Premier of New South Wales

Premier of New South Wales
Incumbent
Mike Baird

since 17 April 2014
Department of Premier and Cabinet
Style The Honourable
Appointer Governor of New South Wales
Term length At the Governor's pleasure
Inaugural holder Stuart Donaldson
Formation 6 June 1856

The Premier of New South Wales is the head of government in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Government of New South Wales follows the Westminster system, with a Parliament of New South Wales acting as the legislature. The Premier is appointed by the Governor of New South Wales, and by modern convention holds office by virtue of his or her ability to command the support of a majority of members of the lower house of Parliament, the Legislative Assembly.

Prior to Federation in 1901 the term "Prime Minister of New South Wales" was used, "Premier" was used from 1901.[1][2]

The current Premier is Mike Baird, the Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party. His Deputy is Troy Grant, the Leader of the New South Wales National Party. Baird replaced Barry O'Farrell on 17 April 2014, after O'Farrell stood down as Premier.

List of Premiers of New South Wales

No. Name
(lifespan)
Portrait Term of Office Party Constituency Ministry Election(s)
1 Stuart Donaldson
(1812–1867)
6 June 1856 25 August 1856 No party Sydney Hamlets Donaldson 1856
2 Charles Cowper
(1807–1875)
26 August 1856 2 October 1856 No party Sydney Cowper I
3 Henry Parker
(1808–1881)
3 October 1856 7 September 1857 No party Parramatta Parker
(2) II Charles Cowper
(1807–1875)
7 September 1857 26 October 1859 No party Sydney
East Sydney
Cowper II 1858
1859
4 William Forster
(1818–1882)
27 October 1859 9 March 1860 No party Queanbeyan Forster
5 John Robertson
(1816–1891)
9 March 1860 9 January 1861 No party Upper Hunter Robertson I 1860
(2) III Charles Cowper
(1807–1875)
10 January 1861 15 October 1863 No party East Sydney Cowper III 1860
6 James Martin
(1820–1886)
16 October 1863 2 February 1865 No party Tumut
Monaro
Martin I 1864–65
(2) IV Charles Cowper
(1807–1875)
3 February 1865 21 January 1866 No party East Sydney Cowper IV 1864–65
(6) II James Martin
(1820–1886)
22 January 1866 26 October 1868 No party Lachlan Martin II
(5) II John Robertson
(1816–1891)
27 October 1868 12 January 1870 No party Clarence
West Sydney
Robertson II 1869–70
(2) V Charles Cowper
(1807–1875)
13 January 1870 15 December 1870 No party Liverpool Plains Cowper V
(6) III Sir James Martin
(1820–1886)
16 December 1870 13 May 1872 No party East Sydney
East Macquarie
Martin III 1872
7 Henry Parkes
(1815–1896)
14 May 1872 8 February 1875 No party East Sydney Parkes I 1872
1874–75
(5) III John Robertson
(1816–1891)
9 February 1875 21 March 1877 No party West Sydney Robertson III 1874–75
(7) II Henry Parkes
(1815–1896)
22 March 1877 16 August 1877 No party East Sydney
Canterbury
Parkes II
(5) IV Sir John Robertson
(1816–1891)
17 August 1877 17 December 1877 No party West Sydney
East Macquarie
Mudgee
Robertson IV 1877
8 James Farnell
(1825–1888)
18 December 1877 20 December 1878 No party St Leonards Farnell
(7) III Sir Henry Parkes
(1815–1896)
21 December 1878 4 January 1883 No party Canterbury
East Sydney
Tenterfield
Parkes III 1880
1882
9 Alexander Stuart
(1824–1886)
5 January 1883 6 October 1885 No party Illawarra Stuart
10 George Dibbs
(1834–1904)
7 October 1885 21 December 1885 No party St Leonards
Murrumbidgee
Dibbs I 1885
(5) V Sir John Robertson
(1816–1891)
22 December 1885 22 February 1886 No party Mudgee Robertson V
11 Sir Patrick Jennings
(1831–1897)
26 February 1886 19 January 1887 No party Bogan Jennings 1887
(7) IV Sir Henry Parkes
(1815–1896)
25 January 1887 16 January 1889 Free Trade Party St Leonards Parkes IV 1887
(10) II George Dibbs
(1834–1904)
17 January 1889 7 March 1889 Protectionist Party Murrumbidgee Dibbs II 1889
(7) V Sir Henry Parkes
(1815–1896)
8 March 1889 23 October 1891 Free Trade Party St Leonards Parkes V 1889
(10) III George Dibbs
(1834–1904)
23 October 1891 2 August 1894 Protectionist Party Murrumbidgee Dibbs III 1891
1894
12 George Reid
(1845–1918)
3 August 1894 13 September 1899 Free Trade Party East Sydney
Sydney-King
Reid 1894
1895
1898
13 Sir William Lyne
(1844–1913)
14 September 1899 27 March 1901 Protectionist Party Hume Lyne
14 Sir John See
(1844–1907)
28 March 1901 14 June 1904 Progressive Party Grafton See 1901
15 Thomas Waddell
(1854–1940)
15 June 1904 29 August 1904 Progressive Party Cowra Waddell 1904
