Who is the prime minister of Canada?
The present Prime Minister of Canada is Stephen Harper. Stephen Harper is the head of the Conservative Party of Canada. He had been sworn in by Governor General Michaelle Jean on February 6, 2006. Stephen Harper is the 22nd Prime Minister in Canada.
Stephen Harper was born in Toronto on April 30, 1959. He went to Alberta in 1978 to work in the petroleum industry. Subsequently he obtained a bachelors as well as a master’s degree in Economics from Calgary University. Stephen Harper has a family consisting of his wife Laureen and two children Benjamin and Rachel. They have a permanent residence in Calgary.
Mr. Harper was elected in 1993 to the House of Commons from Calgary West. After leaving Parliament in 1997, he became the Vice President of an important advocacy organization called National Citizens Coalition. In the year 2002 he won in the competition for leadership of the Canadian Alliance to become the Leader of the Opposition. In 2003 he won the Conservative Party of Canada’s leadership, after having co – founded it. In both 2004 and 2006 federal elections, the Conservative Party under the able leadership of Stephen Harper was successful in making its presence felt.
Stephen Harper as Canada’s Prime Minister is working towards a number of aspects. These include reducing taxes for families that are working, checking on costs to be borne by parents for child care, reformation of the judicial system, as well as reestablishment of the Canadian Forces. His main motto is helping the nation to remain unified, strong, free and independent.
