PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA STEPHEN HARPER
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LOUIS STEPHEN ST. LAURENT
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November 15, 1948 - June 21, 1957
Louis Stephen St. Laurent (Liberal Party of Canada) held the
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PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA STEPHEN HARPER
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RETURN TO PRIME MINISTERS OF CANADA
LOUIS STEPHEN ST. LAURENT
(Liberal)
November 15, 1948 - June 21, 1957
Louis Stephen St. Laurent (Liberal Party of Canada) held the
office of Prime Minister of Canada from November 15, 1948, to
June 21, 1957.
While in office, Mr. St. Laurent welcomed Newfoundland into
Confederation in 1949 and oversaw Canada's involvement in
the Korean War from 1950 to 1953. Before taking office, he
was Canada's Secretary of State for External Affairs from 1946
to 1948 and Minister of Justice from 1941 to 1946.
Mr. St. Laurent was first elected to the House of Commons in 1942 and prior to that practised
law.
He was born on February 1, 1882, in Compton, Quebec, and died on July 25, 1973, in Québec
City, Quebec.
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