List of Prime Ministers of Canada by military service

This is a list of the Prime Ministers of Canada and their military service

The Prime Minister is not Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Forces, rather the role is held by the Queen of Canada and is held on behalf of the monarch by the Governor General of Canada.

Only seven Prime Ministers have served in the military:


 * Four Prime Ministers served in volunteer militia units (see Canadian Militia) attached to the British Army in Canada in later part of the 19th Century
 * One Prime Minister (Trudeau) was a cadet (not a full member) of the volunteer Canadian Army during World War II
 * Only Diefenbaker and Pearson served as officers and overseas (during World War I)
 * Seven Prime Ministers were members of the Army (none in the Navy or Air Force)
 * One Prime Minister (Pearson) served in a non-Canadian military unit, the Royal Flying Corps (later RAF) during World War I

Two Prime Ministers have been Minister of Militia and Defence (Macdonald and Bowell) and one as Minister of National Defence (Campbell).

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