List of Spouses of the Prime Minister of Canada

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Spouses of the prime ministers

Name (Maiden Name)Date of birthDate of marriagePrime Minister
(Spouse)		Date tenure beganAge at tenure startDate tenure endedDate of deathLongevity
1 SABernard.jpg Agnes Macdonald
(born Susan Agnes Hewitt Bernard)		August 24, 1836February 16, 1867Sir John A. Macdonald July 1, 186730 years, 176 daysNovember 5, 1873September 5, 192084 years, 12 days
(30692 days)
2 Canadafirstladyjanesym.jpg Jane Mackenzie
(born Jane Sym)		March 22, 1825June 17, 1853 Alexander Mackenzie November 7, 187348 years, 230 daysOctober 8, 1878March 30, 189368 years, 8 days
(24845 days)
(1) SABernard.jpg Agnes Macdonald
(born Susan Agnes Hewitt Bernard)		August 24, 1836February 16, 1867Sir John A. MacdonaldOctober 17, 187842 years, 54 daysJune 6, 1891September 5, 192084 years, 12 days
(30692 days)
3 No image.svg Mary Abbott
(born Mary Martha Bethune)		October 17, 1823 [1] July 26, 1849Sir John Joseph Caldwell Abbott June 16, 189167 years, 242 daysNovember 24, 1892February 25, 189875 years, 38 days
(27432 days)
4 Lady Annie Thompson.jpg Annie Thompson
(born Annie Emma Affleck)		June 26, 1845July 5, 1870Sir John Sparrow David Thompson December 5, 189247 years, 162 daysDecember 12, 1894April 10, 1913(67 years, 288 days)
(24759 days)
No image.svg None (widower)Sir Mackenzie Bowell December 21, 1894April 27, 1896
5 Lady Frances Tupper.jpg Frances Tupper
(born Frances Amalia Morse)		March 14, 1826October 6, 1846Sir Charles Tupper May 1, 189670 years, 48 daysJuly 8, 1896May 11, 191286 years, 58 days
(31469 days)
6 Lady Zoe Laurier.jpg Zoé Laurier
(born Zoé Lafontaine)		June 26, 1841August 13, 1868Sir Wilfrid Laurier July 11, 189655 years, 15 daysOctober 7, 1911November 1, 192180 years, 128 days
(29347 days)
7 Laura Borden.jpg Laura Borden
(born Laura Bond)		November 26, 1861September 25, 1889Sir Robert Laird Borden October 10, 191149 years, 318 daysJuly 10, 1920September 7, 194078 years, 286 days
(28774 days)
8 Isabel Meighen.jpg Isabel Meighen
(Isabel Cox)		April 18, 1882June 1, 1904 Arthur Meighen July 10, 192038 years, 83 daysDecember 29, 1921September 6, 1985103 years, 141 days
(37761)
No image.svg None (never married) William Lyon Mackenzie King December 29, 1921June 29, 1926
(8) Isabel Meighen.jpg Isabel Meighen
(born Jessie Isabel Cox)		April 18, 1882June 1, 1904 Arthur Meighen June 29, 192644 years, 72 daysNovember 25, 1926September 6, 1985103 years, 141 days
(37761)
No image.svg None (never married)William Lyon Mackenzie KingNovember 25, 1926August 7, 1930
No image.svg None (never married) R.B. Bennett August 7, 1930October 23, 1935
No image.svg None (never married)William Lyon Mackenzie KingOctober 23, 1935November 15, 1948
9 Jeanne Renault and Louis St. Laurent.jpg Jeanne St. Laurent
(born Jeanne Renault)		October 22, 1886May 19, 1908 Louis Stephen St. Laurent November 15, 194862 years, 24 daysJune 21, 1957November 14, 196680 years, 23 days
(29242 days)
10 Olive Diefenbaker
(born Olive Evangeline Freeman)		April 14, 1902December 8, 1953 John George Diefenbaker June 21, 195755 years, 68 daysApril 22, 1963December 22, 197674 years, 252 days
(27281 days)
11 Maryon Pearson
(born Maryon Elspeth Moody)		December 13, 1901August 22, 1925 Lester B. Pearson April 22, 196361 years, 130 daysApril 20, 1968December 26, 198988 years, 13 days
(32155)
No image.svg None (unmarried as of 1968; married in office) Pierre Trudeau April 20, 1968March 4, 1971
12 Margaret Trudeau 2015.jpg Margaret Trudeau
(born Margaret Joan (Bernard) Sinclair)		September 10, 1948March 4, 1971Pierre TrudeauMarch 4, 197122 years, 175 days1977*Living70 years, 207 days)
(25774 days)
No image.svg None (separated) de facto Margaret TrudeauPierre Trudeau1977June 4, 1979*
13 Maureen Ann McTeer Clark September 27, 1952June 30, 1973 Joe Clark June 4, 197926 years, 250 daysMarch 3, 1980Living66 years, 190 days
(24296 days)
No image.svg None (separated) de facto Margaret TrudeauPierre TrudeauMarch 3, 1980April 2, 1984*
No image.svg None (divorced)Pierre TrudeauApril 2, 1984June 30, 1984*
14 Geills Turner
(born Geills McCrae Kilgour)		December 23, 1937May 11, 1963 John Turner June 30, 198446 years, 190 daysSeptember 17, 1984Living81 years, 103 days
(29688 days)
15 Mila Mulroney cropped.jpg Mila Mulroney
(born Milica Pivnički)		July 13, 1953May 26, 1973 Brian Mulroney September 17, 198431 years, 66 daysJune 25, 1993Living(65 years, 266 days)
(24007 days)
None (divorced) Kim Campbell June 25, 1993November 4, 1993
16 Aline Chretien.jpg Aline Chrétien
(born Aline Chaîné)		May 14, 1936September 10, 1957 Jean Chrétien November 4, 199357 years, 174 daysDecember 12, 2003Living82 years, 326 days
(30276 days)
17 Sheila Martin
(née Cowan)		July 31, 1943September 11, 1965 Paul Martin December 12, 200360 years, 134 daysFebruary 6, 2006Living75 years, 248 days
(27642 days)
18 Laureen Harper G8 2007.jpg Laureen Harper
(born Laureen Ann Teskey)		June 23, 1963December 11, 1993 Stephen Harper February 6, 200642 years, 228 daysNovember 4, 2015Living55 years, 286 days
(20375 days)
19 Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau (cropped).jpg Sophie Grégoire Trudeau April 24, 1975May 28, 2005 Justin Trudeau November 4, 201540 years, 194 daysPresentLiving43 years, 346 days
(16052 days)

(*) The Trudeaux separated in 1977 but did not obtain a divorce until April 2, 1984. Trudeau left office in June 1984, two months after his divorce was finalized.

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