Question: who was prime minister of canada in 1920
Answer: 9 Arthur Meighen ( 1874 -- 1960 ) MP for Portage la Prairie , MB July 10 , 1920 -- December 29 , 1921 Appointment ( 13th Parl 't ) National Liberal and Conservative Party Named leader in 1920 11th Solicitor General of Canada , Minister of Mines , Secretary of State for Canada , Minister of the Interior , Superintendant Indian Affairs ; Grand Trunk Railway placed under control of Canadian National Railways .