Premier of New South Wales

Premier of New South Wales
Premier of New South Wales
	Coat of arms of New South Wales
	Flag of New South Wales
	Incumbent; Chris Minns; since 28 March 2023
	Premier's Department; Cabinet Office
Style	The Honourable(formal); Premier(informal);
Status	Head of government
Member of	New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Reports to	Parliament
Appointer	Governor of New South Wales; byconvention,based on appointee's ability tocommand confidencein theLegislative Assembly
Term length	At the governor's pleasure; contingent on the premier's ability tocommand confidencein the lower house of Parliament
Constituting instrument	None (constitutional convention)
Formation	6 June 1856
First holder	Stuart Donaldson
Deputy	Deputy Premier of New South Wales
Salary	$416,440

Thepremier of New South Walesis the head of government in the state ofNew South Wales,Australia.TheGovernment of New South Walesfollows theWestminster Parliamentary System,with aParliament of New South Walesacting as the legislature. The premier is appointed by theGovernor 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, theLegislative Assembly.

BeforeFederationin 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 federalprime minister of Australia.^[2]^[3]

The current premier isChris Minns,the leader of theNew South Wales Labor Party,who assumed office on 28 March 2023. Minns defeatedDominic Perrottetat the election held on 25 March 2023, after twelve years ofLiberal/National Coalitionrule.^[4]

