Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada

Leader of the Liberal Party
Leader of the Liberal Party
Chef du Parti libéral
	Incumbent; Mark Carney; since March 9, 2025
Status	Party leader
Inaugural holder	George Brown
Formation	July 1, 1867
Deputy	Deputy Leader

The leader of the Liberal Party (French: chef du parti libéral) is the highest position within Canada's Liberal Party. The current holder of the position is Mark Carney, who was elected to the position on March 9, 2025, following his victory in the party's leadership election.^[1]

List of leaders

Leaders

No.	Name	Term start	Term end	Date of birth	Date of death	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 (designate)

Source: ^[2]

Deputy Leaders

Herb Gray 1989–1990^[3]
Sheila Copps 1991–1993^[4]
Lucienne Robillard 2006^[5]
Michael Ignatieff 2006–2008^[6]
Ralph Goodale 2010–2015^[7]

Presidents

Vincent Massey 1932–1935
Norman Platt Lambert 1936–1941
Vacant 1941–1943
Norman Alexander McLarty 1943 (acting)
Wishart McLea Robertson 1943–1945
James Gordon Fogo 1946–1952
Duncan Kenneth MacTavish 1952–1958
Bruce Matthews 1958–1961
John Joseph Connolly 1961–1964
John Lang Nichol 1964–1968
Richard Stanbury 1968–1973
Gildas Molgat 1973–1976
Alasdair Graham 1976–1980
Norman MacLeod 1980–1982
Iona Campagnolo 1982–1986
J. J. Michel Robert 1986–1990
Don Johnston 1990–1994
Dan Hays 1994–1998
Stephen LeDrew 1998–2003
Michael Eizenga 2003–2006
Marie Poulin 2006–2008
Doug Ferguson 2008–2009
Alfred Apps 2009–2012
Mike Crawley 2012–2014
Anna Gainey 2014–2018
Suzanne Cowan 2018–2023
Sachit Mehra 2023–present^[8]

References

^ Cecco, Leyland (March 9, 2025). "Mark Carney to be next Canada PM after winning Liberal leadership race". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
^ "Profile: Liberal Party of Canada". Parlinfo. Library of Canada. Retrieved March 10, 2025.
^ "The Right Hon. Herbert Eser (Herb) Gray, P.C., Q.C., C.C., M.P." Parlinfo. Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on December 8, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
^ "The Hon. Sheila Maureen Copps, P.C., O.C., M.P." Parlinfo. Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
^ "The Hon. Lucienne Robillard, P.C., C.M., M.P." Parlinfo. Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on February 25, 2025. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
^ "The Hon. Michael Ignatieff, P.C., M.P." Parlinfo. Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on September 6, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
^ "The Hon. Ralph Goodale, P.C., M.P." Parlinfo. Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
^ Vigliotti, Marco (May 6, 2023). "Liberals elect Sachit Mehra as new party president". iPolitics. Archived from the original on May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2023.

[1] Cecco, Leyland (March 9, 2025). "Mark Carney to be next Canada PM after winning Liberal leadership race". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved March 9, 2025.

[2] "Profile: Liberal Party of Canada". Parlinfo. Library of Canada. Retrieved March 10, 2025.

[3] "The Right Hon. Herbert Eser (Herb) Gray, P.C., Q.C., C.C., M.P." Parlinfo. Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on December 8, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2025.

[4] "The Hon. Sheila Maureen Copps, P.C., O.C., M.P." Parlinfo. Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on June 25, 2024. Retrieved June 25, 2024.

[5] "The Hon. Lucienne Robillard, P.C., C.M., M.P." Parlinfo. Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on February 25, 2025. Retrieved March 9, 2025.

[6] "The Hon. Michael Ignatieff, P.C., M.P." Parlinfo. Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on September 6, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2024.

[7] "The Hon. Ralph Goodale, P.C., M.P." Parlinfo. Library of Parliament. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved June 25, 2024.

[8] Vigliotti, Marco (May 6, 2023). "Liberals elect Sachit Mehra as new party president". iPolitics. Archived from the original on May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 8, 2023.

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