sir Robert Laird Borden (June 26, 1854 – June 10, 1937) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the eighth prime minister of Canada from 1911 to 1920. He is best known for his leadership of Canada during World War I. Borde ...
(1911–1920) *
Arthur Meighen Arthur Meighen (; June 16, 1874 – August 5, 1960) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the ninth prime minister of Canada from 1920 to 1921 and from June to September 1926. He led the Conservative Party from 1920 to 1926 and fr ...
(1920–1921, 1926) *
R. B. Bennett Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett, (July 3, 1870 – June 26, 1947), was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, philanthropist, and politician who served as the 11th prime minister of Canada from 1930 to 1935. Bennett was born in ...
(1930–1935)


Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (1942–2003)

* John Diefenbaker (1957–1963) *
Joe Clark Charles Joseph Clark (born June 5, 1939) is a Canadian statesman, businessman, writer, and politician who served as the 16th prime minister of Canada from 1979 to 1980. Despite his relative inexperience, Clark rose quickly in federal polit ...
(1979–1980) *
Brian Mulroney Martin Brian Mulroney ( ; born March 20, 1939) is a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as the 18th prime minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993. Born in the eastern Quebec city of Baie-Comeau, Mulroney studied political s ...
(1984–1993) *
Kim Campbell Avril Phaedra Douglas "Kim" Campbell (born March 10, 1947) is a Canadian politician, diplomat, lawyer, and writer who served as the 19th prime minister of Canada from June 25 to November 4, 1993. Campbell is the first and so far only female ...
(1993)


Conservative Party of Canada (2003–present)

*
Stephen Harper Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015. Harper is the first and only prime minister to come from the modern-day Conservative Party of Canada, ...
(2006–2015)


Electoral performance of Tory leaders


Conservative (historical; 1867–1942)


Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (1942–2003)


Conservative Party of Canada (2003–present)


Other conservative parties' leaders


Parties that have had representation in the House of Commons


"Reform-Alliance"


= Leaders of the

Reform Party of Canada The Reform Party of Canada (french: Parti réformiste du Canada) was a right-wing populist and conservative federal political party in Canada that existed under that name from 1987 to 2000. Reform was founded as a Western Canada-based protest ...

= * Preston Manning (October 31, 1987 – March 25, 2000)


= Leaders of the Canadian Alliance

= *
Deborah Grey Deborah Cleland Grey, (born July 1, 1952) is a retired Canadian member of Parliament from Alberta for the Reform Party of Canada, the Canadian Alliance, and the Conservative Party of Canada. She was the first female leader of the Opposition i ...
(March 27, 2000 – July 8, 2000) ('' interim'') *
Stockwell Day Stockwell Burt Day Jr. (born August 16, 1950) is a Canadian former politician who led the Canadian Alliance from 2000 to 2001, and a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. A provincial cabinet minister from Alberta, Day served as ministe ...
(July 8, 2000 – December 12, 2001) * John Reynolds (December 12, 2001 – March 20, 2002) ('' interim'') *
Stephen Harper Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015. Harper is the first and only prime minister to come from the modern-day Conservative Party of Canada, ...
(March 20, 2002 – December 7, 2003)


Leaders of the Reconstruction Party of Canada

*
Henry Herbert Stevens Henry Herbert Stevens, (December 8, 1878 – June 14, 1973) was a Canadian politician and businessman. A member of R. B. Bennett's cabinet, he split with the Conservative Prime Minister to found the Reconstruction Party of Canada. Early ...
(1935–1938)


Leaders of the Social Credit Party of Canada

*
John Horne Blackmore John Horne Blackmore (March 27, 1890 – May 2, 1971) was a Canadian school teacher and principal and Canadian politician. He was one of the first elected members and leaders of the Social Credit Party of Canada, a political party in Canada t ...
(1935–1944) (parliamentary leader) *
Solon Earl Low Solon Earl Low (January 8, 1900 – December 22, 1962) was a Canadian politician, farmer, teacher, and school principal in the 20th century. Early life Solon Earl Low was born in Cardston, District of Alberta, Northwest Territories on January ...
(1944–1961) * Robert Thompson (1961–1967) *
Alexander Bell Patterson Alexander Bell Patterson (April 22, 1911 – April 2, 1993) was a long-time Canadian member of Parliament (MP) and was briefly leader of the Social Credit Party of Canada. He was the son of an Irish father and Scottish mother who immigrated t ...
(1967–1968) ('' interim'') * Réal Caouette (1971–1976) * André-Gilles Fortin (1976–1977) * Gilles Caouette (1977–1978) ('' interim'') * Charles-Arthur Gauthier (1978) ('' interim'') *
Lorne Reznowski Lorne Reznowski (January 5, 1929 – November 9, 2011) was a Canadian professor of English at the University of Manitoba and leader of the Social Credit Party of Canada. Background He was the son of Ukrainian-Canadians Lorne William Reznowski and ...
(1978–1979) * Charles-Arthur Gauthier (1979) ('' interim'') *
Fabien Roy Fabien Roy (born April 17, 1928) is a former Canadian politician who was active in Quebec in the 1970s. Roy was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec and the House of Commons of Canada, and advocated social credit theories of monetary refo ...
(1979–1980) * Martin Hattersley (1981–1983) * Ken Sweigard (1983–1986) ('' interim'') * Harvey Lainson (1986–1990) *
Ken Campbell Kenneth Victor Campbell (10 December 1941 – 31 August 2008) was an English actor, writer and director known for his work in experimental theatre. He has been called "a one-man dynamo of British theatre". Campbell achieved notoriety in the ...
(1990–1993)


