List of Canadian expatriates in foreign political positions

This page lists Canadians (those born in Canada or who have previously held Canadian Citizenship) who have served in political positions outside of Canada. When an individual has held multiple political offices (such as Bonar Law) the higher office attained is listed. This list does not include individuals who served in political offices which were later absorbed into Canadian Confederation, such as those who served in the Dominion of Newfoundland.

Head of State

Individual Position Country Years Notes
Vaira Vīķe-Freiberga Presidents of Latvia Latvia 1999-2007 Arrived in Canada as a refugee in the 1950s. Renounced her Canadian Citizenship upon being elected President of Latvia

Head of Government

Individual Position Country Years Notes
Bonar Law Prime Minister of the United Kingdom United Kingdom 1922-1923 Born in New Brunswick
Edwin Leather Governor of Bermuda Bermuda 1973–1977 Born in Ontario
Paula Cox Premier of Bermuda Bermuda 2010-2012 Born in Canada

Leader of a State or Province

Individual Position Country Years Notes
Frank Bell Governor of Nevada United States of America 1890-1891 Born in Toronto, Ontario
Aram J. Pothier Governor of Rhode Island United States of America 1909-1915, 1925-1928 Born in Quebec
Oswald West Governor of Oregon United States of America 1911-1915 Born in Guelph, Ontario
Frank Henry Cooney Governor of Montana United States of America 1933-1935 Born in Norwood, Ontario
Stan Stephens Governor of Montana United States of America 1989-1993 Born in Calgary, Alberta
Jennifer Granholm Governor of Michigan United States of America 2003-2011 Born in Vancouver, British Columbia

Member of a federal legislature

United States

Individual Position Country Years Notes
Charles Wentworth Upham Congressman United States 1853-1855 Born in Saint John, New Brunswick. Also served in State and Municipal government in Massachusetts
James Nesmith Senator United States 1861-1867 Born in Canada to American parents
John F. Farnsworth Congressman United States 1863-1873 Born in Eaton, Canada
John Fox Congressman United States 1867-1871 Born in Fredericton, New Brunswick
David H. Armstrong Senator United States 1877-1879 Born in Nova Scotia
Jacob Harold Gallinger Senator United States 1885-1889 Born in Ontario
James McMillan (politician) Senator United States 1889-1902 Born in Ontario
Samuel M. Stephenson Congressman United States 1889-1897 Born in Hartland, New Brunswick
Jerry Simpson Congressman United States 1891-1895, 1897-1899 Born in Prince Edward Island
James Castle (politician) Congressman United States 1891-1893 Born in Quebec
Arthur H. Taylor Congressman 1893-1895 Born in Caledonia Springs, Ontario
James McCleary Congressman 893-1907 Born in Ingersol, Ontario
Alexander M. Hardy Congressman United States 1895-1897 Born in Simcoe, Ontario
Joseph Millard Senator United States 1901-1907 Born in Ontario
Thomas Kearns Senator United States 1901-1905 Born in Ontario
Alfred Lucking Congressman United States 1903-1905 Born in Ingersol, Ontario
Philip P. Campbell Congressman United States 1903-1923 Born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Duncan E. McKinlay Congressman United States 1905-1911 Born in Orilla, Ontario
Isaac Stephenson Senator United States 1907-1915 Born in New Brunswick
Archibald C. Hart Congressman United States 1912-1913, 1913-1917 Born in Quebec
Robert G. Bremner Congressman United States 1913-1914 Born in Scotland. Immigrated to Canada during his youth before relocating to the United States
Samuel D. Nicholson Senator United States 1921-1923 Born in Prince Edward Island
Daniel Sutherland Congressional Delegate United States 1921-1931 Born in Nova Scotia
Elliott W. Sproul Congressman United States 1921-1931 Born in New Brunswick
James J. Couzens Senator United States 1922-1936 Born in Ontario
Louis Monast Congressman United States 1927-1929 Born in Quebec
William R. Eaton Congressman United States 1929-1933 Born in Nova Scotia
J. Lincoln Newhall Congressman United States 1929-1931 Born in Quebec
Felix Hebert Senator United States 1929-1935 Born in Quebec
Michael J. Hart Congressman United States 1931-1935 Born in Quebec
James E. Murray Senator United States 1934-1961 Born in Ontario
Alphonse Roy Congressman United States 1938-1939 Born in Quebec. Also served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.
John C. Mackie Congressman United States 1965-1967 Born in Toronto
Weston E. Vivian Congressman United States 1965-1967 Born in the Dominion of Newfoundland
S. I. Hayakawa Senator United States 1977-1983 Born in British Columbia
Geoff Davis Congressman United States 2005–Present Born in Quebec
Ted Cruz Senator United States 2013–Present Born in Calgary
Sean Patrick Maloney Congressman United States 2013-present Born in Quebec

