List of current Canadian first ministers

List of premiers by province

Canada is a federation that comprises ten provinces and three territories. Its government is structured as a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy, with a monarch as its sovereign and a Prime Minister as its head of government. Each of the country's provinces and territories also has a head of government, called premier in English. Collectively, the federal Prime Minister and provincial and territorial premiers are referred to as first ministers. In French, the term premier ministre is used in both the federal and provincial/territorial contexts.

The longest-serving current first minister is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who assumed office on November 4, 2015;[note 1] the newest first minister is R.J. Simpson of the Northwest Territories, who assumed office on December 8, 2023. The oldest first minister, Blaine Higgs of New Brunswick, is 70; the youngest first minister, P.J. Akeeagok of Nunavut, is 39. Of the current first ministers, one (Danielle Smith of Alberta) is a woman and three (P.J. Akeeagok of Nunavut, Wab Kinew of Manitoba, and R.J. Simpson of the Northwest Territories) are Indigenous.[note 2]

Of the current first ministers, four are from Progressive Conservative parties, three are from Liberal parties, and two are from New Democratic parties - however, note that federal and provincial/territorial parties that share common names are not necessarily affiliated with or politically analogous to one another. Three other first ministers are from locally-branded parties (the Coalition Avenir Québec, the Saskatchewan Party, and the United Conservative Party) and two are non-partisan.

Current Canadian first ministers

Premiers are listed in accordance with the provincial order of precedence: provinces before territories, and by order of joining confederation within those categories; where multiple jurisdictions joined confederation in the same year, they are ordered by population at the time of joining. Incumbency is current as of April 30, 2024.

First ministerJurisdictionOrderPartyIncumbencyFirst mandate beganCurrent mandate beganRenewal of MandateParlia-
ment
Refer-
ence
Federation – Prime Minister of Canada
Justin TrudeauCanada23rdLiberal Party of Canada8 years, 178 days2015 election2021 election2025 federal election44th[1]
Provinces – Provincial premiers
Doug FordOntario26thProgressive Conservative Party of Ontario5 years, 306 days2018 election2022 election2026 election43rd[2]
François LegaultQuebec32ndCoalition Avenir Québec5 years, 195 days2018 election2022 election2026 election43rd
Tim HoustonNova Scotia30thProgressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia2 years, 243 days2021 election2021 election2025 election64th[3]
Blaine HiggsNew Brunswick34thProgressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick5 years, 173 days2018 designation2020 election2024 election60th[4]
Wab KinewManitoba25thNew Democratic Party of Manitoba195 days2023 election2023 election2027 election43rd[5]
David EbyBritish Columbia37thBritish Columbia New Democratic Party1 year, 164 days2022 designation2022 designation2024 election42nd[6]
Dennis KingPrince Edward Island33rdProgressive Conservative Party of Prince Edward Island4 years, 357 days2019 election2023 election2027 election67th[7]
Scott MoeSaskatchewan15thSaskatchewan Party6 years, 88 days2018 designation2020 election2024 election29th[8]
Danielle SmithAlberta19thUnited Conservative Party1 year, 202 days2022 designation2023 election2027 election31st
Andrew FureyNewfoundland and Labrador14thLiberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador3 years, 255 days2020 designation2021 election2025 election50th[9]
Territories – Territorial premiers
R.J. SimpsonNorthwest Territories14thN/A (consensus government)144 days2023 election2023 election2027 election20th
Ranj PillaiYukon10thYukon Liberal Party1 year, 107 days2023 designation2023 designation2025 election35th[10]
P.J. AkeeagokNunavut6thN/A (consensus government)2 years, 163 days2021 designation2021 election2025 election6th[11]

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