Liberal Party of Canada

The **Liberal Party of Canada** () is a political party in Canada. The party is considered to be centre to centre-left. The party was the Official Opposition after it lost the 2006 election, until the NDP became the Official Opposition in 2011. They won the election in 2015. The current party leader is the Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney

## Provincial and territorial parties

Every provinces and one territory in Canada have its own Liberal Party. However, only the parties in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island are part of the federal Liberal Party. Some of the other provincial parties might have very similar political ideologies but they are different political parties. These parties might have different members and different funding.

|Seats/Total|Leader|Status||
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|**Party**||||
|**New Brunswick Liberal Association**||Kevin Vickers||
|**Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador**||Dwight Ball||
|**Nova Scotia Liberal Party**||Stephen McNeil||
|**Prince Edward Island Liberal Party**||Robert Mitchell||

### Leaders

|style="width:60px;"|No.|Portrait|Name|Term start|Term end|Date of birth|Date of death|width=20%|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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## Other websites

- Official website
- Liberal action for a greater Canada: speaker's handbook, federal general election, 1957
- Laws Relating to Labor: Record of the Liberal Government on Labor Regulation; A Progressive Policy in Which Ontario Leads
- Tory vs. Liberal legislation! in favor of the workers of Canada: a comparison / (Workingman)
- Includes various Liberal party publications from the 19th and 20th centuries

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## Infobox (political party)

- **name**: Liberal Party of Canada
- **logo**: Liberale Partei Kanadas Logo.svg
- **leader1 title**: #List of leaders, Leader
- **leader1 name**: Mark Carney
- **leader2 title**: Deputy Leader
- **leader2 name**: Mark Gerretsen
- **leader3 title**: President
- **leader3 name**: Suzanne Cowan
- **headquarters**: Constitution Square, Ottawa, Ontario
- **international**: Liberal International
- **founder**: George Brown (Canadian politician), George Brown
- **country**: Canada
- **native name**: Parti libéral du Canada
- **predecessor**: Clear Grits,
Parti rouge
- **youth wing**: Young Liberals of Canada
- **colours**: Red
- **seats2 title**: Seats in the House of Commons of Canada, House of Commons
- **seats1 title**: Senate Liberal Caucus, Party members in the Senate of Canada, Senate