List of Canadian political families

Families

• Moe Amery, Alberta PC MLA for Calgary-East
• * Mickey Amery, UCP MLA for Calgary-Cross

• Marc-André Bédard, Vice-Premier of Quebec and Quebec Minister of Justice
• * Stéphane Bédard, Leader of the opposition in the National Assembly of Quebec and interim leader of the Parti Québécois
• * Éric Bédard, adjunct-director for the cabinet of Quebec Premier Jacques Parizeau and counsellor for the Parti Québécois led by Pauline Marois

• R. B. Bennett eleventh Prime Minister of Canada
• W. A. C. Bennett
• *William R. Bennett
• **Brad Bennett, Chair of BC Hydro 2015–present

• George Braden 2nd Premier of the Northwest Territories
• Bill Braden MLA, Northwest Territories

• John Cannon member of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada
• *William Power member of the House of Commons
• **Joseph Ignatius Power member of the Quebec Legislative Assembly
• **William Gerard Power member of the Quebec Legislative Council
• **Lawrence Arthur Dumoulin Cannon member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec and Supreme Court Justice
• ***Charles Gavan Power federal cabinet minister, Senator
• ***Lucien Cannon federal cabinet minister
• ****Francis Gavan Power member of the House of Commons
• ****Charles-Arthur Dumoulin Cannon member of the House of Commons
• *****Lawrence Cannon provincial cabinet minister and federal cabinet minister
• ******Philippe Cannon chief of staff in two ministries of Quebec

• Réal Caouette, MP for Pontiac, MP for Villeneuve Leader of the Ralliement créditiste, MP for Témiscamingue, Leader of the Social Credit Party
• *Gilles Caouette, MP for Charlevoix, MP for Témiscamingue, Acting Leader of the Social Credit Party

• Elinor Caplan, Liberal MPP and provincial cabinet, Liberal MP and federal cabinet minister
• *David Caplan, Liberal MPP and provincial minister

• Jack Carr MLA, New Brunswick
• Jody Carr MLA, New Brunswick
• Jeff Carr MLA, New Brunswick

• Charles-Eusèbe Casgrain sr, MLA Lower Canada
• *Philippe Baby Casgrain MNA. Son of Charles-Eusèbe.
• *Charles Eusèbe Casgrain, Senator for Ontario. Son of Charles-Eusèbe.
• **Thomas Chase Casgrain MNA, MP. Son of Charles Eusèbe.
• *Léon Casgrain, Quebec MLA. Great-grandson of Charles-Eusèbe.
• Pierre Beaubien, MLA Canada East, president of SSJBM, municipal politician in Montreal
• Joseph-Octave Beaubien, MLA Canada East, MP
• *Louis Beaubien ), MNA, president of SSJBM, co-founder of Outremont
• **Charles-Philippe Beaubien, senator
• ***Louis-Philippe Beaubien, senator

• Bob Chiarelli, Regional Chair of Ottawa-Carleton, provincial MPP and cabinet minister
• Rick Chiarelli
• John Chiarelli

• Michel Chartrand, president of CSN union federation, founder of Parti Socialiste du Québec
• Simonne Monet-Chartrand, founder of Fédération des femmes du Québec

• Jean Chrétien prime minister
• *Raymond Chrétien Ambassador to the USA
• *France Chrétien Desmarais husband advisor to Hong Kong Special Administrative Region international advisors council

• John Clement, Ontario cabinet minister
• *Tony Clement, Ontario cabinet minister, federal cabinet minister

• Victor K. Copps mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
• *Sheila Copps federal cabinet minister

• Sir John Chalker Crosbie cabinet minister in pre-Confederation Newfoundland
• *Chesley Crosbie, politician and anti-Confederation campaigner
• **John Crosbie, federal cabinet minister
• ***Ches Crosbie, , Leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition

• Laurent-Olivier David, MNA Montréal-Est, senator Mille-Isles, founder of newspapers, journalist, historian
• *Athanase David federal cabinet minister, senator
• **Paul David senator
• ***Françoise David Co-speaker of Québec Solidaire MNA for Gouin
• ***Hélène David Quebec minister of Culture and communications, Liberal MNA for Outremont

