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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AZ | PM | Surname | Political party | Taking office | resignation | Remarks |
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1 | 1. | Henry Sewell (1807-1879) | May 7, 1856 | May 20, 1856 | Resignation by vote of no confidence after only 13 days. | |
2 | 2. | William Fox (1812-1893) | May 20, 1856 | June 2, 1856 | Resignation after only 13 days. | |
3 | 3. | Edward Stafford (1819-1901) | June 2, 1856 | July 12, 1861 | Resignation after a vote of no confidence. | |
4th | 2. | William Fox (1812-1893) | July 12, 1861 | Aug 6, 1862 | ( 2nd term of office ), resignation after a vote of no confidence. | |
5 | 4th | Alfred Domett (1811-1887) | Aug 6, 1862 | Oct. 30, 1863 | Resignation after a break in the government and a vote of no confidence. | |
6th | 5. | Frederick Whitaker (1812-1891) | Oct. 30, 1863 | Nov. 24, 1864 | Resignation after the fall of the government. | |
7th | 6th | Frederick Weld (1823-1891) | Nov. 24, 1864 | Oct 16, 1865 | Resignation through resignation of the entire government. | |
8th | 3. | Edward Stafford (1819-1901) | Oct 16, 1865 | June 28, 1869 | ( 2nd term of office ), resignation after a vote of no confidence. | |
9 | 2. | William Fox (1812-1893) | June 28, 1869 | Sep 10 1872 | ( 3rd term of office ), resignation after a vote of no confidence. | |
10 | 3. | Edward Stafford (1819-1901) | Sep 10 1872 | Oct 11, 1872 | ( 3rd term of office ), resignation after a vote of no confidence. | |
11 | 7th | George Waterhouse (1824-1906) | Oct 11, 1872 | 3rd Mar 1873 | Resignation for personal reasons. | |
12 | 2. | William Fox (1812-1893) | 3rd Mar 1873 | Apr 8, 1873 | ( 4th term of office ) only as a transition until a successor has been found. | |
13 | 8th. | Julius Vogel (1835–1899) | Apr 8, 1873 | July 6, 1875 | Resignation due to absence in matters of his infrastructure project. | |
14th | 9. | Daniel Pollen (1813-1896) | July 6, 1875 | Feb 15, 1876 | Represented Vogel because of his absence. | |
15th | 8th. | Julius Vogel (1835–1899) | Feb 15, 1876 | Sep 1 1876 | ( 2nd term ), resigned to represent New Zealand in Great Britain. | |
16 | 10. | Harry Atkinson (1831-1892) | Sep 1 1876 | Oct 13, 1877 | Resignation after a vote of no confidence. | |
17th | 11. | George Gray (1812–1898) | Oct 13, 1877 | Oct 8, 1879 | ||
18th | 12. | John Hall (1824-1907) | Oct 8, 1879 | Apr 21, 1882 | Resignation for health reasons. | |
19th | 5. | 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 | 3rd Sep 1884 | ( 3rd term of office ), resignation after a vote of no confidence. | |
23 | 13. | Robert Stout (1844-1930) | 3rd Sep 1884 | Oct 8, 1887 | ( 2nd term of office ), resignation after a vote of no confidence. | |
24 | 10. | Harry Atkinson (1831-1892) | Oct 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 | Aug 6, 1906 | |
28 | 17th | Joseph Ward (1856-1930) | Liberal party | Aug 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 | Dec 6, 1935 | Replaced by parliamentary elections. |
35 | 23. | Michael Joseph Savage (1872-1940) | Labor Party | Dec 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 | Feb. 7, 1972 | ( 2nd term of office ) |
41 | 28. | Jack Marshall (1912–1988) | National Party | Feb. 7, 1972 | Dec 8, 1972 | Replaced by parliamentary elections. |
42 | 29 | Norman Kirk (1923-1974) | Labor Party | Dec 8, 1972 | Aug 31, 1974 | Died in office. |
43 | 30th | Bill Rowling (1927-1995) | Labor Party | 6 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 | Aug 8, 1989 | Resignation due to internal party conflicts. |
46 | 33. | Geoffrey Palmer (1942-) | Labor Party | Aug 8, 1989 | 4th Sep 1990 | |
47 | 34. | Mike Moore (1949-2020) | Labor Party | 4th Sep 1990 | Nov 2, 1990 | Replaced by parliamentary elections. |
48 | 35. | Jim Bolger (1935-) | National Party | Nov 2, 1990 | Dec 8, 1997 | Replaced by internal party candidate Shipley. |
49 | 36. | Jenny Shipley (1952-) | National Party | Dec 8, 1997 | Dec 5, 1999 | Replaced by parliamentary elections. |
50 | 37. | Helen Clark (1950-) | Labor Party | Dec 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 |