List of Political Families - Canada

Canada

The Bennett family (father, son)

• W.A.C. Bennett (Premier of British Columbia, 1952–72)
  • William R. Bennett (Premier of British Columbia, 1975–82)

The Chiarelli family (cousins)

• Bob Chiarelli, mayor of Ottawa, 2001–06
• Rick Chiarelli, city councillor in Ottawa
• John Chiarelli, former Catholic school board trustee in Ottawa

The Clement Family (stepfather, stepson)

• John Clement, Ontario cabinet minister
  • Tony Clement, Federal Minister for Health, Ontario Minister for Health

The Copps Family (father, daughter)

• Victor K. Copps, mayor of Hamilton, Ontario
  • Sheila Copps, federal cabinet minister, former Deputy Prime Minister

The Dolin Family (husband, wife)

• Mary Beth Dolin, provincial cabinet minister, Manitoba
• Marty Dolin, provincial member of parliament, Manitoba

The Dewar Family (mother, son)

• Marion Dewar, mayor of Ottawa and Member of Parliament
  • Paul Dewar, Member of Parliament

The Grewal Family (husband, wife)

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

The Hampton family – Martel family (maternal grandfather, father, daughter, daughter's husband)

• Norman Fawcett, New Democratic Party MP
  • Elie Martel, Ontario New Democrat Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) (married Fawcett's daughter)
    • Shelley Martel, Ontario New Democrat MPP
    • Howard Hampton, Ontario New Democrat leader, 1996–present

The Jackman family (grandfather, son-in-law, son-in-law's children)

• Newton Rowell, Ontario Liberal Party leader
  • Harry Jackman, Member of Parliament (married Rowell's daughter)
    • Hal Jackman, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
    • Nancy Ruth, senator

The Johnson family (father, sons)

• Daniel Johnson, Sr., Union Nationale (Premier of Quebec 1966–68)
  • Pierre-Marc Johnson, Parti Québécois (Premier of Quebec, 1985)
  • Daniel Johnson, Jr., Parti libéral du Québec (Premier of Quebec, 1994)

The Layton family (grandfather, father, son, son's wife)

• Gilbert Layton, Member of the National Assembly of Quebec; cabinet minister
  • Robert Layton, federal Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament and cabinet minister
    • Jack Layton, Member of Parliament and leader of the New Democratic Party
    • Olivia Chow, Member of Parliament

(Jack Layton is also a descendant of William Steeves, a Father of Confederation and Senator, on his maternal side.)

The Lewis family (father, son)

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

The Lougheed family (grandfather, grandson)

• Sir James Lougheed, senator
  • Peter Lougheed, Premier of Alberta

The MacKay family (father, son)

• Elmer MacKay, Progressive Conservative MP and cabinet minister
  • Peter MacKay, Conservative MP and final Progressive Conservative leader

The Manning Family (father, son)

• Ernest Manning (Premier of Alberta, 1943–68)
  • Preston Manning (Founder of the Reform Party)

The Martin family (father, son)

• Paul Joseph James Martin, long-serving Cabinet minister
  • Paul Martin, 21st Prime Minister of Canada

The Macdonald family (father, son)

• John A. Macdonald, 1st Prime Minister of Canada
  • Hugh John Macdonald, federal cabinet minister, Premier of Manitoba

The Mackenzie King family (grandfather, grandson)

• William Lyon Mackenzie, rebel, first mayor of Toronto
  • William Lyon Mackenzie King, longest-serving Prime Minister of Canada (10th)

The McGuinty family (father, son)

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

The Meighen Family (father, son, daughter, grandson's stepfather, grandson)

• Arthur Meighen, 9th Prime Minister of Canada
  • Theodore Meighen, lawyer and philanthropist
  • Lillian Meighen, philanthropist
  • Hartland Molson, senator, married Theodore Meighen's widow
    • Michael Meighen, senator

The Miller Family (father, son)

• Frank Miller, Premier of Ontario
• Norm Miller, MPP

The Nixon family (grandfather, father, daughter)

• Harry Nixon, Premier of Ontario
  • Robert Nixon, Ontario Liberal Party leader
    • Jane Stewart, Liberal MP and cabinet minister

The Peterson Brothers

• David Peterson, Premier of Ontario
• Jim Peterson, federal cabinet minister
• Tim Peterson, Ontario MPP

The Regan family (father, son)

• Gerald A. Regan, Premier of Nova Scotia, federal cabinet minister
  • Geoff Regan, federal cabinet minister

The Roblin family (grandfather, grandson)

• Rodmond P. Roblin, Premier of Manitoba
  • Dufferin ("Duff") Roblin, Premier of Manitoba, federal senator

The Rogers family (mother, daughter)

• Edith Rogers, first woman ever elected as an MLA to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba
  • Margaret Konantz, first woman to be elected to the Canadian House of Commons from an electoral district in Manitoba

The Rowe family (father, daughter, daughter's husband)

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

The Sifton family (father, sons)

• 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

The Sinclair family – Trudeau family (grandfather, son-in-law, grandchildren)

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