Premier of New South Wales

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The premier of New South Wales is the head of government in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Government of New South Wales follows the Westminster Parliamentary System, with the Parliament of New South Wales acting as the legislature. The premier is appointed by the Governor 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, the Legislative Assembly.

Before Federation in 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 federal prime minister of Australia.^[1]^[2]

The current premier is Chris Minns, the leader of the New South Wales Labor Party, who assumed office on 28 March 2023. Minns defeated Dominic Perrottet at the election held on 25 March 2023, after twelve years of Liberal/National Coalition rule.^[3]

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	Error creating thumbnail:	Stuart Donaldson MLA for Sydney Hamlets (1812–1867)	1856	6 June 1856	25 August 1856	Template:Ayd	Independent	Donaldson	Victoria (1837–1901) Governor: Sir William Denison (1855–1861) Sir John Young (1861–1867) Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore (1868–1872) Sir Hercules Robinson (1872–1879) Lord Augustus Loftus (1879–1885) Charles Wynn-Carrington, 3rd Baron Carrington (1885–1890) Victor Child Villiers, 7th Earl of Jersey (1891–1893) Sir Robert Duff (1893–1895) Henry Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden (1895–1899) William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp (from 1899)
2	File:Charlescowper.jpg	Charles Cowper MLA for Sydney City (1807–1875)	—	26 August 1856	2 October 1856	Template:Ayd	Independent	Cowper I
3	File:Henry Watson Parker.jpg	Henry Parker MLA for Parramatta (1808–1881)	—	3 October 1856	7 September 1857	Template:Ayd	Independent	Parker
(2)	File:Charlescowper.jpg	Charles Cowper MLA for Sydney City (until 1859) MLA for East Sydney (from 1859) (1807–1875)	—	7 September 1857	26 October 1859	Template:Ayd	Independent	Cowper II
			1858
			1859
4	File:PremierWilliamForster.jpg	William Forster MLA for Queanbeyan (1818–1882)	—	27 October 1859	9 March 1860	Template:Ayd	Independent	Forster
5	File:Studio Portrait of Sir John Robertson, ca. 1890 PXA 1023.jpg	John Robertson MLA for Upper Hunter (1816–1891)	—	9 March 1860	9 January 1861	Template:Ayd	Independent	Robertson I
(2)	File:Charlescowper.jpg	Charles Cowper MLA for East Sydney (1807–1875)	1860	10 January 1861	15 October 1863	Template:Ayd	Independent	Cowper III
6	File:SirJamesMartin.jpg	James Martin MLA for Tumut (until 1864) MLA for Monara (1864) MLA for Lachlan (from 1864) (1820–1886)	—	16 October 1863	2 February 1865	Template:Ayd	Independent	Martin I
(2)	File:Charlescowper.jpg	Charles Cowper MLA for East Sydney (1807–1875)	1864–65	3 February 1865	21 January 1866	Template:Ayd	Independent	Cowper IV
(6)	File:SirJamesMartin.jpg	James Martin MLA for Lachlan (1820–1886)	—	22 January 1866	26 October 1868	Template:Ayd	Independent	Martin II
(5)	File:Studio Portrait of Sir John Robertson, ca. 1890 PXA 1023.jpg	John Robertson MLA for Clarence (1816–1891)	—	27 October 1868	12 January 1870	Template:Ayd	Independent	Robertson II