List of premiers of New South Wales

No.	Portrait	Name Electoral district (Birth–death)	Election	Term of office			Political party	Ministry	Monarch
No.	Portrait	Name Electoral district (Birth–death)	Election	Term start	Term end	Time in office	Political party	Ministry	Monarch
1		Stuart Donaldson MLA forSydney Hamlets (1812–1867)	1856	6 June 1856	25 August 1856	80 days	Independent	Donaldson	Victoria (1837–1901) Governor: Sir William Denison (1855–1861) Sir John Young (1861–1867) The Earl Belmore (1868–1872) Sir Hercules Robinson (1872–1879) Lord Augustus Loftus (1879–1885) The Lord Carrington (1885–1890) The Earl of Jersey (1891–1893) Sir Robert Duff (1893–1895) The Viscount Hampden (1895–1899) The Earl Beauchamp (from 1899)
2		Charles Cowper MLA forSydney City (1807–1875)	—	26 August 1856	2 October 1856	37 days	Independent	Cowper I
3		Henry Parker MLA forParramatta (1808–1881)	—	3 October 1856	7 September 1857	339 days	Independent	Parker
(2)		Charles Cowper MLA forSydney City (until 1859) MLA forEast Sydney (from 1859) (1807–1875)	—	7 September 1857	26 October 1859	2 years, 49 days	Independent	Cowper II
			1858
			1859
4		William Forster MLA forQueanbeyan (1818–1882)	—	27 October 1859	9 March 1860	1 year, 165 days	Independent	Forster
5		John Robertson MLA forUpper Hunter (1816–1891)	—	9 March 1860	9 January 1861	306 days	Independent	Robertson I
(2)		Charles Cowper MLA forEast Sydney (1807–1875)	1860	10 January 1861	15 October 1863	2 years, 278 days	Independent	Cowper III
6		James Martin MLA forTumut (until 1864) MLA forMonara (1864) MLA forLachlan (from 1864) (1820–1886)	—	16 October 1863	2 February 1865	1 year, 109 days	Independent	Martin I
(2)		Charles Cowper MLA forEast Sydney (1807–1875)	1864–65	3 February 1865	21 January 1866	352 days	Independent	Cowper IV
(6)		James Martin MLA forLachlan (1820–1886)	—	22 January 1866	26 October 1868	2 years, 278 days	Independent	Martin II
(5)		John Robertson MLA forClarence (1816–1891)	—	27 October 1868	12 January 1870	1 year, 77 days	Independent	Robertson II
(2)		Charles Cowper MLA forLiverpool Plains (1807–1875)	1869–70	13 January 1870	15 December 1870	336 days	Independent	Cowper V
(6)		James Martin MLA forEast Sydney (until 1872) MLA forEast Macquarie (from 1872) (1820–1886)	—	16 December 1870	13 May 1872	1 year, 149 days	Independent	Martin III
7		Henry Parkes MLA forEast Sydney (1815–1896)	1872	14 May 1872	8 February 1875	2 years, 270 days	Independent	Parkes I
(5)		John Robertson MLA forWest Sydney (1816–1891)	1874–75	9 February 1875	21 March 1877	2 years, 40 days	Independent	Robertson III
(7)		Henry Parkes MLA forEast Sydney (1815–1896)	—	22 March 1877	16 August 1877	175 days	Independent	Parkes II
(5)		Sir John Robertson MLA forWest Sydney (until November 1877) MLA forEast Macquarie (from November 1877) MLA forLachlan (from November 1877) (1816–1891)	—	17 August 1877	17 December 1877	122 days	Independent	Robertson IV
8		James Farnell MLA forSt Leonards (1825–1888)	1877	18 December 1877	20 December 1878	1 year, 2 days	Independent	Farnell
(7)		Sir Henry Parkes MLA forCanterbury (until 1880) MLA forEast Sydney (1880–1882) MLA forTenterfield (from 1882) (1815–1896)	—	21 December 1878	4 January 1883	4 years, 14 days	Independent	Parkes III
(7)			1880	21 December 1878	4 January 1883	4 years, 14 days	Independent	Parkes III
9		Alexander Stuart MLA forIllawarra (1824–1886)	1882	5 January 1883	6 October 1885	2 years, 274 days	Independent	Stuart
10		George Dibbs MLA forSt Leonards (until October 1885) MLA forMurrumbidgee (from October 1885) (1834–1904)	—	7 October 1885	21 December 1885	75 days	Independent	Dibbs I
10			1885	7 October 1885	21 December 1885	75 days	Independent	Dibbs I
(5)		Sir John Robertson MLA forMudgee (1816–1891)	—	22 December 1885	22 February 1886	62 days	Independent	Robertson V
11		Sir Patrick Jennings MLA forThe Bogan (1831–1897)	—	26 February 1886	19 January 1887	327 days	Independent	Jennings
(7)		Sir Henry Parkes MLA forSt Leonards (1815–1896)	—	25 January 1887	16 January 1889	1 year, 357 days	Free Trade	Parkes IV
(7)		Sir Henry Parkes MLA forSt Leonards (1815–1896)	1887	25 January 1887	16 January 1889	1 year, 357 days	Free Trade	Parkes IV
10		George Dibbs MLA forMurrumbidgee (1834–1904)	—	17 January 1889	7 March 1889	49 days	Protectionist	Dibbs II
(7)		Sir Henry Parkes MLA forSt Leonards (1815–1896)	1889	8 March 1889	23 October 1891	2 years, 229 days	Free Trade	Parkes V
(7)		Sir Henry Parkes MLA forSt Leonards (1815–1896)	1891	8 March 1889	23 October 1891	2 years, 229 days	Free Trade	Parkes V
(10)		George Dibbs MLA forMurrumbidgee (1834–1904)	—	23 October 1891	2 August 1894	2 years, 283 days	Protectionist	Dibbs III
12		George Reid MLA forSydney-King (1845–1918)	1894	3 August 1894	13 September 1899	5 years, 41 days	Free Trade	Reid
			1895
			1898
13		Sir William Lyne MLA forHume (1844–1913)	—	14 September 1899	27 March 1901	1 year, 194 days	Protectionist	Lyne
13		Sir William Lyne MLA forHume (1844–1913)	—	14 September 1899	27 March 1901	1 year, 194 days	Protectionist	Lyne	Edward VII (1901–1910) Governor: The Earl Beauchamp (until 1901) Sir Harry Rawson (1902–1909) The Viscount Chelmsford (from 1909)
14		Sir John See MLA forGrafton (1844–1907)	1901	28 March 1901	14 June 1904	3 years, 78 days	Progressive	See
15		Thomas Waddell MLA forCowra (1854–1940)	—	15 June 1904	29 August 1904	75 days	Progressive	Waddell
16		Sir Joseph Carruthers MLA forSt George (1857–1932)	1904	29 August 1904	1 October 1907	3 years, 33 days	Liberal Reform	Carruthers
16		Sir Joseph Carruthers MLA forSt George (1857–1932)	1907	29 August 1904	1 October 1907	3 years, 33 days	Liberal Reform	Carruthers
17		Charles Wade MLA forGordon (1863–1922)	—	2 October 1907	1 October 1910	2 years, 364 days	Liberal Reform	Wade
17		Charles Wade MLA forGordon (1863–1922)	—	2 October 1907	1 October 1910	2 years, 364 days	Liberal Reform	Wade	George V (1910–1936) Governor: The Viscount Chelmsford (until 1913) Sir Gerald Strickland (1913–1917) Sir Walter Davidson (1918–1923) Sir Dudley de Chair (1924–1930) Sir Philip Game (1930–1935) The Lord Gowrie (from 1935)
