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Stephen Harper

REGINA, SK - MAY 23: HRH The Prince of Wales, Prince Charles receives a saddle blanket from the Royal Mounted Police and Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper (Right) at a concert and reception hosted by the Government of Canada at the RCMP 'Depot' Divison Drill Hall as part of The Queen's Diamond Jubilee, celebrations on May 23, 2012 in Regina, Saskatchewan,Canada.

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About Stephen Harper

Stephen Joseph Harper, PC, MP (born April 30, 1959) is the twenty-second and current Prime Minister of Canada, and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became Prime Minister after his party won a minority government in the January 2006 federal election. He is the first Prime Minister from the newly amalgamated Conservative Party, following twelve years of government by the Liberal Party. Harper is the first Canadian prime minister born in the second half of the twentieth century. Harper is the first Canadian prime minister to prorogue Parliament in order to avoid a vote of confidence in the House.

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