(2)	File:Charlescowper.jpg	Charles Cowper MLA for Liverpool Plains (1807–1875)	1869–70	13 January 1870	15 December 1870	Template:Ayd	Independent	Cowper V
(6)	File:SirJamesMartin.jpg	James Martin MLA for East Sydney (until 1872) MLA for East Macquarie (from 1872) (1820–1886)	—	16 December 1870	13 May 1872	Template:Ayd	Independent	Martin III
7	File:Henryparkes.jpg	Henry Parkes MLA for East Sydney (1815–1896)	1872	14 May 1872	8 February 1875	Template:Ayd	Independent	Parkes I
(5)	File:Studio Portrait of Sir John Robertson, ca. 1890 PXA 1023.jpg	John Robertson MLA for West Sydney (1816–1891)	1874–75	9 February 1875	21 March 1877	Template:Ayd	Independent	Robertson III
(7)	File:Henryparkes.jpg	Henry Parkes MLA for East Sydney (1815–1896)	—	22 March 1877	16 August 1877	Template:Ayd	Independent	Parkes II
(5)	File:Studio Portrait of Sir John Robertson, ca. 1890 PXA 1023.jpg	Sir John Robertson MLA for West Sydney (until November 1877) MLA for East Macquarie (from November 1877) MLA for Lachlan (from November 1877) (1816–1891)	—	17 August 1877	17 December 1877	Template:Ayd	Independent	Robertson IV
8	File:Farnell James.jpg	James Farnell MLA for St Leonards (1825–1888)	1877	18 December 1877	20 December 1878	Template:Ayd	Independent	Farnell
(7)	File:Henryparkes.jpg	Sir Henry Parkes MLA for Canterbury (until 1880) MLA for East Sydney (1880–1882) MLA for Tenterfield (from 1882) (1815–1896)	—	21 December 1878	4 January 1883	Template:Ayd	Independent	Parkes III
(7)	File:Henryparkes.jpg		1880	21 December 1878	4 January 1883	Template:Ayd	Independent	Parkes III
9	File:Alexander Stuart Federation Conference 1884.jpg	Alexander Stuart MLA for Illawarra (1824–1886)	1882	5 January 1883	6 October 1885	Template:Ayd	Independent	Stuart
10	File:George Dibbs Federation Conference 1884.jpg	George Dibbs MLA for St Leonards (until October 1885) MLA for Murrumbidgee (from October 1885) (1834–1904)	—	7 October 1885	21 December 1885	Template:Ayd	Independent	Dibbs I
10	File:George Dibbs Federation Conference 1884.jpg		1885	7 October 1885	21 December 1885	Template:Ayd	Independent	Dibbs I
(5)	File:Studio Portrait of Sir John Robertson, ca. 1890 PXA 1023.jpg	Sir John Robertson MLA for Mudgee (1816–1891)	—	22 December 1885	22 February 1886	Template:Ayd	Independent	Robertson V
11	File:Patrick Jennings.jpg	Sir Patrick Jennings MLA for The Bogan (1831–1897)	—	26 February 1886	19 January 1887	Template:Ayd	Independent	Jennings
(7)	File:Henryparkes.jpg	Sir Henry Parkes MLA for St Leonards (1815–1896)	—	25 January 1887	16 January 1889	Template:Ayd	Free Trade	Parkes IV
(7)	File:Henryparkes.jpg	Sir Henry Parkes MLA for St Leonards (1815–1896)	1887	25 January 1887	16 January 1889	Template:Ayd	Free Trade	Parkes IV
10	File:George Dibbs Federation Conference 1884.jpg	George Dibbs MLA for Murrumbidgee (1834–1904)	—	17 January 1889	7 March 1889	Template:Ayd	Protectionist	Dibbs II
(7)	File:Henryparkes.jpg	Sir Henry Parkes MLA for St Leonards (1815–1896)	1889	8 March 1889	23 October 1891	Template:Ayd	Free Trade	Parkes V
(7)	File:Henryparkes.jpg	Sir Henry Parkes MLA for St Leonards (1815–1896)	1891	8 March 1889	23 October 1891	Template:Ayd	Free Trade	Parkes V
(10)	File:George Dibbs Federation Conference 1884.jpg	George Dibbs MLA for Murrumbidgee (1834–1904)	—	23 October 1891	2 August 1894	Template:Ayd	Protectionist	Dibbs III