United Kingdom

Individual Position Country Years Notes
George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen Member of the House of Lords United Kingdom 1891-1921
Edward Blake Member of Parliament United Kingdom 1892-1906 Born in Upper Canada. Also served as Premier of Ontario and Canadian federal MP
Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal Member of the House of Lords United Kingdom 1897-1914 Born in Scotland. Also served as a Canadian Member of Parliament
Arthur Haliburton, 1st Baron Haliburton Member of the House of Lords United Kingdom 1898-1907 Born in Nova Scotia
Charles Ramsay Devlin Member of Parliament United Kingdom 1903-1906 Born in Lower Canada. Also served in Canada.
J. Allen Baker Member of Parliament United Kingdom 1905-1918 Born in Trenton, Ontario
Thomas Shaughnessy, 1st Baron Shaughnessy Member of the House of Lords United Kingdom 1916-1923 Born in the United States. Canadian Railroad Baron
Max Aitken, 1st Baron Beaverbrook Member of Parliament, Member of the House of Lords United Kingdom 1910-1916,1917–1964 Canadian Press Baron, served in Winston Churchill's war cabinet
Hugh Graham, 1st Baron Atholstan Member of the House of Lords United Kingdom 1917-1938 Canadian Press Baron, while elevator to the peerage, he never formally took his seat in the house of lords.
Edward Morris, 1st Baron Morris Member of the House of Lords United Kingdom 1918-1935 former Prime Minister of Newfoundland
John Elsdale Molson Member of Parliament United Kingdom 1918-1923 Born in Canada
William Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie Member of the House of Lords United Kingdom 1921-1924 Born in Quebec
Philip Noel-Baker, Baron Noel-Baker Member of Parliament, Member of the House of Lords United Kingdom 1929-1931, 1936-1970, 1970-1982 Born in England to a Canadian-born father
Hugh Molson, Baron Molson Member of Parliament, Member of the House of Lords United Kingdom 1931-1935, 1939-1961, 1961-1991
Beverley Baxter Member of Parliament United Kingdom 1935-1964 Born in Toronto
Michael William Morris, 2nd Baron Morris Member of the House of Lords United Kingdom 1935-1975 Son of Edward Morris, inherited title
R. B. Bennett Member of the House of Lords United Kingdom 1941-1947 former Prime Minister of Canada
Sir Max Aitken, 2nd Baronet Member of Parliament United Kingdom 1945-1950 Born in Motreal to Lord Beaverbrook. Disclaimed his father's title.
William Aitken (MP) Member of Parliament United Kingdom 1950-1964 Born in Nova Scotia
Roy Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet Member of the House of Lords United Kingdom 1964- 1976 Born in Toronto. Renounced his Canadian Citizenship to take his seat.
Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet Member of the House of Lords United Kingdom 1976-1999 Son of Roy Thomson, did not bother taking his seat in the House of Lords.
Oliver Peter St John, 9th Earl of Orkney Member of the House of Lords United Kingdom 1998-1999 Lives in Manitoba. Removed by the House of Lords Act 1999
Conrad Black, Baron Black of Crossharbour Member of the House of Lords United Kingdom 2001–Present Born in Canada, renounced his Canadian Citizenship to become a British Lord. Currently on leave of absence.

Italy

Individual Position Country Years Notes
Gino Bucchino Member of the Chamber of Deputies Italy 2006–Present Naturalized Canadian. Represents Italians in North America

Cabinet Ministers

Individual Position Country Years Notes
Gojko Šušak Ministry of Defence (Croatia) Croatia 1991-1998 Naturalized Canadian
Gregory So Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Hong Kong 2011–Present Naturalized Canada. Renounced Citizenship upon accepting his position.
Gabriel Leung Undersecretary for Food and Health Hong Kong 2011-?

Municipal

Individual Position Country Years Notes
Solomon Juneau founding mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin United States 1846 Born in Repentigny, Quebec to Metis parents
Joseph Medill Mayor of Chicago Illinois United States 1870-1872 Born in New Brunswick
Woodford A. Yerxa Mayor of Fargo, North Dakota United States 1883-1885 born in St. John's, New Brunswick, Canada, March 1856
Charles Scott Mayor of Fargo, North Dakota United States 1886-1887 Born in Canada about 1850
Walter Lambert Mayor of Wyandotte, Michigan United States 1895-1897 Born in Amherstberg, Canada
Samuel Dickie Mayor of Albion, Michigan United States 1896-1897 Born in Burford Township, Ontario
Finlay Ross Mayor of Wichita, Kansas United States 1897-1900, 1905-1906 Born in Toronto, Ontario
Victor A. Alderson Mayor of Wausau, Wisconsin United States 1900 Born in Summerville, Ontario
Benjamin Franklin McLean Mayor of Wichita, Kansas United States 1901-1904, 1923-1924 Born in Canada
Hubert S. Amiot Mayor of Wyandotte, Michigan United States 1922-1927 Born in Windsor, Ontario
Jon Heese Tsukuba city councilor Japan 2008–Present Born in Manitoba. Renounced his citizenship to become a Japanese national

High Office in a Foreign Political Party

Individual Party Country Years Notes
Jack Kavanagh Communist Party of Australia Australia 1930s
Rajesh Sharma Vice-President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha India Born in Toronto

Misc

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