1. Timothy Anglin (1822)

Canadian Politician

Canadian politician who was Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons in the late 1800s. He also served in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 1861.

2. Edward Blake (1833)

Canadian Politician

An Ontario Liberal Party politician, he held office from 1871-1872 as Second Premier of Ontario. Later in his career, he served in Canadian Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie's cabinet.

3. John Fitzwilliam Stairs (1848)

Canadian Politician

Member of the prominent Stairs family of merchants and shippers.

4. Louis Riel (1844)

Canadian Politician

Canadian political legend who founded the province of Manitoba, and was a political and spiritual leader of the Métis people of the Canadian prairies. He also served Provencher in Parliament...

5. Sam Hughes (1853)

Canadian Politician

After representing the Victoria North constituency as a Member of Parliament, this Liberal-Conservative Party politician became Canada's World War I-era Minister of Militia and Defense.

6. William Pugsley (1850)

Canadian Politician

Canadian attorney and Liberal Party politician. He held office in 1907 as New Brunswick Premier and served a decade later as Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.

7. Albert Robertson (1864)

Canadian Politician

As the first Leader of the Opposition in Alberta, he led the Conservatives in the Legislative Assembly from 1905 until 1909. He advocated for public ownership of the telephone system...

8. Nellie McClung (1873)

Canadian Politician

Proponent of female suffrage and the temperance movement, who became one of Canada's best-known civil rights activists.

9. Jack Patterson (1884)

Canadian Politician

Canadian politician who was a member of the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1940, representing the Liberal party.

10. Ellis Corman (1894)

Canadian Politician

Member of the Canadian Liberal Party who served in Parliament from 1940 to 1945.

11. Ernest Manning (1908)

Canadian Politician

This high-ranking member of Alberta's Social Credit Party served as Premier of Alberta from 1943 until 1968. From 1970 until 1983, he represented the Edmonton West constituency in the Canadian...

12. Jason Kenney (1968)

Canadian Politician

Canadian politician who has served as Canada's Minister of Employment and Social Development and Minister of Multiculturalism. He was first elected as a candidate of the Reform Party of Canada.

13. Hazel McCallion (1921)

Canadian Politician

Longtime Canadian political leader who first took office as the Mayor of Mississauga in 1978. She is known for her no-nonsense brand of politics and is lovingly called "Hurricane Hazel"...

14. Nicholas Taylor (1927)

Canadian Politician

One-time leader of the Alberta Liberal Party. He served on the Canadian Senate from 1996 until 2002.

15. Peter Lougheed (1928)

Canadian Politician

Late Progressive Conservative who served as the 10th Premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985. He held his first political position as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta...

16. Norman Kwong (1929)

Canadian Politician

After playing for both the Calgary Stampeders and the Edmonton Eskimos professional football teams, Kwong pursued a career in politics. From 2005 until 2010, he served as Lieutenant Governor of...

17. Mel Lastman (1933)

Canadian Politician

After serving for over two decades as Mayor of North York, Ontario, this Progressive Conservative Party Politician took office as Mayor of Toronto, a position he held from 1998 until...

18. Wilbert Keon (1935)

Canadian Politician

Heart surgeon and teacher who was appointed to the Canadian senate in 1990. He founded the University of Ottawa Heart Institute at the Ottawa Civic Hospital.

19. Greg Stevens (1935)

Canadian Politician

Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta in the governing Progressive Conservative from 1979 until 1989 and as a Minister of Culture and Multiculturalism...

20. Aline Chrétien (1936)

Canadian Politician

Wife of Canada's twentieth Prime Minister, Jean Chrétien, whom she married in 1957. She was a key advisor in his administration and he often sough her advice on important government...

21. Julian Reed (1936)

Canadian Politician

After serving for a decade in the Ontario Provincial Parliament, this Liberal Party politician began representing the Halton—Peel electorate in the Canadian Parliament.

22. Stephen Lewis (1937)

Canadian Politician

Canadian diplomat who was the leader of the social democratic Ontario New Democratic Party for most of the 1970s. He was also the Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations from...

23. Donald Oliver (1938)

Canadian Politician

Canadian politician who was named speaker pro tempore of the Canadian Senate in 2010.

24. Anton Kuerti (1938)

Canadian Politician

Internationally known solo pianist who was especially recognized for his mastery of Beethoven.

25. Gérald Godin (1938)

Canadian Politician

Quebec-born poet, journalist, politician, and 1987 recipient of the Prix Quebec-Paris literary honor. He is perhaps most famous for a poetic work entitled Ils ne demandaient qu'à brûler.