12	File:George Reid cph.3c31684.jpg	George Reid MLA for Sydney-King (1845–1918)	1894	3 August 1894	13 September 1899	Template:Ayd	Free Trade	Reid
			1895
			1898
13	File:Williamlyne.jpg	Sir William Lyne MLA for Hume (1844–1913)	—	14 September 1899	27 March 1901	Template:Ayd	Protectionist	Lyne
13	File:Williamlyne.jpg	Sir William Lyne MLA for Hume (1844–1913)	—	14 September 1899	27 March 1901	Template:Ayd	Protectionist	Lyne	Edward VII (1901–1910) Governor: William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp (until 1901) Sir Harry Rawson (1902–1909) Frederic Thesiger, 3rd Baron Chelmsford (from 1909)
14	File:JohnSee.jpg	Sir John See MLA for Grafton (1844–1907)	1901	28 March 1901	14 June 1904	Template:Ayd	Progressive	See
15	File:Thomas Waddell.jpg	Thomas Waddell MLA for Cowra (1854–1940)	—	15 June 1904	29 August 1904	Template:Ayd	Progressive	Waddell
16	File:Joseph Carruthers.png	Sir Joseph Carruthers MLA for St George (1857–1932)	1904	29 August 1904	1 October 1907	Template:Ayd	Liberal Reform	Carruthers
16	File:Joseph Carruthers.png	Sir Joseph Carruthers MLA for St George (1857–1932)	1907	29 August 1904	1 October 1907	Template:Ayd	Liberal Reform	Carruthers
17	File:Wade Charles.gif	Charles Wade MLA for Gordon (1863–1922)	—	2 October 1907	1 October 1910	Template:Ayd	Liberal Reform	Wade
17	File:Wade Charles.gif	Charles Wade MLA for Gordon (1863–1922)	—	2 October 1907	1 October 1910	Template:Ayd	Liberal Reform	Wade	George V (1910–1936) Governor: Frederic Thesiger, 3rd Baron Chelmsford (until 1913) Sir Gerald Strickland (1913–1917) Sir Walter Davidson (1918–1923) Sir Dudley de Chair (1924–1930) Sir Philip Game (1930–1935) Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Baron Gowrie (from 1935)
18	File:James McGowen Premier.png	James McGowen MLA for Redfern (1855–1922)	1910	21 October 1910	29 June 1913	Template:Ayd	Labor	McGowen
19	File:William Holman 1919.jpg	William Holman MLA for Cootamundra (1871–1934)	—	30 June 1913	12 April 1920	Template:Ayd	Labor	Holman I
19			1913				Labor	Holman I
			—				Nationalist	Holman II
			1917				Nationalist	Holman II
20	File:John Storey cropped.jpg	John Storey MLA for Balmain (1869–1921)	1920	13 April 1920	5 October 1921	Template:Ayd	Labor	Storey
21	File:JamesDooleySpeaker.jpg	James Dooley MLA for Bathurst (1877–1950)	—	5 October 1921	20 December 1921	Template:Ayd	Labor	Dooley I
22	File:George fuller.jpg	Sir George Fuller MLA for Wollondilly (1861–1940)	—	20 December 1921	20 December 1921	7 hours	Nationalist	Fuller I
(21)	File:JamesDooleySpeaker.jpg	James Dooley MLA for Bathurst (1877–1950)	—	20 December 1921	13 April 1922	Template:Ayd	Labor	Dooley II
(22)	File:George fuller.jpg	Sir George Fuller MLA for Wollondilly (1861–1940)	1922	13 April 1922	17 June 1925	Template:Ayd	Nationalist	Fuller II
23	File:Jack Lang 1928 (cropped).jpg	Jack Lang MLA for Parramatta (1876–1975)	1925	17 June 1925	18 October 1927	Template:Ayd	Labor	Lang I
23	File:Jack Lang 1928 (cropped).jpg	Jack Lang MLA for Parramatta (1876–1975)	—	17 June 1925	18 October 1927	Template:Ayd	Labor	Lang II
24	File:Thomas Bavin.jpg	Thomas Bavin MLA for Gordon (1874–1941)	1927	18 October 1927	4 November 1930	Template:Ayd	Nationalist	Bavin
