Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada
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The Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada is the head of Canada's main federal centre-right political party and serves as its chief spokesperson, strategist, and candidate for prime minister.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
party leadership position
ⓘ
political office ⓘ |
| appliesToPoliticalParty | Conservative Party of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithIdeology |
conservatism in Canada
ⓘ
economic liberalism ⓘ fiscal conservatism ⓘ |
| canBeRemovedBy |
caucus vote
ⓘ
party convention ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| eligibleFor | appointment as prime minister of Canada if party wins confidence of the House of Commons ⓘ |
| inception | 2003-12-07 ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Canadian party system ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | federal politics of Canada ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| mayHoldPosition | Leader of the Official Opposition ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | Conservative Party of Canada members ⓘ |
| officeHolder |
Andrew Scheer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Candice Bergen NERFINISHED ⓘ Denis Lebel NERFINISHED ⓘ Erin O’Toole NERFINISHED ⓘ Gérard Deltell NERFINISHED ⓘ John Lynch-Staunton NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Chong NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter MacKay NERFINISHED ⓘ Pierre Poilievre NERFINISHED ⓘ Rona Ambrose NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ interim leaders of the Conservative Party of Canada ⓘ |
| officeHolderStartTime | 2022-09-10 ⓘ |
| officeType | federal party leadership in Canada ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | centre-right ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Leader of the Canadian Alliance
ⓘ
Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ⓘ |
| residence | Ottawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
appointing party critics and shadow cabinet
ⓘ
leading national election campaigns ⓘ maintaining party unity and discipline ⓘ overall party strategy ⓘ representing the party in federal leaders’ debates ⓘ |
| role |
candidate for prime minister of Canada
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chief spokesperson of the Conservative Party of Canada ⓘ chief strategist of the Conservative Party of Canada ⓘ head of the Conservative Party of Canada ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | leadership election by party members ⓘ |
| termLength | no fixed term ⓘ |
| typicalOfficeLocation |
House of Commons of Canada
NERFINISHED
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Office of the Leader of the Opposition (when party is second-largest in House of Commons) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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