Premier of New South Wales

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 Parliamentary System, with the 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 their ability to command the support of a majority of members of the lower house of Parliament, the Legislative Assembly.

Before Federation in 1901, the term "prime minister of New South Wales" was also used. "Premier" has been used more or less exclusively from 1901, to avoid confusion with the federal prime minister of Australia.

The current premier is Chris Minns, the leader of the New South Wales Labor Party, who assumed office on 28 March 2023. Minns defeated Dominic Perrottet at the election held on 25 March 2023, after twelve years of Liberal/National Coalition rule.

List of premiers of New South Wales PortraitNameElectoral district(Birth–death)ElectionTerm of officePolitical partyMinistryMonarchTerm startTerm endTime in office 1Stuart DonaldsonMLA for Sydney Hamlets(1812–1867)18566 June185625 August1856Independent DonaldsonVictoria(1837–1901)Governor: 2Charles CowperMLA for Sydney City(1807–1875)—26 August18562 October1856IndependentCowper I 3Henry ParkerMLA for Parramatta(1808–1881)—3 October18567 September1857IndependentParker (2)Charles CowperMLA for Sydney City(until 1859)MLA for East Sydney(from 1859)(1807–1875)—7 September185726 October1859IndependentCowper II18581859 4William ForsterMLA for Queanbeyan(1818–1882)—27 October18599 March1860IndependentForster 5John RobertsonMLA for Upper Hunter(1816–1891)—9 March18609 January1861IndependentRobertson I (2)Charles CowperMLA for East Sydney(1807–1875)186010 January186115 October1863IndependentCowper III 6James MartinMLA for Tumut(until 1864)MLA for Monara(1864)MLA for Lachlan(from 1864)(1820–1886)—16 October18632 February1865IndependentMartin I (2)Charles CowperMLA for East Sydney(1807–1875)1864–653 February186521 January1866IndependentCowper IV (6)James MartinMLA for Lachlan(1820–1886)—22 January186626 October1868IndependentMartin II (5)John RobertsonMLA for Clarence(1816–1891)—27 October186812 January1870IndependentRobertson II (2)Charles CowperMLA for Liverpool Plains(1807–1875)1869–7013 January187015 December1870IndependentCowper V (6)James MartinMLA for East Sydney(until 1872)MLA for East Macquarie(from 1872)(1820–1886)—16 December187013 May1872IndependentMartin III 7Henry ParkesMLA for East Sydney(1815–1896)187214 May18728 February1875IndependentParkes I (5)John RobertsonMLA for West Sydney(1816–1891)1874–759 February187521 March1877IndependentRobertson III (7)Henry ParkesMLA for East Sydney(1815–1896)—22 March187716 August1877IndependentParkes II (5)Sir John RobertsonMLA for West Sydney(until November 1877)MLA for East Macquarie(from November 1877)MLA for Lachlan(from November 1877)(1816–1891)—17 August187717 December1877IndependentRobertson IV 8James FarnellMLA for St Leonards(1825–1888)187718 December187720 December1878IndependentFarnell (7)Sir Henry ParkesMLA for Canterbury(until 1880)MLA for East Sydney(1880–1882)MLA for Tenterfield(from 1882)(1815–1896)—21 December18784 January1883IndependentParkes III1880 9Alexander StuartMLA for Illawarra(1824–1886)18825 January18836 October1885IndependentStuart 10George DibbsMLA for St Leonards(until October 1885)MLA for Murrumbidgee(from October 1885)(1834–1904)—7 October188521 December1885IndependentDibbs I1885 (5)Sir John RobertsonMLA for Mudgee(1816–1891)—22 December188522 February1886IndependentRobertson V 11Sir Patrick JenningsMLA for The Bogan(1831–1897)—26 February188619 January1887IndependentJennings (7)Sir Henry ParkesMLA for St Leonards(1815–1896)—25 January188716 January1889Free TradeParkes IV1887 10George DibbsMLA for Murrumbidgee(1834–1904)—17 January18897 March1889ProtectionistDibbs II (7)Sir Henry ParkesMLA for St Leonards(1815–1896)18898 March188923 October1891Free TradeParkes V1891 (10)George DibbsMLA for Murrumbidgee(1834–1904)—23 October18912 August1894ProtectionistDibbs III 12George ReidMLA for Sydney-King(1845–1918)18943 August189413 September1899Free