(23)	File:JackLang.jpg	Jack Lang MLA for Auburn (1876–1975)	1930	4 November 1930	16 May 1932	Template:Ayd	Labor (until 1931)	Lang III
	File:JackLang.jpg	Jack Lang MLA for Auburn (1876–1975)	—	4 November 1930	16 May 1932	Template:Ayd	Lang Labor	Lang III
25	File:Bertram Stevens.jpg	Bertram Stevens MLA for Croydon (1889–1973)	—	16 May 1932	5 August 1939	Template:Ayd	United Australia	Stevens I
			1932					Stevens I
			1935					Stevens II
									Edward VIII (1936) Governor: Alexander Hore-Ruthven, 1st Baron Gowrie (until 1936) Sir David Murray Anderson (1936)
									George VI (1936–1952) Governor: John Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst (1937–1946) Sir John Northcott (from 1946)
			1938					Stevens III
26	File:Alexander mair.jpg	Alexander Mair MLA for Albury (1889–1969)	—	5 August 1939	16 May 1941	Template:Ayd	United Australia	Mair
27	File:Williammckell.jpg	William McKell MLA for Redfern (1891–1985)	1941	16 May 1941	6 February 1947	Template:Ayd	Labor	McKell I
27	File:Williammckell.jpg	William McKell MLA for Redfern (1891–1985)	1944	16 May 1941	6 February 1947	Template:Ayd	Labor	McKell II
28	File:JamesMcGirr1947.jpg	Jim McGirr MLA for Bankstown (until 1950) MLA for Liverpool (from 1950) (1890–1957)	—	6 February 1947	2 April 1952	Template:Ayd	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	File:JosephCahill1956.jpg	Joseph Cahill MLA for Cook's River (1891–1959)	—	2 April 1952	22 October 1959	Template:Ayd	Labor	Cahill I
			1953					Cahill II
			1956					Cahill III
			1959					Cahill IV
30	File:BobHeffron1963.jpg	Bob Heffron MLA for Maroubra (1890–1978)	—	23 October 1959	30 April 1964	Template:Ayd	Labor	Heffron I
30	File:BobHeffron1963.jpg	Bob Heffron MLA for Maroubra (1890–1978)	1962	23 October 1959	30 April 1964	Template:Ayd	Labor	Heffron II
31	File:JackRenshaw1963.jpg	Jack Renshaw MLA for Castlereagh (1909–1987)	—	30 April 1964	13 May 1965	Template:Ayd	Labor	Renshaw
32	File:Robert Askin 1973.jpg	Sir Robert Askin MLA for Collaroy (until 1973) MLA for Pittwater (from 1973) (1907–1981)	1965	13 May 1965	3 January 1975	Template:Ayd	Liberal	Askin I
			1968					Askin II
			—					Askin III
			1971					Askin IV
			—					Askin V
			1973					Askin VI
33	File:Tom Lewis 1975 (1) (cropped).jpg	Tom Lewis MLA for Wollondilly (1922–2016)	—	3 January 1975	23 January 1976	Template:Ayd	Liberal	Lewis I
33	File:Tom Lewis 1975 (1) (cropped).jpg	Tom Lewis MLA for Wollondilly (1922–2016)	—	3 January 1975	23 January 1976	Template:Ayd	Liberal	Lewis II
34	File:Sir Eric.jpg	Sir Eric Willis MLA for Earlwood (1922–1999)	—	23 January 1976	14 May 1976	Template:Ayd	Liberal	Willis
35	File:Neville Wran Premier.jpg	Neville Wran MLA for Bass Hill (1926–2014)	1976	14 May 1976	4 July 1986	Template:Ayd	Labor	Wran I
			1978					Wran II
			—					Wran III
			1981					Wran IV
			—					Wran V
			—					Wran VI
			1984					Wran VII
			—					Wran VIII
36	File:Barrie Unsworth.png	Barrie Unsworth MLA for Rockdale (born 1934)	—	4 July 1986	25 March 1988	Template:Ayd	Labor	Unsworth
37	File:Nick Greiner, official portrait as Australian Consul-General in New York (2021) b.jpg	Nick Greiner MP for Ku-ring-gai (born 1947)	1988	25 March 1988	24 June 1992	Template:Ayd	Liberal	Greiner I
