PM: Feb. 2006 - Present

Born in Toronto April 30th/1959 attended Northlea Public School, John G

Althouse Middle School, Richview Collegiate Institute

Worked at imperial oil Completed a bachelors degree in

economics at university of Calgary then returned for a masters

first PM since Pearson to not have attended law school

Member of his high school’s young Liberals club

Changed alliance because he disagreed with Trudeau’s National Energy Program

Executive assistant to MP Jim Hawkes 1981

Became the Reform Party‘s Chief Policy Officer 1988-1992

He became Legislative Assistant to Deborah Gray, the Reform Party's first MP in 1988.

Stephen Harper was first elected to the House of Commons as the Reform MP for Calgary West in 1993. Didn’t seek re-election in 97

He served as the Reform Party critic for finance and national unity.

In March 2002, was elected Leader of the Canadian Alliance Party.

He was elected to the House of Commons in Calgary Southwest in May 2002.

Signed an agreement with Peter Mackay of the PC Party to merge the Canadian Alliance Party and the PC Party into the Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003.

Stepped down as the Leader of the Canadian Alliance to run for the leadership of the new Conservative Party of Canada in January 2004.

Stephen Harper was elected Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada in March 2004.

In the 2006 general election Stephen Harper led the Conservative Party to victory with a minority government.

Stephen Harper was sworn in as the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada on February 6, 2006.

As Prime Minister, Stephen Harper has delivered real action on the priorities of all Canadian families including:

Giving Canadians tax credits for money spent on transit passes, textbooks and kids’ sports.

Strengthening Canada’s product safety laws, including the first ever federal mandatory recall law, and new rules for what can be called a “product of Canada”.

Passing tough new laws that will keep gun criminals and sexual predators behind bars.

Taking real action on the environment with Canada’s first ever mandatory greenhouse gas emission regulations.

Investing in new patrol ships, satellite surveillance, and arctic rangers to protect our sovereignty over Canada’s North.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Harper

http://canadaonline.about.com/cs/conservativeparty/p/stephenharper.htm

http://www.prime-ministers.ca/harper/quickfacts.php