• Theodore Davie Premier of British Columbia, 1878–1879
• Alexander Edmund Batson Davie Premier of British Columbia 1892–1895
• *Frederick John Fulton Unionist Member of Parliament for Cariboo, 1917
• **Davie Fulton Member of Parliament Progressive Conservative and British Columbia Conservative Leader

• Claude-Nicolas-Guillaume de Lorimier jr, MLA Lower Canada
• François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, notary, Parti patriote activist, captain of patriot army, executed at Pied-du-Courant Prison

• Michel-Eustache-Gaspard-Alain Chartier de Lotbinière MLA Lower Canada
• *Antoine Chartier de Lotbinière Harwood, MLA Canada-East, MNA
• *Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, MLA Canada-East, MNA, Premier of Quebec, MP, federal minister

• Marion Dewar mayor of Ottawa and New Democratic Party Member of Parliament
• *Paul Dewar NDP Member of Parliament

• Pierre-Antoine Dorion, MLA Lower Canada
• *Jean-Baptiste-Éric Dorion, MLA Canada East, co-founder of Institut canadien de Montréal
• *Antoine-Aimé Dorion, MLA Canada East, Premier Canada East 1858-1858 & 1863-1864
• *Vincislas-Paul-Wilfrid Dorion, lawyer, journalist, politician, judge

• Tommy Douglas, Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and then founder of the New Democratic Party, member of Canadian House of Commons, MLA, leader of the Saskatchewan CCF and Premier of Saskatchewan, set up North America's first single-payer, universal healthcare program, leader of federal NDP, Canadian Member of Parliament
• *Shirley Douglas, Canadian actress and activist, ex-wife of actor Donald Sutherland, mother of Thomas Emil Sicks, actor Kiefer Sutherland, and film and television producer Rachel Sutherland.

• Jean Duceppe, actor, radio personality, president of Union des artistes
• *Gilles Duceppe, first MP elected as Bloc Québécois, leader of Bloc Québécois, 24th federal Leader of Opposition
• **Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, Bloc Québécois MP for Lac-Saint-Jean

• Mark Eyking, Liberal MP
• Pam Eyking, Liberal MLA

• J.-Émile Ferron, MP, lawyer
• *Jacques Ferron, founder of the Rhinoceros Party of Canada, physician, writer.
• *Madeleine Ferron, wife of politician/judge Robert Cliche.

• Jim Flaherty, late provincial and federal cabinet minister.
• Christine Elliott, PC MPP

• Doug Ford, Sr., Former PC MPP
• *Rob Ford, 64th Mayor of Toronto, Toronto City Councillor. Son of Doug.
• *Doug Ford, Jr., 26th Premier of Ontario, Toronto City Councillor. Son of Doug.
• **Michael Ford, Toronto City Councillor. Nephew of Rob and Doug Jr.

• Antoine Gérin-Lajoie, writer, lawyer, author of the political song Un Canadien errant
• *Marie Lacoste-Gérin-Lajoie, promoter of women's rights, got Quebec's Code Civil modified
• **Marie Gérin-Lajoie, founder of Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil institute and of FNSJB.
• ***Paul Gérin-Lajoie, MNA, founder of the Ministry of Education of Quebec. See also Gérin-Lajoie doctrine

• John Gerretsen, 90th Mayor of Kingston, Ontario, Ontario Liberal MPP for Kingston and the Islands
• Mark Gerretsen, Mayor of Kingston Ontario, Liberal MP for Kingston and the Islands

• Joe Ghiz, Premier of Prince Edward Island
• *Robert Ghiz, Premier of Prince Edward Island

• Gurmant Grewal and Nina Grewal, Conservative Members of Parliament, the first married couple to serve as MPs in the same session of Parliament.

