# Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada

The leader of the Liberal Party (French: chef du parti libéral) is the highest position within Canada's Liberal Party. The current holder of the position is Mark Carney, who was elected to the position on March 9, 2025, following his victory in the party's leadership election.

## List of leaders
### Leaders

| No. | Name | Term start | Term end | Date of birth | Date of death | Notes |
| — | George Brown | 1867 | 1867 | November 29, 1818 | May 9, 1880 | Unofficial (The leader of the Clear Grits, a forerunner of the federal Liberal Party) |
| — | Edward Blake | 1869 | 1870 | October 13, 1834 | March 1, 1912 | Unofficial |
| 1 | Alexander Mackenzie | March 6, 1873 | April 27, 1880 | January 28, 1822 | April 17, 1892 | 2nd Prime Minister (1st Liberal Prime Minister) |
| 2 | Edward Blake | May 4, 1880 | June 2, 1887 | October 13, 1833 | March 1, 1912 | |
| 3 | Wilfrid Laurier | June 23, 1887 | February 17, 1919 | November 20, 1841 | February 17, 1919 | 7th Prime Minister |
| — | Daniel Duncan McKenzie | February 17, 1919 | August 7, 1919 | January 8, 1859 | June 8, 1927 | Interim leader |
| 4 | William Lyon Mackenzie King | August 7, 1919 | August 7, 1948 | December 17, 1874 | July 22, 1950 | 10th Prime Minister |
| 5 | Louis St. Laurent | August 7, 1948 | January 16, 1958 | February 1, 1882 | July 25, 1973 | 12th Prime Minister |
| 6 | Lester B. Pearson | January 16, 1958 | April 6, 1968 | April 23, 1897 | December 27, 1972 | 14th Prime Minister |
| 7 | Pierre Trudeau | April 6, 1968 | June 16, 1984 | October 18, 1919 | September 28, 2000 | 15th Prime Minister |
| 8 | John Turner | June 16, 1984 | June 23, 1990 | June 7, 1929 | September 18, 2020 | 17th Prime Minister |
| 9 | Jean Chrétien | June 23, 1990 | November 14, 2003 | January 11, 1934 | living | 20th Prime Minister |
| 10 | Paul Martin | November 14, 2003 | March 19, 2006 | August 28, 1938 | living | 21st Prime Minister |
| — | Bill Graham | March 19, 2006 | December 2, 2006 | March 17, 1939 | August 7, 2022 | Interim leader, Leader of the Opposition |
| 11 | Stéphane Dion | December 2, 2006 | December 10, 2008 | September 28, 1955 | living | Leader of the Opposition |
| 12 | Michael Ignatieff | December 10, 2008 | May 25, 2011 | May 12, 1947 | living | Interim leader until May 2, 2009 (when ratified as leader), Leader of the Opposition |
| — | Bob Rae | May 25, 2011 | April 14, 2013 | August 2, 1948 | living | Interim leader |
| 13 | Justin Trudeau | April 14, 2013 | March 9, 2025 | December 25, 1971 | living | 23rd Prime Minister |
| 14 | Mark Carney | March 9, 2025 | Incumbent | March 16, 1965 | living | 24th Prime Minister |
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### Deputy Leaders

* Herb Gray 1989–1990
* Sheila Copps 1991–1993
* Lucienne Robillard 2006
* Michael Ignatieff 2006–2008
* Ralph Goodale 2010–2015

### Presidents

* Vincent Massey 1932–1935
* Norman Platt Lambert 1936–1941
* Vacant 1941–1943
* Norman Alexander McLarty 1943 (acting)
* Wishart McLea Robertson 1943–1945
* James Gordon Fogo 1946–1952
* Duncan Kenneth MacTavish 1952–1958
* Bruce Matthews 1958–1961
* John Joseph Connolly 1961–1964
* John Lang Nichol 1964–1968
* Richard Stanbury 1968–1973
* Gildas Molgat 1973–1976
* Alasdair Graham 1976–1980
* Norman MacLeod 1980–1982
* Iona Campagnolo 1982–1986
* J. J. Michel Robert 1986–1990
* Don Johnston 1990–1994
* Dan Hays 1994–1998
* Stephen LeDrew 1998–2003
* Michael Eizenga 2003–2006
* Marie Poulin 2006–2008
* Doug Ferguson 2008–2009
* Alfred Apps 2009–2012
* Mike Crawley 2012–2014
* Anna Gainey 2014–2018
* Suzanne Cowan 2018–2023
* Sachit Mehra 2023–present