List of Prime Ministers of Prince Edward Island
This list outlines the Prime Minister (Engl. Premier ) of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Iceland on. Prince Edward Island has a unicameral parliament with a parliamentary government based on the Westminster system . The prime minister is also the chairman of the party that holds the most seats in the legislative assembly . The Prime Minister acts as head of government , while the head of state , the Canadian monarch , by a Deputy Governor (lieutenant governor) is represented. In addition, the Prime Minister puts together and presides over the government called the Executive Council from among the elected MPs. Before joining the Canadian Confederation in 1873, Prince Edward Island was a British crown colony. The right to self-government existed since 1851.
List of Prime Ministers of Prince Edward Island
Prime Minister of the Colony of Prince Edward Island (1851–1873) | |||
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Prime minister (party) |
Period | ||
1. |
George Coles (Liberal Party) |
April 24, 1851 - 1854 (1st term of office) | |
2. |
John Holl (Conservative Party) |
1854-1855 | |
- |
George Coles (Liberal Party) |
1855 - 1859 (2nd term of office) | |
3. |
Edward Palmer (Conservative Party) |
1859-1863 | |
4th |
John Hamilton Gray (Conservative Party) |
1863-1865 | |
5. |
James Colledge Pope (Conservative Party) |
1865 - 1867 (1st term of office) | |
- |
George Coles (Liberal Party) |
1867 - 1869 (3rd term) | |
6th |
Joseph Hensley (Liberal Party) |
1869 | |
7th |
Robert Haythorne (Liberal Party) |
1869 - 1870 (1st term of office) | |
- |
James Colledge Pope (coalition government) |
1870 - 1872 (2nd term of office) | |
- |
Robert Haythorne (Liberal Party) |
1872 - April 1873 (2nd term) | |
Prime Minister of Prince Edward Island Province (since 1873) | |||
Prime minister (party) |
Period | ||
1. |
James Colledge Pope (Conservative Party) |
April 1873 - September 1873 (3rd term) | |
2. |
Lemuel Owen (Conservative Party) |
September 1873 - August 1876 | |
3. |
Louis Henry Davies (coalition government) |
August 1876 - April 25, 1879 | |
4th |
William Wilfred Sullivan (Conservative Party) |
April 25, 1879 - November 1889 | |
5. |
Neil McLeod (Conservative Party) |
November 1889 - April 27, 1891 | |
6th |
Frederick Peters (Liberal Party) |
April 27, 1891 - October 1897 | |
7th |
Alexander Warburton (Liberal Party) |
October 1897 - August 1898 | |
8th. |
Donald Farquharson (Liberal Party) |
August 1898 - December 29, 1901 | |
9. |
Arthur Peters (Liberal Party) |
December 29, 1901 - January 29, 1908 | |
10. |
Francis Haszard (Liberal Party) |
February 1, 1908 - May 16, 1911 | |
11. |
Herbert James Palmer (Liberal Party) |
May 16, 1911 - December 2, 1911 | |
12. |
John Alexander Mathieson (Conservative Party) |
December 2, 1911 - June 21, 1917 | |
13. |
Aubin-Edmond Arsenault (Conservative Party) |
June 21, 1917 - September 9, 1919 | |
14th |
John Howatt Bell (Liberal Party) |
September 9, 1919 - September 5, 1923 | |
15th |
James David Stewart (Conservative Party) |
September 5, 1923 - August 21, 1927 (1st term) | |
16. |
Albert Charles Saunders (Liberal Party) |
August 21, 1927 - May 20, 1930 | |
17th |
Walter Maxfield Lea (Liberal Party) |
May 20, 1930 - August 29, 1931 (2nd term) | |
- |
James David Stewart (Conservative Party) |
August 29, 1931 - October 10, 1933 (2nd term) | |
18th |
William JP MacMillan (Conservative Party) |
October 14, 1933 - August 15, 1935 | |
- |
Walter Maxfield Lea (Liberal Party) |
August 15, 1935 - January 14, 1936 (2nd term) | |
19th |
Thane Campbell (Liberal Party) |
January 14, 1936 - May 11, 1943 | |
20th |
John Walter Jones (Liberal Party) |
May 11, 1943 - May 25, 1953 | |
21st |
Alexander Wallace Matheson (Liberal Party) |
May 25, 1953 - September 16, 1959 | |
22nd |
Walter Russell Shaw (Progressive Conservative Party) |
September 16, 1959 - July 28, 1966 | |
23. |
Alex Campbell (Liberal Party) |
July 28, 1966 - September 18, 1978 | |
24. |
Bennett Campbell (Liberal Party) |
September 18, 1978 - May 3, 1979 | |
25th |
Angus MacLean (Progressive Conservative Party) |
May 3, 1979 - November 17, 1981 | |
26th |
James Lee (Progressive Conservative Party) |
November 17, 1981 - May 2, 1986 | |
27. |
Joe Ghiz (Liberal Party) |
May 2, 1986 - January 25, 1993 | |
28. |
Catherine Callbeck (Liberal Party) |
January 25, 1993 - October 9, 1996 | |
29 |
Keith Milligan (Liberal Party) |
October 9, 1996 - November 27, 1996 | |
30th |
Pat Binns (Progressive Conservative Party) |
November 27, 1996 - June 12, 2007 | |
31. |
Robert Ghiz (Liberal Party) |
June 12, 2007 - February 23, 2015 | |
32. |
Wade MacLauchlan (Liberal Party) |
February 23, 2015 - Acting |