18		James McGowen MLA forRedfern (1855–1922)	1910	21 October 1910	29 June 1913	2 years, 251 days	Labor	McGowen
19		William Holman MLA forCootamundra (1871–1934)	—	30 June 1913	12 April 1920	6 years, 287 days	Labor	Holman I
19			1913				Labor	Holman I
			—				Nationalist	Holman II
			1917				Nationalist	Holman II
20		John Storey MLA forBalmain (1869–1921)	1920	13 April 1920	5 October 1921	1 year, 175 days	Labor	Storey
21		James Dooley MLA forBathurst (1877–1950)	—	5 October 1921	20 December 1921	76 days	Labor	Dooley I
22		Sir George Fuller MLA forWollondilly (1861–1940)	—	20 December 1921	20 December 1921	7 hours	Nationalist	Fuller I
(21)		James Dooley MLA forBathurst (1877–1950)	—	20 December 1921	13 April 1922	114 days	Labor	Dooley II
(22)		Sir George Fuller MLA forWollondilly (1861–1940)	1922	13 April 1922	17 June 1925	3 years, 55 days	Nationalist	Fuller II
23		Jack Lang MLA forParramatta (1876–1975)	1925	17 June 1925	18 October 1927	2 years, 123 days	Labor	Lang I
23		Jack Lang MLA forParramatta (1876–1975)	—	17 June 1925	18 October 1927	2 years, 123 days	Labor	Lang II
24		Thomas Bavin MLA forGordon (1874–1941)	1927	18 October 1927	4 November 1930	3 years, 17 days	Nationalist	Bavin
(23)		Jack Lang MLA forAuburn (1876–1975)	1930	4 November 1930	16 May 1932	1 year, 194 days	Labor (until 1931)	Lang III
		Jack Lang MLA forAuburn (1876–1975)	—	4 November 1930	16 May 1932	1 year, 194 days	Lang Labor	Lang III
25		Bertram Stevens MLA forCroydon (1889–1973)	—	16 May 1932	5 August 1939	7 years, 81 days	United Australia	Stevens I
			1932					Stevens I
			1935					Stevens II
									Edward VIII (1936) Governor: The Lord Gowrie (until 1936) Sir David Murray Anderson (1936)
									George VI (1936–1952) Governor: The Lord Wakehurst (1937–1946) Sir John Northcott (from 1946)
			1938					Stevens III
26		Alexander Mair MLA forAlbury (1889–1969)	—	5 August 1939	16 May 1941	1 year, 284 days	United Australia	Mair
27		William McKell MLA forRedfern (1891–1985)	1941	16 May 1941	6 February 1947	5 years, 266 days	Labor	McKell I
27		William McKell MLA forRedfern (1891–1985)	1944	16 May 1941	6 February 1947	5 years, 266 days	Labor	McKell II
28		Jim McGirr MLA forBankstown (until 1950) MLA forLiverpool (from 1950) (1890–1957)	—	6 February 1947	2 April 1952	5 years, 56 days	Labor	McGirr I
			1947					McGirr II
			1950					McGirr III
			1950					McGirr III	Elizabeth II (1952–2022) Governor: Sir John Northcott (until 1957) Sir Eric Woodward (1957–1965) Sir Roden Cutler (1966–1981) Sir James Rowland (1981–1989) Sir David Martin (1989–1990) Peter Sinclair (1990–1996) Gordon Samuels (1996–2001) Dame Marie Bashir (2001–2014) David Hurley (2014–2019) Margaret Beazley (from 2019)
29		Joseph Cahill MLA forCook's River (1891–1959)	—	2 April 1952	22 October 1959	7 years, 203 days	Labor	Cahill I
			1953					Cahill II
			1956					Cahill III
			1959					Cahill IV
30		Bob Heffron MLA forMaroubra (1890–1978)	—	23 October 1959	30 April 1964	4 years, 190 days	Labor	Heffron I
30		Bob Heffron MLA forMaroubra (1890–1978)	1962	23 October 1959	30 April 1964	4 years, 190 days	Labor	Heffron II
31		Jack Renshaw MLA forCastlereagh (1909–1987)	—	30 April 1964	13 May 1965	1 year, 13 days	Labor	Renshaw
32		Sir Robert Askin MLA forCollaroy (until 1973) MLA forPittwater (from 1973) (1907–1981)	1965	13 May 1965	3 January 1975	9 years, 235 days	Liberal	Askin I
			1968					Askin II
			—					Askin III
			1971					Askin IV
			—					Askin V
			1973					Askin VI
33		Tom Lewis MLA forWollondilly (1922–2016)	—	3 January 1975	23 January 1976	1 year, 20 days	Liberal	Lewis I
33		Tom Lewis MLA forWollondilly (1922–2016)	—	3 January 1975	23 January 1976	1 year, 20 days	Liberal	Lewis II
34		Sir Eric Willis MLA forEarlwood (1922–1999)	—	23 January 1976	14 May 1976	112 days	Liberal	Willis
35		Neville Wran MLA forBass Hill (1926–2014)	1976	14 May 1976	4 July 1986	10 years, 21 days	Labor	Wran I
			1978					Wran II
			—					Wran III
			1981					Wran IV
			—					Wran V
			—					Wran VI
			1984					Wran VII
			—					Wran VIII
36		Barrie Unsworth MLA forRockdale (born 1934)	—	4 July 1986	25 March 1988	1 year, 295 days	Labor	Unsworth
37		Nick Greiner MP forKu-ring-gai (born 1947)	1988	25 March 1988	24 June 1992	4 years, 91 days	Liberal	Greiner I
37		Nick Greiner MP forKu-ring-gai (born 1947)	1991	25 March 1988	24 June 1992	4 years, 91 days	Liberal	Greiner II
38		John Fahey MP forSouthern Highlands (1945–2020)	—	24 June 1992	4 April 1995	2 years, 284 days	Liberal	Fahey I
								Fahey II
								Fahey III
39		Bob Carr MP forMaroubra (born 1947)	1995	4 April 1995	3 August 2005	10 years, 121 days	Labor	Carr I
			—					Carr II
			1999					Carr III
			2003					Carr IV
40		Morris Iemma MP forLakemba (born 1961)	—	3 August 2005	5 September 2008	3 years, 36 days	Labor	Iemma I
40		Morris Iemma MP forLakemba (born 1961)	2007	3 August 2005	5 September 2008	3 years, 36 days	Labor	Iemma II
41		Nathan Rees MP forToongabbie (born 1968)	—	5 September 2008	4 December 2009	1 year, 90 days	Labor	Rees
42		Kristina Keneally MP forHeffron (born 1968)	—	4 December 2009	28 March 2011	1 year, 114 days	Labor	Keneally
43		Barry O'Farrell MP forKu-ring-gai (born 1959)	2011	28 March 2011	17 April 2014	3 years, 20 days	Liberal	O'Farrell
44		Mike Baird MP forManly (born 1968)	—	17 April 2014	23 January 2017	2 years, 281 days	Liberal	Baird I
44		Mike Baird MP forManly (born 1968)	2015	17 April 2014	23 January 2017	2 years, 281 days	Liberal	Baird II
45		Gladys Berejiklian MP forWilloughby (born 1970)	—	23 January 2017	5 October 2021	4 years, 255 days	Liberal	Berejiklian I
45		Gladys Berejiklian MP forWilloughby (born 1970)	2019	23 January 2017	5 October 2021	4 years, 255 days	Liberal	Berejiklian II
46		Dominic Perrottet MP forEpping (born 1982)	—	5 October 2021	28 March 2023	1 year, 174 days	Liberal	Perrottet I
								Perrottet II
								Perrottet II	Charles III (2022–present) Governor: Margaret Beazley
47		Chris Minns MP forKogarah (born 1979)	2023	28 March 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 98 days	Labor	Minns	Charles III (2022–present) Governor: Margaret Beazley

