List of female first ministers in Canada: Difference between revisions

A total of nine women have served, or are serving, as the first minister of a Canadian government. Of these, one was prime minister of the country, five were premiers of a province and three were premiers of a territory. Only four of the nine became a first minister as a result of a general election; the rest earned the position by winning a leadership race of their political party while it was already in power. The first female first minister in Canadian history, Rita Johnston, served as the 29th Premier of British Columbia for seven months in 1991 after she won the leadership of the governing party. As of October 2011, the four current women first ministers in Canada are Eva Aariak (2nd Premier of Nunavut), Kathy Dunderdale (10th Premier of Newfoundland & Labrador), Christy Clark (34th Premier of British Columbia) and Alison Redford (14th Premier of Alberta). The tenure of incumbents is accurate as of 8 November 2024.

Name of Premier	Province/Territory	Date Assumed Office	Date Departed Office	Duration	Political Party	Leadership history	Electoral Mandates
Template:Fns	British Columbia	2 April 1991	5 November 1991	217 days	British Columbia Social Credit Party	1991 interim leader 1991 party leadership election	none
Template:Fns	Northwest Territories	14 November 1991	22 November 1995	4 years, 8 days	Nonpartisan (consensus government)	1991 selection	1991 general election
Template:Fns	Prince Edward Island	25 January 1993	9 October 1996	3 years, 258 days	Prince Edward Island Liberal Party	1993 party leadership election	1993 general election
Template:Fns	Canada (federal)	25 June 1993	4 November 1993	132 days	Progressive Conservative Party of Canada	1993 party leadership election	none
Template:Fns	Yukon	5 June 2000	5 November 2002	2 years, 153 days	Yukon Liberal Party	1998 party leadership election	2000 general election
Template:Fns	Nunavut	14 November 2008	Incumbent	15 years, 360 days	Nonpartisan (consensus government)	2008 selection	2008 general election
Template:Fns	Newfoundland and Labrador	3 December 2010	Incumbent	13 years, 341 days	Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador	2010 interim leader 2011 party leadership election	2011 general election
Template:Fns	British Columbia	14 March 2011	Incumbent	13 years, 239 days	British Columbia Liberal Party	2011 party leadership election	none
Template:Fns	Alberta	7 October 2011	Incumbent	13 years, 32 days	Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta	2011 party leadership election	none

See also

• Women in Canadian politics
• List of female viceroys in Canada