List of Canadian Prime Ministers by longevity

This is a list of Canadian Prime Ministers by longevity. Where the person in question is still living, the longevity is calculated up to and including April 5, 2007.

At 94 years 120 days, Charles Tupper was the longest-lived Prime Minister

Conservative Prime Minister John Sparrow Thompson died youngest at 49 years 32 days

Rank	Prime Minister	Date of Birth	Date of Death	Longevity (days)	Longevity (years/days)
1	Charles Tupper	July 2, 1821	October 30, 1915	34,452	94y 120d
2	Mackenzie Bowell	December 27, 1824	December 10, 1917	33,950	92y 348d
3	Louis St. Laurent	February 1, 1882	July 25, 1973	33,411	91y 174d
4	Arthur Meighen	June 16, 1874	August 5, 1960	31,461	86y 50d
5	John Diefenbaker	September 18, 1895	August 16, 1979	30,647	83y 332d
6	Robert Borden	June 26, 1854	June 10, 1937	30,299	82y 349d
7	Pierre Trudeau	October 18, 1919	September 28, 2000	29,566	80y 346d
8	John Turner	June 7, 1929	living	28,426	77y 302d
9	Wilfrid Laurier	November 20, 1841	February 17, 1919	28,212	77y 89d
10	R. B. Bennett	July 3, 1870	April 22, 1947	28,051	76y 293d
11	John A. Macdonald	January 11, 1815	June 6, 1891	27,905	76y 146d
12	Lester B. Pearson	April 23, 1897	December 26, 1972	27,640	75y 247d
13	W. L. Mackenzie King	December 17, 1874	July 22, 1950	27,610	75y 217d
14	Jean Chrétien	January 11, 1934	living	26,746	73y 84d
15	John Abbott	March 12, 1821	October 30, 1893	26,530	72y 232d
16	Alexander Mackenzie	January 28, 1822	April 17, 1892	25,647	70y 80d
17	Paul Martin	April 28, 1938	living	25,279	68y 342d
18	Brian Mulroney	March 20, 1939	living	24,853	68y 16d
19	Joe Clark	June 5, 1939	living	24,776	67y 304d
20	Kim Campbell	March 18, 1947	living	21,907	60y 18d
21	John Thompson	November 10, 1845	December 12, 1894	17,929	49y 32d
22	Stephen Harper	April 30, 1959	incumbent	17,507	47y 340d

[edit] Source

Government of Canada. Library of Parliament. "Prime Ministers of Canada". Retrieved May 14, 2006.

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