References

^"Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances | As From 1 July 2022 | Following Application Of Parliamentary Remuneration Tribunal"(PDF).parliament.nsw.gov.au.8 June 2022.Archived(PDF)from the original on 25 March 2024.Retrieved25 March2024.
^Mennell, Philip(1892)."Parkes, Hon. Sir Henry".The Dictionary of Australasian Biography.London: Hutchinson & Co – viaWikisource.
^"Speeches of Sir Henry Parkes, G.G.M.G., M.P., Prime Minister of New South Wales".Archivedfrom the original on 6 December 2019.Retrieved24 March2013.
^"Labor wins NSW election after big swing against Coalition government".The Sydney Morning Herald.26 March 2023.Archivedfrom the original on 28 March 2023.Retrieved28 March2023.

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[1] "Parliamentary Salaries and Allowances | As From 1 July 2022 | Following Application Of Parliamentary Remuneration Tribunal"(PDF).parliament.nsw.gov.au.8 June 2022.Archived(PDF)from the original on 25 March 2024.Retrieved25 March2024.

[2] Mennell, Philip(1892)."Parkes, Hon. Sir Henry".The Dictionary of Australasian Biography.London: Hutchinson & Co – viaWikisource.

[3] "Speeches of Sir Henry Parkes, G.G.M.G., M.P., Prime Minister of New South Wales".Archivedfrom the original on 6 December 2019.Retrieved24 March2013.

[4] "Labor wins NSW election after big swing against Coalition government".The Sydney Morning Herald.26 March 2023.Archivedfrom the original on 28 March 2023.Retrieved28 March2023.

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