26. Mike Harris (1945)

Canadian Politician

While a Member of Ontario's Provincial Parliament, this Progressive Conservative Party politician took office as twenty-second Premier of Ontario. He ended his second term as Premier in 2002.

27. Norm Kelly (1941)

Canadian Politician

Canadian politician best known as a city councilor and Deputy Mayor for Toronto, Ontario. He is also a trained history and contributed to the Canadian history books The National Dream...

28. Jeremy Harrison (1978)

Canadian Politician

Canadian politician who has represented Meadow Lake in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan. He has been a member of the Canadian parliament, also representing northern Saskatchewan. He is a member...

29. Jasbir Sandhu (1966)

Canadian Politician

New Democratic Party member of the Canadian House of Commons. A representative of the Surrey North constituency, he began his term in 2011 and was appointed to the trade, national...

30. Brian Jean (1963)

Canadian Politician

Canadian politician who was elected to be the Leader of the Official Opposition Party in 2015, only a few months after he was elected to the Wildrose Party.

31. Don McMorris (1961)

Canadian Politician

Canadian politician began serving as the Saskatchewan Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for the constituency of Indian Head-Milestone in 1999.

32. Shelly Glover (1967)

Canadian Politician

Member of the Conservative Party who became Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages in July 2013.

33. Tim Hudak (1967)

Canadian Politician

Affiliated with the Progressive Conservative Party, this Canadian politician began serving in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the mid 1990s as a representative of the Niagara West—Glanbrook constituency. From...

34. John Efford (1944)

Canadian Politician

Canadian politician known for being an Opposition critic for consumer affairs, social services, and other issues. He had a long career in politics that ended with his resignation as Minister...

35. Jean Charest (1958)

Canadian Politician

Quebec Liberal Party politician who served as Premier of Quebec during the first decade of the 2000s and as Deputy Prime Minister of Canada during the early 1990s.

36. Peter Julian (1962)

Canadian Politician

Affiliated with the New Democratic Party, this Canadian politician began representing the Burnaby-New Westminster constituency in the Canadian Parliament in 2004. In 2013, he became the Canadian House of Commons'...

37. Ryan Cleary (1966)

Canadian Politician

Journalist and Canadian politician who was editor in chief of The Independent newspaper.

38. Gerald Butts (1971)

Canadian Politician

Canadian politician who is known for having served as the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister during Justin Trudeau's time as Prime Minister. He is also known for having served as...

39. Pierre Curzi (1946)

Canadian Politician

Canadian actor and politician who has appeared in many Quebec features and became a member of the National Assembly of Quebec. He has been credited in Romeo and Juliette and...

40. Mike Duffy (1946)

Canadian Politician

Canadian Senator who was elected as a Conservative representative in 2009 and later served as an Independent until he was suspended in late 2013.

41. Danielle Smith (1971)

Canadian Politician

Canadian journalist and local politician known for leading the conservative Wildrose Party. She also served her native Alberta as the Canadian Federation of Independent Business' Director of Provincial Affairs.

42. Bob Rae (1948)

Canadian Politician

Canadian lawyer and politician who was a member of Parliament for Toronto Centre from 2008-13. He was also once the interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and the...

43. Rachel Notley (1964)

Canadian Politician

Known for her time as the 17th Premier of Canada's Alberta province as leader of the its New Democratic Party (NDP). She assumed the office on May 24, 2015 after...

44. Gordon Campbell (1948)

Canadian Politician

Canadian politician who was 34th Premier of British Columbia from 2001 to 2011. After he stepped down from that post, he became Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of...

45. Alison Redford (1965)

Canadian Politician

Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the fourteenth premier of Alberta and was the first female premier from the province. As of 2014, she is only the eighth woman...

46. Amir Khadir (1961)

Canadian Politician

Canadian politician who began serving in the National Assembly of Quebec as a representative for Mercier in 2008. He was the first male spokesperson for Québec Solidaire, a political party...

47. Maxime Bernier (1963)

Canadian Politician

Canadian politician, attorney and business executive who began serving as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Beauce in 2006. Previously, he was the Minister of Industry, Minister of Foreign...

48. Niki Ashton (1982)

Canadian Politician

In 2008, this New Democratic Party politician and Ahmed Ali Hashi Human Rights Scholarship recipient began serving the Churchill constituency in the Canadian Parliament.

49. Jim Flaherty (1949)

Canadian Politician

Canadian Progressive Conservative who took office as the 37th Minister of Finance in February 2006. He represented Whitby-Oshawa in Canadian Parliament.

50. Brian Mason (1953)

Canadian Politician

Canadian politician and leader of the Alberta New Democrats. He has championed issues such as increasing education funding and defending senior citizens.