TradeReid18951898 13Sir William LyneMLA for Hume(1844–1913)—14 September189927 March1901ProtectionistLyneEdward VII(1901–1910)Governor: 14Sir John SeeMLA for Grafton(1844–1907)190128 March190114 June1904ProgressiveSee 15Thomas WaddellMLA for Cowra(1854–1940)—15 June190429 August1904ProgressiveWaddell 16Sir Joseph CarruthersMLA for St George(1857–1932)190429 August19041 October1907Liberal ReformCarruthers1907 17Charles WadeMLA for Gordon(1863–1922)—2 October19071 October1910Liberal ReformWadeGeorge V(1910–1936)Governor: 18James McGowenMLA for Redfern(1855–1922)191021 October191029 June1913LaborMcGowen 19William HolmanMLA for Cootamundra(1871–1934)—30 June191312 April1920LaborHolman I1913—NationalistHolman II1917 20John StoreyMLA for Balmain(1869–1921)192013 April19205 October1921LaborStorey 21James DooleyMLA for Bathurst(1877–1950)—5 October192120 December1921LaborDooley I 22Sir George FullerMLA for Wollondilly(1861–1940)—20 December192120 December19217 hoursNationalistFuller I (21)James DooleyMLA for Bathurst(1877–1950)—20 December192113 April1922LaborDooley II (22)Sir George FullerMLA for Wollondilly(1861–1940)192213 April192217 June1925NationalistFuller II 23Jack LangMLA for Parramatta(1876–1975)192517 June192518 October1927LaborLang I—Lang II 24Thomas BavinMLA for Gordon(1874–1941)192718 October19274 November1930NationalistBavin (23)Jack LangMLA for Auburn(1876–1975)19304 November193016 May1932Labor(until 1931)Lang III—Lang Labor 25Bertram StevensMLA for Croydon(1889–1973)—16 May19325 August1939United AustraliaStevens I19321935Stevens IIEdward VIII(1936)Governor:George VI(1936–1952)Governor:1938Stevens III 26Alexander MairMLA for Albury(1889–1969)—5 August193916 May1941United AustraliaMair 27William McKellMLA for Redfern(1891–1985)194116 May19416 February1947LaborMcKell I1944McKell II 28Jim McGirrMLA for Bankstown(until 1950)MLA for Liverpool(from 1950)(1890–1957)—6 February19472 April1952LaborMcGirr I1947McGirr II1950McGirr IIIElizabeth II(1952–2022)Governor: 29Joseph CahillMLA for Cook's River(1891–1959)—2 April195222 October1959LaborCahill I1953Cahill II1956Cahill III1959Cahill IV 30Bob HeffronMLA for Maroubra(1890–1978)—23 October195930 April1964LaborHeffron I1962Heffron II 31Jack RenshawMLA for Castlereagh(1909–1987)—30 April196413 May1965LaborRenshaw 32Sir Robert AskinMLA for Collaroy(until 1973)MLA for Pittwater(from 1973)(1907–1981)196513 May19653 January1975LiberalAskin I1968Askin II—Askin III1971Askin IV—Askin V1973Askin VI 33Tom LewisMLA for Wollondilly(1922–2016)—3 January197523 January1976LiberalLewis I—Lewis II 34Sir Eric WillisMLA for Earlwood(1922–1999)—23 January197614 May1976LiberalWillis 35Neville WranMLA for Bass Hill(1926–2014)197614 May19764 July1986LaborWran I1978Wran II—Wran III1981Wran IV—Wran V—Wran VI1984Wran VII—Wran VIII 36Barrie UnsworthMLA for Rockdale(born 1934)—4 July198625 March1988LaborUnsworth 37Nick GreinerMP for Ku-ring-gai(born 1947)198825 March198824 June1992LiberalGreiner I1991Greiner II 38John FaheyMP for Southern Highlands(1945–2020)—24 June19924 April1995LiberalFahey IFahey IIFahey III39Bob CarrMP for Maroubra(born 1947)19954 April19953 August2005LaborCarr I—Carr II1999Carr III2003Carr IV 40Morris IemmaMP for Lakemba(born 1961)—3 August20055 September2008LaborIemma I2007Iemma II 41Nathan ReesMP for Toongabbie(born 1968)—5 September20084 December2009LaborRees 42Kristina KeneallyMP for Heffron(born 1968)—4 December200928 March2011LaborKeneally 43Barry O'FarrellMP for Ku-ring-gai(born 1959)201128 March201117 April2014LiberalO'Farrell 44Mike BairdMP for Manly(born 1968)—17 April201423 January2017LiberalBaird I2015Baird II 45Gladys BerejiklianMP for Willoughby(born 1970)—23 January20175 October2021LiberalBerejiklian I2019Berejiklian II 46Dominic PerrottetMP for Epping(born 1982)—5 October202128 March2023LiberalPerrottet IPerrottet IICharles III(2022–present)Governor: 47Chris MinnsMP for Kogarah(born 1979)202328 March2023IncumbentLaborMinns

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