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Stephen Harper

22nd Prime Minister · born 1959

Nine years, the residential schools apology, and the rebuilt Conservative party.

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Life story

1. April 30, 1959 · Toronto
   Born in Toronto; moved to Calgary at 19
2. 2002 · Calgary
   Became leader of the Canadian Alliance
3. December 2003 · Ottawa
   Merged the Alliance and the Progressive Conservatives into one party
4. February 6, 2006 · Ottawa
   Became prime minister with a minority
5. June 11, 2008 · Ottawa
   Apologized in the House for the residential school system
6. May 2, 2011 · Ottawa
   Won a majority; the NDP became the official opposition for the first time
7. November 4, 2015 · Ottawa
   Left office after the longest campaign in modern Canadian history

In the timeline

• 2002 — The Afghanistan mission
• 2008 — The residential schools apology

Sources

• Wikipedia article: Stephen Harper
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography
• The Canadian Encyclopedia