william lyon mackenzie king was canada's longest serving prime minister.
who was canada's longest serving prime minister?
william lyon mackenzie king
canada's first francophone prime minister, laurier holds a number of records. he is tied with sir john a. macdonald for the most consecutive federal elections won (four), and his 15-year tenure remains the longest unbroken term of office among prime ministers. in addition, his nearly 45 years (1874–1919) of service in the house of commons is a record for that house. at 31 years, 8 months, laurier was the longest-serving leader of a major canadian political party, surpassing william lyon mackenzie king by over two years. along with king, he also holds the distinction of serving as prime minister during the reigns of three canadian monarchs. finally, he is the fourth-longest serving prime minister of canada, behind king, macdonald, and pierre trudeau. laurier's portrait has been displayed on the canadian five-dollar bill since 1972.
wilfrid laurier
shigeru yoshida served as prime minister in 1946–1947 and 1948–1954, and played a key role in guiding japan through the occupation. his policies, known as the yoshida doctrine, proposed that japan should forge a tight relationship with the united states and focus on developing the economy rather than pursuing a proactive foreign policy. yoshida was one of the longest serving prime ministers in japanese history and the third-longest serving prime minister in post-occupation japan. yoshida's liberal party merged in 1955 into the new liberal democratic party (ldp), which went on to dominate japanese politics for the remainder of the shōwa period.
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