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Liberal Party of Canada

This Party Currently Has Members Sitting In Parliament

Date Founded (yyyy.mm.dd): 1867

Last Official Leader: Dion, Stéphane

Currently Sitting Senators: 61

Currently Sitting MPs: 96

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LEADERSHIP ROLES

^ Party Leader

Name	Term (yyyy.mm.dd)
Dion, Stéphane	2006.12.02 -
Graham, William (Bill) (Acting) Designated interim leader until a new leader was elected in December 2006.	2006.03.20 - 2006.12.01
Martin, Paul Edgar Philippe	2003.11.14 - 2006.03.19
Chrétien, Joseph Jacques Jean	1990.06.23 - 2003.11.13
Turner, John Napier Turner appointed Herbert Gray interim Leader of the Opposition until the Liberal Party of Canada could elect a new leader. He served from February 8, 1990 to December 20 1990.	1984.06.16 - 1990.06.22
Trudeau, Pierre Elliott	1968.04.06 - 1984.06.15
Pearson, Lester Bowles	1958.01.16 - 1968.04.05
St-Laurent, Louis Stephen	1948.08.07 - 1958.01.15
King, William Lyon Mackenzie	1919.08.07 - 1948.08.06
McKenzie, Daniel Duncan (Acting) Following Laurier's death in February 1919, caucus members chose Daniel Duncan McKenzie to serve as acting leader until the 1919 convention.	1919.02.17 - 1919.08.07
Laurier, Wilfrid	1887.06.23 - 1919.02.17
Blake, Edward	1880.05.04 - 1887.06.02
Mackenzie, Alexander	1873.03.06 - 1880.04.27

^ Prime Minister

Name	Term (yyyy.mm.dd)
Martin, Paul Edgar Philippe 787 days (2 years, 1 month, and 25 days)	2003.12.12 - 2006.02.05
Chrétien, Joseph Jacques Jean 3689 days (10 years, 1 month and 7 days)	1993.11.04 - 2003.12.11
Turner, John Napier 79 days (2 months, 17 days)	1984.06.30 - 1984.09.16
Trudeau, Pierre Elliott 1,580 days (4 years, 3 months, 27 days)	1980.03.03 - 1984.06.29
Trudeau, Pierre Elliott 4,062 days (11 years, 1 month, 14 days)	1968.04.20 - 1979.06.03
Pearson, Lester Bowles 1,825 days (4 years, 11 months, 19 days)	1963.04.22 - 1968.04.19
St-Laurent, Louis Stephen 3,140 days (8 years, 7 months, 5 days)	1948.11.15 - 1957.06.20
King, William Lyon Mackenzie 4,772 days (13 years, 22 days)	1935.10.23 - 1948.11.14
King, William Lyon Mackenzie 1,412 days (3 years, 10 months, 12 days)	1926.09.25 - 1930.08.06
King, William Lyon Mackenzie 1,642 days (4 years, 5 months, 30 days)	1921.12.29 - 1926.06.28
Laurier, Wilfrid 5,564 days (15 years, 2 months, 24 days)	1896.07.11 - 1911.10.06
Mackenzie, Alexander 1,796 days (4 years, 11 months)	1873.11.07 - 1878.10.08

^ Leader of The Official Opposition

Name	Term (yyyy.mm.dd)
Dion, Stéphane	2006.12.02 -
Graham, William (Bill)	2006.02.06 - 2006.12.01
Chrétien, Joseph Jacques Jean	1990.12.21 - 1993.10.24
Gray, Herbert Eser (Herb) (Acting) Appointed interim Leader of the Opposition until the Liberal Party of Canada could elect a new leader.	1990.02.08 - 1990.12.20
Turner, John Napier	1984.09.17 - 1990.02.07
Trudeau, Pierre Elliott	1979.06.04 - 1980.03.02
Pearson, Lester Bowles	1958.01.16 - 1963.04.21
St-Laurent, Louis Stephen	1957.06.21 - 1958.01.15
King, William Lyon Mackenzie	1930.08.07 - 1935.10.22
King, William Lyon Mackenzie	1926.06.29 - 1926.09.24
King, William Lyon Mackenzie	1919.08.07 - 1921.12.28
Laurier, Wilfrid	1911.10.10 - 1919.02.17
Laurier, Wilfrid	1887.06.23 - 1896.07.10
Blake, Edward	1880.05.04 - 1887.06.02
Mackenzie, Alexander	1878.10.17 - 1880.04.27
Mackenzie, Alexander	1873.03 - 1873.11.05
Blake, Edward	1869 - 1871