• Norman Fawcett, New Democrat MP
• *Elie Martel, Ontario New Democrat MPP
• **Shelley Martel, Ontario New Democrat MPP
• ***Howard Hampton, Ontario New Democrat leader, 1996–2009

• George Henderson, federal MP
• *Robert Henderson, PEI provincial MLA

• Edgar Hinman Provincial Treasurer Alberta
• *Paul Hinman Leader of the Alberta Alliance Party

• Ralph Horner Patriarch for the Horner family, Senator
• Samuel Norval Horner Brother, Saskatchewan MLA
• *Jack Horner Son, MP
• **Nate Horner Grand Son, MLA
• *Hugh Horner Son, MP
• *Norval Horner Son, MP
• **Norval Horner, son to Norval Horner, Alberta Liberal Party candidate in the 2012 election.
• *Albert Horner Nephew, MP
• **Doug Horner Son of Alberta Horner, Alberta MLA and Cabinet Minister
• ***Byron Horner Grandson, Conservative candidate for Courtenay-Alberni in the 2019 federal election.

• Count Nikolai Pavlovich Ignatiev, Minister of the Interior
• *Count Paul Ignatieff, Minister of Education
• **George Ignatieff, ambassador/president of UN security council
• ***Michael Ignatieff, federal Member of Parliament and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada

• Newton Rowell, Ontario Liberal Party leader
• *Harry Jackman, Member of Parliament
• **Hal Jackman, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
• **Nancy Ruth, Senator

• Daniel Johnson, Sr.
• *Pierre-Marc Johnson : son of Daniel, Sr.
• *Daniel Johnson, Jr. : son of Daniel, Sr.; brother of Pierre-Marc

• Alexandre Lacoste, president of senate
• *Marie Lacoste-Gérin-Lajoie
• *Justine Lacoste-Beaubien, co-founder & director of Hôpital Sainte-Justine

• Gilbert Layton, Member of the National Assembly of Quebec and cabinet minister
• *Robert Layton, federal Member of Parliament and cabinet minister
• **Jack Layton, Toronto City Councillor and leader of the federal New Democratic Party
• ***Olivia Chow, Toronto City Councillor and Member of Parliament
• ***Mike Layton, Toronto City Councillor

• Marcel Léger, co-founder of Léger Marketing, Member of the National Assembly of Quebec, PQ cabinet minister, founder of Parti nationaliste du Québec
• *Jean-Marc Léger, co-founder and current leader of Léger Marketing
• *Nicole Léger, Member of the National Assembly of Quebec, PQ cabinet minister

• David Lewis, leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada
• *Stephen Lewis, leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party, Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations

• Sir James Lougheed, Senator
• *Peter Lougheed, Premier of Alberta

• Elmer MacKay, Progressive Conservative MP and cabinet minister
• *Peter MacKay, Progressive Conservative and then Conservative MP and former Progressive Conservative leader

• Ernest Manning
• *Preston Manning

• Paul Martin Sr. - long serving Cabinet minister
• *Paul Martin - Prime Minister

• John A. Macdonald first Prime Minister of Canada
• *Hugh John Macdonald federal cabinet minister, premier of Manitoba

• William Lyon Mackenzie rebel, first mayor of Toronto
• *William Lyon Mackenzie King Canada's longest serving Prime Minister

• Irene Mathyssen, Former NDP MP for London—Fanshawe
• * Lindsay Mathyssen, NDP MP for London—Fanshawe

• Dalton McGuinty, Sr. MPP from Ottawa South
• *Dalton McGuinty MPP from Ottawa South, and Premier of Ontario
• *David McGuinty MP from Ottawa South

• Bob McLeod, Premier of the Northwest Territories
• Michael McLeod, MLA in the Northwest Territories and Liberal MP for Northwest Territories

• Arthur Meighen, Prime Minister of Canada
• *Lillian Meighen, philanthropist
• *Theodore Meighen, lawyer and philanthropist
• **Michael Meighen, Senator
• ***Hartland Molson, Senator, married Theodore Meighen's widow

• Honoré Mercier, Premier of Quebec
• *Honoré Mercier Jr., MNA
• **Honoré Mercier III, MNA
• Lomer Gouin, Premier of Quebec
• *Paul Gouin, MNA, founder of Action Libérale Nationale party, co-founder of Bloc populaire party
• *Léon Mercier Gouin, co-founder of HEC Montréal university, political writer
• **Ollivier Mercier Gouin, writer, reporter, actor
• Louis Gouin, MLA Lower Canada
• Thomas Mulcair, great-great-grandson of Honoré Sr. and great-great-great-grandson of Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau, Federal Leader of Opposition for NPD, cabinet minister in Quebec.

