A look at some select images take during the Canadian Prime Minister's five years in office.
Stephen Harper gives a thumbs-up to his family during his non-confidence motion vote in the House of Commons triggering a federal election, in Ottawa Monday Nov. 28, 2005.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper stands with the recently elected British Prime Minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street in London, in this picture taken Thursday, June 3, 2010.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper greets United States President Barack Obama during the official welcoming of the G-8 leaders to the G8 Summit in Huntsville, Ont., on Friday June 25, 2010.
Stephen Harper (right) takes part in a karate demonstration as chief instructor Tom Burtnik (centre) looks on in St. Catharines, Ont., Saturday, Dec. 10, 2005.
Conservative Leader Stephen Harper shows off his form with blue boxing gloves during a visit to the Cabbage Town Youth centre while campaigning in Toronto Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005.
Six-and-a-half-month-old Solomon Buster Sitar squeezes Prime Minister Stephen Harper's nose at the Willingdon Heights Community Centre in Burnaby, B.C. Tuesday, April 18, 2006.
Stephen Harper tours Times Square following a media interview in New York City Monday Feb. 23, 2009.
Mexican President Vicente Fox, United States President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Stephen Harper(left to right) walk along the steps of the Mayan Pyramid in Chichen Itza Mexico Thursday March 30, 2006.
Stephen Harper arrives on the deck of HMCS Toronto at sea after flying in by a Sea King helicopter in Frobisher Bay, Nunavut, Wednesday Aug.19, 2009.
Stephen Harper drives an ATV as he visits Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories on the fourth day of his five day northern tour to Canada's Arctic on Thursday Aug. 26, 2010.
Stephen Harper and wife Laureen visits the Great Wall of China at Badaling in Beijing, China on Thursday, December 3, 2009.