Definition: Deputy Prime Minister of Canada is an honorary title given to a cabinet minister at the discretion of the Prime Minister of Canada. Specific duties are assigned by the prime minister.
The title Deputy Prime Minister is usually made official by a private letter from the prime minister to the Governor General of Canada. Not all prime ministers designate a deputy prime minister.
Deputy Prime Ministers of Canada
This list of Deputy Prime Ministers of Canada includes the dates they served as deputy prime minister and the prime minister who appointed them.
- Anne McLellan (2003-06; Prime Minister Paul Martin)
- John Manley (2002-03; Prime Minister Jean Chretien)
- Herb Gray (1997-2002); Prime Minister Jean Chretien)
- Sheila Copps (1996-97; Prime Minister Jean Chretien)
- Jean Charest (1993; Prime Minister Kim Campbell)
- Don Mazankowski (1986-93; Prime Minister Brian Mulroney)
- Erik Nielsen (1984-86; Prime Minister Brian Mulroney)
- Jean Chretien (1984; Prime Minister John Turner)
- Allan MacEachen (1977-79, 1980-84; Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau)
