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Draft:List of New Democratic Party first ministers

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The New Democratic Party (NDP) is a Canadian social democratic political party. The NDP contests both federal elections, and provincial elections in ten of Canada's thirteen provinces and territories. Unlike most other political parties in Canada, the federal, provincial, and territorial New Democratic Parties are considered to be wings of the same greater political party. The New Democratic Party have yet to form government at the federal level, but have won at least one election in six provinces and one territory since its establishment. This article is a list of all New Democratic Party leaders that have served as the prime minister of Canada or a premier in a Canadian province or territory. This list also includes first ministers of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, the predecessor to the NDP.

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Portrait First minister Jurisdiction Term start date(s) Term end date(s) Time in office
Tommy Douglas Saskatchewan July 10, 1944 November 7, 1961 17 years, 120 days
Dave Barrett British Columbia September 15, 1972 December 22, 1975 3 years, 98 days
Bob Rae Ontario October 1, 1990 June 26, 1995 4 years, 268 days
Mike Harcourt  British Columbia November 5, 1991 February 22, 1996 4 years, 109 days
Glen Clark  British Columbia February 22, 1996 August 25, 1999 3 years, 184 days
Dan Miller  British Columbia August 25, 1999 February 24, 2000 183 days
Ujjal Dosanjh  British Columbia February 24, 2000 June 5, 2001 1 year, 101 days
Darrell Dexter Nova Scotia June 19, 2009 October 22, 2013 4 years, 125 days
John Horgan  British Columbia July 18, 2017 November 18, 2022 5 years, 123 days
David Eby  British Columbia November 18, 2022 incumbent 2 years, 6 days
Wab Kinew  Manitoba October 18, 2023 incumbent 1 year, 37 days

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