16 Sir Joseph Carruthers
(1857–1932)
29 August 1904 1 October 1907 Liberal Reform Party St George Carruthers 1904
17 Charles Wade
(1863–1922)
2 October 1907 1 October 1910 Liberal Reform Party Gordon Wade 1907
1910
18 James McGowen
(1855–1922)
21 October 1910 29 June 1913 Australian Labor Party Redfern McGowen 1910
1913
19 William Holman
(1871–1934)
30 June 1913 15 November 1916 Australian Labor Party Cootamundra Holman I 1917
1920
15 November 1916 12 April 1920 Nationalist Party Holman II
20 John Storey
(1869–1921)
13 April 1920 5 October 1921 Australian Labor Party Balmain Storey 1920
21 James Dooley
(1877–1950)
5 October 1921 20 December 1921 Australian Labor Party Bathurst Dooley I
22 Sir George Fuller
(1861–1940)
20 December 1921 20 December 1921 Nationalist Party Wollondilly Fuller I
(21) II James Dooley
(1877–1950)
20 December 1921 13 April 1922 Australian Labor Party Bathurst Dooley II 1922
(22) II Sir George Fuller
(1861–1940)
13 April 1922 17 June 1925 Nationalist Party Wollondilly Fuller II 1922
1925
23 Jack Lang
(1876–1975)
17 June 1925 18 October 1927 Australian Labor Party Parramatta Lang I
Lang II
1925
1927
24 Thomas Bavin
(1874–1941)
18 October 1927 4 November 1930 Nationalist Party Gordon Bavin 1927
1930
(23) II Jack Lang
(1876–1975)
4 November 1930 15 October 1931 Australian Labor Party Auburn Lang III 1930
15 October 1931 13 May 1932 Labor Party (NSW) 1932
25 Bertram Stevens
(1889–1973)
16 May 1932 5 August 1939 United Australia Party Croydon Stevens I
Stevens II
Stevens III
1932
1935
1938
26 Alexander Mair
(1889–1969)
5 August 1939 16 May 1941 United Australia Party Albury Mair 1941
27 William McKell
(1891–1985)
16 May 1941 6 February 1947 Australian Labor Party Redfern McKell I
McKell II
1941
1944
28 James McGirr
(1890–1957)
6 February 1947 2 April 1952 Australian Labor Party Bankstown
Liverpool
McGirr I
McGirr II
McGirr III
1947
1950
29 Joseph Cahill
(1891–1959)
2 April 1952 22 October 1959 Australian Labor Party Cook's River Cahill I
Cahill II
Cahill III
Cahill IV
1953
1956
1959
30 Bob Heffron
(1890–1978)
23 October 1959 30 April 1964 Australian Labor Party Maroubra Heffron I
Heffron II
1962
31 Jack Renshaw
(1909–1987)
30 April 1964 13 May 1965 Australian Labor Party Castlereagh Renshaw 1965
32 Sir Robert Askin
(1907–1981)
13 May 1965 3 January 1975 Liberal Party of Australia Collaroy
Pittwater
Askin I
Askin II
Askin III
Askin IV
Askin V
Askin VI
1965
1968
1971
1973
33 Tom Lewis
(1922–2016)
3 January 1975 23 January 1976 Liberal Party of Australia Wollondilly Lewis I
Lewis II
34 Sir Eric Willis
(1922–1999)
23 January 1976 14 May 1976 Liberal Party of Australia Earlwood Willis 1976
35 Neville Wran
(1926–2014)
14 May 1976 4 July 1986 Australian Labor Party Bass Hill Wran I
Wran II
Wran III
Wran IV
Wran V
Wran VI
Wran VII
Wran VIII
1976
1981
1984
36 Barrie Unsworth
(1934–)
4 July 1986 25 March 1988 Australian Labor Party Rockdale Unsworth 1988
37 Nick Greiner
(1947–)
25 March 1988 24 June 1992 Liberal Party of Australia Ku-ring-gai Greiner I
Greiner II
1988
1991
38 John Fahey
(1945–)
24 June 1992 4 April 1995 Liberal Party of Australia Southern Highlands Fahey I
Fahey II
Fahey III
1995
39 Bob Carr
(1947–)
4 April 1995 3 August 2005 Australian Labor Party Maroubra Carr I
Carr II
Carr III
Carr IV
1995
1999
2003
40 Morris Iemma
(1961–)
3 August 2005 5 September 2008 Australian Labor Party Lakemba Iemma I
Iemma II
2007
41 Nathan Rees
(1968–)
5 September 2008 4 December 2009 Australian Labor Party Toongabbie Rees
42 Kristina Keneally
(1968–)
4 December 2009 28 March 2011 Australian Labor Party Heffron Keneally 2011
43 Barry O'Farrell
(1959– )
28 March 2011 17 April 2014 Liberal Party of Australia Ku-ring-gai O'Farrell 2011
44 Mike Baird
(1968–)
17 April 2014 Incumbent Liberal Party of Australia Manly Baird I
Baird II
2015

Living former Premiers

As of April 2016, eight former Premiers are alive, the oldest being Barrie Unsworth (1986-1988, born 1934). The most recent premier to die was Tom Lewis on 25 April 2016.[3]

NameTerm as premierDate of birth
Barrie Unsworth 1986–1988 16 April 1934
Nick Greiner 1988–1992 27 April 1947
John Fahey 1992–1995 10 January 1945
Bob Carr 1995–2005 28 September 1947
Morris Iemma 2005–2008 21 July 1961
Nathan Rees 2008–2009 12 February 1968
Kristina Keneally 2009–2011 19 December 1968
Barry O'Farrell 2011–2014 24 May 1959

References

See also

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