英语国家社会与文化入门 unit16.ppt

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,*,Canadian Prime Minister,Jane,10090116,English class 1,Unite 16 The Government and Politics of Canada,Canadian Prime Minister,The Prime Minister of Canada is an official who serves as the primary Minister of the Crown,chairman of the Cabinet,and thus Head of Government of Canada.Officially,the Prime Minister is appointed by the Governor General of Canada,but by constitutional convention the Prime Minister must have the confidence of the House of Commons.Normally,this is the leader of the party caucus with the greatest number of seats in the House,but if that leader lacks support of the majority in the House,the Governor General can appoint another leader who has the support of a majority,or may dissolve parliament and call a new election.By constitutional convention,a prime minister must hold a seat in parliament,and since the early 20th century this has more specifically meant the elected House of Commons.,List of Prime Minister of Canada,No.,name,Term of office,Political party,1,John A.Macdonald,1867,1873,Liberal conservative party,2,Alexander Mackenzie,1873,1878,Liberal party,3,John Abbott,1891,1892,Liberal conservative party,4,John Thompson,1892,1894,Liberal conservative party,5,Mackenzie Bowell,1894,1896,Liberal conservative party,6,Charles Tupper,1896,1896,Liberal conservative party,7,Wilfrid,Laurier,1896,1911,Liberal party,List of Prime Minister of Canada,8,Robert Borden,1911,1917,Conservative Party,9,Arthur Meighen,1920,1921,National Liberal and Conservative Party,10,William L.M.king,1926,1930,Liberal Party,11,R.B.Bennett,1930,1935,Conservative Party,12,Louis St.Laurent,1948,1957,Liberal party,13,John Diefenbaker,1957,1963,Progressive Conservative Party,14,Lester B.Pearson,1963,1968,Liberal Party,15,Pierre Trudeau,1968,1979,Liberal Party,List of Prime Minister of Canada,16,Joe,Clart,1979,1980,Progressive Conservative Party,17,John Turner,1984,1984,Liberal Party,18,Brian Mulroney,1984,1993,Liberal Party,19,Kim Campbell,1993,1993,Progressive Conservative Party,20,Jean Chretien,1993,2003,Liberal Party,21,Paul Martin,2003,2006,Liberal Party,22,Stephen Harper,2006,Progressive Conservative Party,Pierre Elliott Trudeau,Pierre Elliott Trudeau was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,but he eventually joined the Liberal Party of Canada when he entered federal politics in the 1960s.He was appointed as Lester Pearsons Parliamentary Secretary,and later became his Minister of Justice.From his base in Montreal,Trudeau took control of the Liberal Party and became a charismatic leader,inspiring,Trudeaumania,.From the late 1960s until the mid-1980s,he dominated the Canadian political scene and aroused passionate reactions.Reason before passion was his personal motto.1 He retired from politics in 1984,and John Turner succeeded him as Prime Minister.,Martin Brian Mulroney,Martin Brian Mulroney,PC CC GOQ(born March 20,1939)was the 18th Prime Minister of Canada.He was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1983 to 1993.His tenure as Prime Minister was marked by the introduction of major economic reforms,such as the Canada-U.S.Free Trade Agreement and the Goods and Services Tax,and the rejection of constitutional reforms such as the,Meech,Lake Accord and the Charlottetown Accord.Prior to his political career,he was a prominent lawyer and businessman in Montreal.,Jean Chrtien,Jean Chrtien was the 20th Prime Minister of Canada.He served in the position for over ten years.Chrtien was strongly opposed to the Quebec sovereignty movement and supported official bilingualism and multiculturalism.He won a narrow victory as leader of the federalist camp in the 1995 Quebec Referendum,and then pioneered the Clarity Act to avoid ambiguity in future referendum questions.He also advanced the Youth Criminal Justice Act in Parliament.,Thank you!,