The four Asian-Canadians who have held this office are Joe Ghiz and Robert Ghiz of Prince Edward Island, Ujjal Dosanjh of British Columbia, and Ranj Pillai of Yukon.
Dosanjh and Pillai earned their positions through a party leadership race within their political party while it was in government, while Joe and Robert Ghiz won the title by defeating an incumbent premier in a general election.
Seven Asian-Canadians have served as the leader of a political party with representation in the legislature.
The following Asian-Canadians have served as leaders of political parties represented in the House of Commons or a provincial legislature.
Those Asian-Canadians who served as both opposition leader and first minister at some point in their careers are listed in the above section.