• François-Gilbert Miville Dechêne, MLA, cabinet minister in Québec
• Alphonse-Arthur Miville Déchêne, MP, senator, brother of François-Gilbert
• Aimé-Miville Déchêne, MP, son of Alphonse-Arthur
• Louis-Auguste Dupuis, MLA Québec, president of notaries, nephew of François-Gilbert & Alphonse-Arthur
• Pamphile-Gaspard Verreault, MLA Québec, other uncle of Louis-Auguste
• Jean-Baptiste Couillard Dupuis, MLA Québec, father-in-law of Pamphile-Gaspard
• Joseph Miville Dechene, MP, MLA Alberta, city councillor.

• Harry Nixon, Ontario premier
• *Robert Nixon, Ontario Liberal Party leader
• **Jane Stewart, Liberal MP,cabinet minister, chief of staff

• Grant Notley, Alberta MLA, Leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party
• *Rachel Notley, Premier of Alberta

• Joseph Papineau, MLA Lower Canada
• * Louis-Joseph Papineau, leader of the Parti patriote
• ** Talbot Mercer Papineau
• * Denis-Benjamin Papineau, MLA Canada East, Premier of Canada East
• ** Denis-Émery Papineau, MLA Canada East
• Henri Bourassa, MP, MNA, founder of Ligue nationaliste, founder of Le Devoir newspaper.
• Louis-Joseph Papineau, MP, MNA
• François Bourassa, captain of patriote army, MLA Canada-East, MP.

• Damase Dalpé dit Parizeau, MNA
• * Télesphore Parizeau, dean of medecine at Université de Montréal
• ** Gérard Parizeau, insurer & historian
• *** Jacques Parizeau, Deputy Minister, MNA, Minister of Finance of Quebec, Premier of Quebec
• Alice Parizeau , writer, journalist, criminologist, Croix de Guerre
• Lisette Lapointe , MNA, mayor of Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard.

• Jim Peterson, MP for Willowdale and Cabinet Minister
• David Peterson, MPP for London Centre and Premier of Ontario
• Tim Peterson, MPP for Mississauga South
• Deb Matthews, MPP for London North Centre

• Jean-Baptiste Pouliot, MP for Témiscouata, MLA Canada-East for Témiscouata
• *Joseph-Camille Pouliot, son of Jean-Baptiste, lawyer, judge of Superior Court of Quebec
• **Georges Bouchard, son-in-law of Joseph-Camille, MP for Kamouraska
• **Camille Pouliot, son of Joseph-Camille, MNA for Gaspé-Sud, minister, mayor
• *Rodolphe Lemieux, brother of 3rd wife of Joseph-Camille, senator
• *Charles-Eugène Pouliot, son of Jean-Baptiste, MP for Témiscouata, MNA for Témiscouata
• **Jean-François Pouliot, son of Charles-Eugène, MP for Témiscouata

• Saul Rae career diplomat
• *Bob Rae New Democratic Party of Ontario premier of Ontario, diplomat, candidate in the 2006 Liberal Party of Canada leadership election
• *John Rae strategic political advisor to Liberal prime ministers

• Gerald A. Regan, Liberal Party of Nova Scotia premier of Nova Scotia, federal cabinet minister
• *Geoff Regan, federal Liberal cabinet minister
• *Kelly Regan, provincial MLA

• Rodmond Roblin, premier of Manitoba
• *Dufferin Roblin, premier of Manitoba, federal senator

• William Earl Rowe, Ontario Conservative Party leader and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
• *Jean Casselman Wadds, Member of Parliament and diplomat

• Lloyd Shaw, first research director of the federal CCF, and provincial secretary of the Nova Scotia CCF
• * Alexa McDonough, Member of the Legislative Assembly and leader of the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party, and Member of Parliament and leader of the federal NDP

