List of Prime Ministers of New Zealand

The list of Prime Ministers of New Zealand is sorted chronologically by term of office and is a supplement to the article Prime Minister of New Zealand .

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• Taking office
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AZ	PM	Surname	Political party	Taking office	resignation	Remarks
01	01.	Henry Sewell (1807-1879)		0May 7, 1856	May 20, 1856	Resignation by vote of no confidence after only 13 days.
02	02.	William Fox (1812-1893)		May 20, 1856	0June 2, 1856	Resignation after only 13 days.
03	03.	Edward Stafford (1819-1901)		0June 2, 1856	July 12, 1861	Resignation after a vote of no confidence.
04th	02.	William Fox (1812-1893)		July 12, 1861	0Aug 6, 1862	( 2nd term of office ), resignation after a vote of no confidence.
05	04th	Alfred Domett (1811-1887)		0Aug 6, 1862	Oct. 30, 1863	Resignation after a break in the government and a vote of no confidence.
06th	05.	Frederick Whitaker (1812-1891)		Oct. 30, 1863	Nov. 24, 1864	Resignation after the fall of the government.
07th	06th	Frederick Weld (1823-1891)		Nov. 24, 1864	Oct 16, 1865	Resignation through resignation of the entire government.
08th	03.	Edward Stafford (1819-1901)		Oct 16, 1865	June 28, 1869	( 2nd term of office ), resignation after a vote of no confidence.
09	02.	William Fox (1812-1893)		June 28, 1869	Sep 10 1872	( 3rd term of office ), resignation after a vote of no confidence.
10	03.	Edward Stafford (1819-1901)		Sep 10 1872	Oct 11, 1872	( 3rd term of office ), resignation after a vote of no confidence.
11	07th	George Waterhouse (1824-1906)		Oct 11, 1872	03rd Mar 1873	Resignation for personal reasons.
12	02.	William Fox (1812-1893)		03rd Mar 1873	0Apr 8, 1873	( 4th term of office ) only as a transition until a successor has been found.
13	08th.	Julius Vogel (1835–1899)		0Apr 8, 1873	0July 6, 1875	Resignation due to absence in matters of his infrastructure project.
14th	09.	Daniel Pollen (1813-1896)		0July 6, 1875	Feb 15, 1876	Represented Vogel because of his absence.
15th	08th.	Julius Vogel (1835–1899)		Feb 15, 1876	0Sep 1 1876	( 2nd term ), resigned to represent New Zealand in Great Britain.
16	10.	Harry Atkinson (1831-1892)		0Sep 1 1876	Oct 13, 1877	Resignation after a vote of no confidence.
17th	11.	George Gray (1812–1898)		Oct 13, 1877	0Oct 8, 1879
18th	12.	John Hall (1824-1907)		0Oct 8, 1879	Apr 21, 1882	Resignation for health reasons.
19th	05.	Frederick Whitaker (1812-1891)		Apr 21, 1882	25 Sep 1883	( 2nd term of office ), resignation for private reasons.
20th	10.	Harry Atkinson (1831-1892)		25 Sep 1883	16 Aug 1884	( 2nd term of office ), resignation after a vote of no confidence.
21st	13.	Robert Stout (1844-1930)		16 Aug 1884	28 Aug 1884	Resignation after a vote of no confidence.
22nd	10.	Harry Atkinson (1831-1892)		28 Aug 1884	03rd Sep 1884	( 3rd term of office ), resignation after a vote of no confidence.
23	13.	Robert Stout (1844-1930)		03rd Sep 1884	0Oct 8, 1887	( 2nd term of office ), resignation after a vote of no confidence.
24	10.	Harry Atkinson (1831-1892)		0Oct 8, 1887	Jan. 24, 1891	( 4th term of office )
25th	14th	John Ballance (1839-1893)	Liberal party	Jan. 24, 1891	Apr 27, 1893
26th	15th	Richard Seddon (1845-1906)	Liberal party	Apr 27, 1893	June 10, 1906
27	16.	William Hall-Jones (1851-1936)	Liberal party	June 10, 1906	0Aug 6, 1906
28	17th	Joseph Ward (1856-1930)	Liberal party	0Aug 6, 1906	28 Mar 1912	Resignation due to losses of his party in the parliamentary elections.
29	18th	Thomas Mackenzie (1854–1930)	Liberal party	28 Mar 1912	July 10, 1912
30th	19th	William Massey (1856-1925)	Reform Party	July 10, 1912	May 10, 1925	Died in office.
31	20th	Francis Bell (1851-1936)	Reform Party	May 14, 1925	May 30, 1925	Took office for 16 days after Massey's death.
32	21st	Gordon Coates (1878-1943)	Reform Party	May 30, 1925	Dec 10, 1928
33	17th	Joseph Ward (1856-1930)	United Party	Dec 10, 1928	May 28, 1930	( 2nd term of office )
34	22nd	George Forbes (1869-1947)	United Party	May 28, 1930	0Dec 6, 1935	Replaced by parliamentary elections.
35	23.	Michael Joseph Savage (1872-1940)	Labor Party	0Dec 6, 1935	27 Mar 1940	Died in office.
36	24.	Peter Fraser (1884–1950)	Labor Party	27 Mar 1940	Dec 13, 1949
37	25th	Sidney Holland (1893–1961)	National Party	Dec 13, 1949	Sep 20 1957
38	26th	Keith Holyoake (1904-1983)	National Party	Sep 20 1957	Dec 12, 1957
39	27.	Walter Nash (1882–1968)	Labor Party	Dec 12, 1957	Dec 12, 1960
40	26th	Keith Holyoake (1904-1983)	National Party	Dec 12, 1960	0Feb. 7, 1972	( 2nd term of office )
41	28.	Jack Marshall (1912–1988)	National Party	0Feb. 7, 1972	0Dec 8, 1972	Replaced by parliamentary elections.
42	29	Norman Kirk (1923-1974)	Labor Party	0Dec 8, 1972	Aug 31, 1974	Died in office.
43	30th	Bill Rowling (1927-1995)	Labor Party	06 Sep 1974	Dec 12, 1975	Replaced by parliamentary elections.
44	31.	Robert Muldoon (1921-1992)	National Party	Dec 12, 1975	July 26, 1984	Replaced by parliamentary elections.
45	32	David Lange (1942-2005)	Labor Party	July 26, 1984	0Aug 8, 1989	Resignation due to internal party conflicts.
46	33.	Geoffrey Palmer (1942-)	Labor Party	0Aug 8, 1989	04th Sep 1990
47	34.	Mike Moore (1949-2020)	Labor Party	04th Sep 1990	0Nov 2, 1990	Replaced by parliamentary elections.
48	35.	Jim Bolger (1935-)	National Party	0Nov 2, 1990	0Dec 8, 1997	Replaced by internal party candidate Shipley.
49	36.	Jenny Shipley (1952-)	National Party	0Dec 8, 1997	0Dec 5, 1999	Replaced by parliamentary elections.
50	37.	Helen Clark (1950-)	Labor Party	0Dec 5, 1999	Nov 19, 2008	Replaced by parliamentary elections.
51	38.	John Key (1961-)	National Party	Nov 19, 2008	Dec 12, 2016	Resignation for private reasons.
52	39.	Bill English (1961-)	National Party	Dec 12, 2016	Oct. 26, 2017
53	40.	Jacinda Ardern (1980-)	Labor Party	Oct. 26, 2017	officiating