Premiers of New South Wales

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See Premiers of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Premier.

Before the 1890s, there was no formal party system in New South Wales. Party labels before that time indicate a general tendency only. In the 1860s and 1870s, there was a fairly coherent Liberal tendency, led first by Charles Cowper and then by Henry Parkes. This later developed into the Free Trade Party. There was never an organised Conservative party, although some politicians used this label. Ministries which were not Liberal were usually factional. From the 1880s the party conflict was between Free Traders and Protectionists. This situation continued until the rise of the Labor in the 1890s. After Federation in 1901, the Protectionists renamed themselves Progressives, while the Free Traders became Liberals. These two parties later merged.

List of Premiers of New South Wales

Chief Minister Party Period in office
Stuart Donaldson - 6 June 1856
Charles Cowper Liberal 26 August 1856
Henry Parker - 3 October 1856
Charles Cowper Liberal 7 September 1857
William Forster - 27 October 1859
John Robertson - 9 March 1860
Charles Cowper Liberal 10 January 1861
James Martin - 16 October 1863
Charles Cowper Liberal 3 February 1865
James Martin - 22 January 1866
John Robertson - 27 October 1868
Charles Cowper Liberal 13 January 1870
Sir James Martin - 16 December 1870
Henry Parkes Liberal 14 May 1872
John Robertson - 9 February 1875
Henry Parkes Liberal 22 March 1877
Sir John Robertson - 17 August 1877
James Farnell - 18 December 1877
Sir Henry Parkes Liberal 21 December 1878
Alexander Stuart - 5 January 1883
George Dibbs Protectionist 7 October 1885
Sir John Robertson - 22 December 1885
Sir Patrick Jennings Protectionist 26 February 1886
Sir Henry Parkes Free Trade 20 January 1887
George Dibbs Protectionist 17 January 1889
Sir Henry Parkes Free Trade 8 March 1889
George Dibbs Protectionist 23 October 1891
George Reid Free Trade 3 August 1894
William Lyne Protectionist 14 September 1899
Sir John See Progressive 28 March 1901
Thomas Waddell Progressive 15 June 1904
Joseph Carruthers Liberal 29 August 1904
Charles Wade Liberal 2 October 1907
James McGowen Labor 21 October 1910
William Holman Labor 30 June 1913
William Holman Nationalist 15 November 1916
John Storey Labor 12 April 1920
James Dooley Labor 10 October 1921
George Fuller Nationalist 20 December 1921
James Dooley Labor 20 December 1921
Sir George Fuller Nationalist 13 April 1922
Jack Lang Labor 17 June 1925
Thomas Bavin Nationalist 18 October 1927
Jack Lang Labor 4 November 1930
Sir Bertram Stevens United Australia 16 May 1932
Alexander Mair United Australia 5 August 1939
William McKell Labor 16 May 1941
James McGirr Labor 6 February 1947
Joseph Cahill Labor 3 April 1952
Robert Heffron Labor 28 October 1959
Jack Renshaw Labor 30 April 1964
Sir Robert Askin* Liberal 13 May 1965
Thomas Lewis Liberal 3 January 1975
Sir Eric Willis Liberal 23 January 1976
Neville Wran Labor 14 May 1976
Barrie Unsworth Labor 4 July 1986
Nick Greiner Liberal 25 March 1988
John Fahey Liberal 24 June 1992
Bob Carr Labor 14 April 1995
Morris Iemma Labor 3 August 2005

* Askin's given name was Robin but he changed it to Robert when he was knighted. He was always known as Bob.

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