37		Nick Greiner MP for Ku-ring-gai (born 1947)	1991	25 March 1988	24 June 1992	Template:Ayd	Liberal	Greiner II
38		John Fahey MP for Southern Highlands (1945–2020)	—	24 June 1992	4 April 1995	Template:Ayd	Liberal	Fahey I
								Fahey II
								Fahey III
39	File:Bob Carr.jpg	Bob Carr MP for Maroubra (born 1947)	1995	4 April 1995	3 August 2005	Template:Ayd	Labor	Carr I
			—					Carr II
			1999					Carr III
			2003					Carr IV
40	File:MorrisIemma.jpg	Morris Iemma MP for Lakemba (born 1961)	—	3 August 2005	5 September 2008	Template:Ayd	Labor	Iemma I
40	File:MorrisIemma.jpg	Morris Iemma MP for Lakemba (born 1961)	2007	3 August 2005	5 September 2008	Template:Ayd	Labor	Iemma II
41	File:Nathan Rees.jpg	Nathan Rees MP for Toongabbie (born 1968)	—	5 September 2008	4 December 2009	Template:Ayd	Labor	Rees
42	File:Kristina Keneally at Vietnamese Culture Centre, Bonnyrigg 2021 Closeup (cropped).jpg	Kristina Keneally MP for Heffron (born 1968)	—	4 December 2009	28 March 2011	Template:Ayd	Labor	Keneally
43	File:Premier Barry O'Farrell - Flickr - Eva Rinaldi Celebrity and Live Music Photographer.jpg	Barry O'Farrell MP for Ku-ring-gai (born 1959)	2011	28 March 2011	17 April 2014	Template:Ayd	Liberal	O'Farrell
44	File:Mike Baird Day-1-Opening-Plenary-4091 (cropped 2).jpg	Mike Baird MP for Manly (born 1968)	—	17 April 2014	23 January 2017	Template:Ayd	Liberal	Baird I
44	File:Mike Baird Day-1-Opening-Plenary-4091 (cropped 2).jpg	Mike Baird MP for Manly (born 1968)	2015	17 April 2014	23 January 2017	Template:Ayd	Liberal	Baird II
45	File:Premier Gladys Berejiklian - VIP Lunch 2019.jpg	Gladys Berejiklian MP for Willoughby (born 1970)	—	23 January 2017	5 October 2021	Template:Ayd	Liberal	Berejiklian I
45	File:Premier Gladys Berejiklian - VIP Lunch 2019.jpg	Gladys Berejiklian MP for Willoughby (born 1970)	2019	23 January 2017	5 October 2021	Template:Ayd	Liberal	Berejiklian II
46	File:CEBIT Australia - Day 2, The Hon Dominic Perrottet MP (2) (cropped) b.jpg	Dominic Perrottet MP for Epping (born 1982)	—	5 October 2021	28 March 2023	Template:Ayd	Liberal	Perrottet I
								Perrottet II
								Perrottet II	Charles III (2022–present) Governor: Margaret Beazley
47	File:Chris Minns 2023 portrait.jpg	Chris Minns MP for Kogarah (born 1979)	2023	28 March 2023	Incumbent	Template:Ayd	Labor	Minns	Charles III (2022–present) Governor: Margaret Beazley

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References

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↑ "Speeches of Sir Henry Parkes, G.G.M.G., M.P., Prime Minister of New South Wales". Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
↑ "Labor wins NSW election after big swing against Coalition government". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 March 2023. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

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[2] "Speeches of Sir Henry Parkes, G.G.M.G., M.P., Prime Minister of New South Wales". Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 24 March 2013.

[3] "Labor wins NSW election after big swing against Coalition government". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 March 2023. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 28 March 2023.

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