Parties that have had no representation in the House of Commons


Leaders of the Christian Heritage Party of Canada

* Ed Vanwoudenberg (1987–1991) * Charles Cavilla (1991–1993) *
Heather Stilwell Heather Stilwell (January 26, 1944 – December 4, 2010) was a Canadian political activist and former school trustee in Surrey, British Columbia. A staunch Roman Catholic, she was well known for her opinions opposing homosexuality, abortion, an ...
(1993–1994) ('' interim'') *
Jean Blaquière Jean Blaquière, a Pentecostal pastor, was a candidate for the Christian Heritage Party of Canada The Christian Heritage Party of Canada (french: Parti de l'héritage chrétien du Canada), also referred to as CHP Canada, is a minor social con ...
(1994–1995) * Ron Gray (1995–2008) *
Jim Hnatiuk Jim Hnatiuk (19 August 1950 – 18 August 2018) was the leader of the Christian Heritage Party of Canada. He was elected to that post in November 2008. As a youth, he attended a boarding school run by Oblate priests. He joined the Canadian Armed ...
(2008–2014) *David J. Reimer (2014) ('' interim'') *
Rod Taylor Rodney Sturt Taylor (11 January 1930 – 7 January 2015) was an Australian actor. He appeared in more than 50 feature films, including '' The Time Machine'' (1960), '' One Hundred and One Dalmatians'' (1961), '' The Birds'' (1963), and '' ...
(2014 – present)


Leaders of the Libertarian Party of Canada

* Sieg Pedde (1973–1974) * Charles 'Chuck' Lyall (1974–1976) * Ron Bailey (1976–1978) * Alex Eaglesham (1978–1979) *Linda Cain (1980–1982) * Neil Reynolds (May 1982 – 1983) *Victor Levis (1983–1987) *Dennis Corrigan (1987–1990) * Stanislaw Tyminski (1990–1991) *George Dance (1991–1993) *Hilliard Cox (May 1993 – 1995) *George Dance (1995–1996) *Vincent Pouliot (May 12, 1996 – April 5, 1997) *Robert Morse (1997) *
Jean-Serge Brisson Jean-Serge Brisson (born June 28, 1954) is a Canadian political activist, tax reform advocate, politician, and author. He is a former leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada and gained national notoriety in the 1990s for his opposition to busin ...
(1997 - May 18, 2008)Agenda
*Dennis Young (May 18, 2008 - May 2011) *Katrina Chowne (May 2011 – May 2014) *
Tim Moen Tim Moen () is a Canadian libertarian podcaster, blogger, activist and politician. He was the leader of the Libertarian Party of Canada from May 2014 to August 2021. Outside of politics, he is a firefighter, paramedic, business owner and filmmak ...
(May 2014 – 2021) *Jacques Boudreau (2021 – present)


Leaders of the Progressive Canadian Party

*
Ernie Schreiber The Progressive Canadian Party (PC Party) (french: Parti progressiste canadien) was a minor centre-right federal political party in Canada. It was registered with Elections Canada, the government's election agency, on March 29, 2004. Under p ...
(2004–2005) ('' interim'') *Tracy Parsons (2005–2007) * Sinclair Stevens (2007–2016) *
Joe Hueglin Joseph Fred Hueglin (February 7, 1937 – July 5, 2022) was a Canadian politician who was a Member of Parliament and a founder of the Progressive Canadian Party. Born in Stratford, Ontario, Hueglin was elected to Parliament in 1972 in th ...
(2016–2019)


Leaders of the Western Block Party

* Doug Christie (November 30, 2005 – March 11, 2013) *Paul St. Laurent (March 11, 2013 – January 31, 2014)


Leader of the Alliance of the North

*François Bélanger (September 11, 2013 — present) Leader of the People's Party of Canada *
Maxime Bernier Maxime Bernier (born January 18, 1963) is a Canadian politician who is the founder and leader of the People's Party of Canada (PPC). Formerly a member of the Conservative Party, Bernier left the caucus in 2018 to form the PPC. He was the membe ...
(September 14, 2018 – present)


References


Notes

* Created
Viscount Bennett Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount Bennett, (July 3, 1870 – June 26, 1947), was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, philanthropist, and politician who served as the 11th prime minister of Canada from 1930 to 1935. Bennett was born in ...
following his retirement from office. * On this occasion, Meighen failed in his attempts to win re-election to the House of Commons, so Hanson remained Leader of the Opposition throughout Meighen's term * Bracken did not win election to the House of Commons until 1945, so Hanson remained Leader of the Opposition until January 1943, when he was replaced by
Gordon Graydon Gordon Graydon (December 7, 1896 – September 19, 1953) was a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Peel from 1935 to 1953. Background Graydon received his early education at S.S. No. 6 Chinguacousy in the Cou ...
* On two occasions when Drew was too ill to perform his duties,
William Earl Rowe William Earl Rowe, (May 13, 1894 – February 9, 1984), was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1963 to 1968. Background Rowe was born in Hull, Iowa, United States, of Canadian paren ...
served as Leader of the Opposition * Michael Starr served as Leader of the Opposition until November 5, 1967, when Stanfield, who had previously been
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, won election to Parliament'' * Brisson led the party on an interim basis prior to being elected at a delegated convention in 2000. {{DEFAULTSORT:Canadian conservative leaders
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