page_title: Conservative Party of Canada
section_title: Leader
hierarchical_section_title: Conservative Party of Canada / Party leadership figures / Leader
caption_attribution_description: English: Logo of the Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada
context_page_description: The Conservative Party of Canada, colloquially known as the Tories, is a federal political party in Canada. It was formed in 2003 from the multiple right-wing parties which had existed in Canada for over a century, historically grouped into two camps, "Red Tories" and "Blue Tories". The party sits at the centre-right to the right-wing of the Canadian political spectrum, with the Liberal Party of Canada positioned centre to centre-left. Like their federal Liberal rivals, the party is defined as a "big tent", welcoming a broad variety of members. The party's leader is Erin O'Toole, who serves as Leader of the Official Opposition.
  From Confederation until 1942, the original Conservative Party of Canada participated in numerous governments. Before 1942, the predecessors to the Conservatives had multiple names, but by 1942, the main right-wing Canadian force became known as the Progressive Conservatives. In 1957, John Diefenbaker became the first Prime Minister from the Progressive Conservative Party, and remained in office until 1963.
  Another Progressive Conservative government was elected after the results of the 1979 federal election, with Joe Clark becoming Prime Minister.
context_section_description: John Lynch-Staunton served as interim leader of the newly created Conservative Party of Canada from 8 December 2003 until 20 March 2004, when the party elected Stephen Harper as its first leader, he served until October 19, 2015. Andrew Scheer was elected leader on May 27, 2017,serving until August 24, 2020. Erin O'Toole was elected leader on August 24, 2020, succeeded Scheer.
caption: Logo in English
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