• Jagmeet Singh, Former Ontario NDP MPP for Bramalea—Gore—Malton, Leader of the New Democratic Party
• Gurratan Singh, Ontario NDP MPP for Brampton East

• John Wright Sifton, MLA, speaker of the house in Manitoba
• *Arthur Sifton, premier of Alberta, federal cabinet minister
• *Clifford Sifton, Manitoba cabinet minister, federal cabinet minister

• Rocky Simpson Sr., Northwest Territories MLA for Hay River South
• *R. J. Simpson, Northwest Territories MLA for Hay River North

• James Sinclair, federal cabinet minister and father of Margaret Trudeau
• *Pierre Trudeau, federal Liberal cabinet minister, 15th Prime Minister of Canada
• **Justin Trudeau, 23rd Prime Minister of Canada
• **Alexandre Trudeau, television journalist
• *Deborah Coyne, had a child with Pierre Trudeau, federal Liberal candidate in 2006

• Chuck Strahl, Former Conservative MP for Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon
• * Mark Strahl, Conservative MP for Chilliwack—Hope, previously Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon

• Ken Streatch, Former Conservative MP for Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon
• * Steve Streatch, Former Halifax Regional Municipality Councillor
• * Judy Streatch, Former Progressive Conservative MLA for Chester-St. Margaret's
• **Gerald Keddy, Former Conservative MP for South Shore-St. Margaret's

• Gabriel-Elzéar Taschereau, MLA Lower Canada
• *Jean-Thomas Taschereau sr, MLA Lower Canada, judge
• **Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau, first catholic cardinal born in Canada
• **Jean-Thomas Taschereau jr, Quebec Superior Court
• ***Louis-Alexandre Taschereau, Premier of Quebec 1920-1936
• ****Robert Taschereau, chief justice of Supreme Court, interim Governor General
• *Thomas-Pierre-Joseph Taschereau, businessman, judge, Legislative Council of Lower Canada
• **Joseph-André Taschereau, lawyer, MLA Lower Canada, MLA Canada-East, judge of Superior Court of Quebec
• **Pierre-Elzéar Taschereau, lawyer, MLA Lower Canada, MLA Canada-East
• ***Henri-Elzéar Taschereau, MLA Canada-East, first French-Canadian chief justice of Supreme Court, Judicial Committee of the Privy Council

• Charles Tupper, 6th Prime Minister of Canada
• * Charles Hibbert Tupper, Minister of Justice
• * William Johnston Tupper, Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba

• Yvon Vallières, MNA, President of Assemblée Nationale
• Monique Gagnon-Tremblay, MNA, Vice-Premier, wife of Yvon Vallières
• *Karine Vallières, MNA, daughter

• Denis Viger, MLA Lower Canada
• *Denis-Benjamin Viger, owner of newspapers, MLA Lower Canada, MLA Canada East, Premier of Canada East
• Jacques Viger, MLA Lower Canada
• *Jacques Viger , 1st mayor of Montreal
• Bonaventure Viger, patriote in Lower Canada Rebellion, cousin of Denis-Benjamin
• Joseph Viger, MLA Lower Canada
• Louis-Michel Viger, MLA Lower Canada, MLA Canada East

• Edward Charles Whelan, Member of Legislative Assembly from 1960 to 1979, Minister of Mineral Resources from 1975 to 1976, Minister of Consumer Affairs from 1976 to 1979
• Eugene Whelan, Member of Parliament from 1962 to 1984, Minister of Agricultuture from 1972 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984, Canadian Senate from 1996 to 1999, Officer of the Order of Canada
• *Susan Whelan, Member of Parliament from 1993 to 2004, Minister for International Cooperation

• J.S. Woodsworth, founding leader of the CCF, MP from 1921 to 1942
• *Angus MacInnis, MP from BC from 1930 to 1957, involved in founding of the CCF, husband of Grace MacInnis.
• *Grace MacInnis, BC CCF MLA from 1941–45, NDP MP from 1965 to 1974, daughter of JS Woodsworth

• Paul Yakabuski, Reeve of Barry's Bay, Ontario, MPP, Renfrew South, Ontario
• *John Yakabuski MPP, Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke, Ontario