英语国家社会与文化入门unit.ppt

Canadian Prime Minister Jane English class 1 Canadian Prime Minister The Prime Minister of Canada is an official who serves as the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Head of Government of Canada. Officially, the Prime Minister is appointed by the Governor General of Canada, but by constitutional convention the Prime Minister must have the confidence of the House of Commons. Normally, this is the leader of the party caucus with the greatest number of seats in the House, but if that leader lacks support of the majority in the House, the Governor General can appoint another leader who has the support of a majority, or may dissolve parliament and call a new election. By constitutional convention, a prime minister must hold a seat in parliament, and since the early 20th century this has more specifically meant the elected House of Commons. List of Prime Minister of Canada List of Prime Minister of Canada List of Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Elliott Trudeau Martin Brian Mulroney Jean Chrétien Thank you! * * Unite 16 The Government and Politics of Canada Liberal party 1911 1896 Wilfrid Laurier 7 Liberal conservative party 1896 1896 Charles Tupper 6 Liberal conservative party 1896 1894 Mackenzie Bowell 5 Liberal conservative party 1894 1892 John Thompson 4 Liberal conservative party 1892 1891 John Abbott 3 Liberal party 1878 1873 Alexander Mackenzie 2 Liberal conservative party 1873 1867 John A. Macdonald 1 Political party Term of office name No. Liberal Party 1979 1968 Pierre Trudeau 15 Liberal Party 1968 1963 Lester B. Pearson 14 Progressive Conservative Party 1963 1957 John Diefenbaker 13 Liberal party 1957 1948 Louis St. Laurent 12 Conservative Party 1935 1930 R.B. Bennett 11 Liberal Party 1930 1926 William L.M. king 10 National Liberal and Conservative Party 1921 1920 Arthur Meighen 9 Conservative Party 1917 1911 Robert Borden 8 Progressive Conservative Party 2006 Stephen Harper 22 Liberal Party 2006 2003 Paul Martin