Stephen Joseph Harper (April 30, 1959 - November 17, 2050) was a Canadian politician who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada from 2006-2017 and again as 24th Prime Minister from 2019-2025. Under Harper, Canada saw an economic renaissance and its emergence in the early 2020s as an economic powerhouse. Harper was Prime Minister during both the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2024 Summer Olympics in Toronto. Canada became the world's third-largest energy exporter by the end of his term. Harper also institued instant-runoff voting nationwide.