They are 21 of the 24 Canadians who have held the office of prime minister since the country began. That will change on Feb. 3 with the unveiling of an official portrait of Stephen Harper. And Harper, as leader, took the newly created Conservatives to victory in three successive elections, in 2006, 2008 and 2011. “They wanted to know if I’d be interested in doing a project, and that project was the painting of the official prime ministerial portrait of Stephen Harper,” Richards tells National Post. They’re your peers.”Indeed, Harper was prime minister when the portrait of Jean Chrétien by Christian Martin Nicholson was unveiled, and he spoke at the event .

Source: National Post January 31, 2026 13:51 UTC