List of prime ministers of Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Empire from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. At the start of her reign, responsible government outside of the United Kingdom itself was unknown, but starting in the 1840s this would change.

Queen and Empress Victoria

During her reign Victoria was served by well over 33 prime ministers: 15 from New Zealand, 10 from the United Kingdom, 7 from the Dominion of Canada and 1 from Australia.

Australia
Commonwealth of Australia
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office
Electoral mandates		 Party Ministry
The Right Honourable
Sir Edmund Barton
GCMG MP KC
(1849–1920)		 1 January
1901		 24 September
1903		 Protectionist Barton
1901

Canada

Pre-Confederation
Further information: List of joint premiers of the Province of Canada

New Brunswick
Premiers of the Colony of New Brunswick (1854–1867)
 1st Charles Fisher[1]
(1st time of 2)		 1 November 1854
May 1856		 16th Elected June 1854
 2nd John Hamilton Gray[2] 21 June 1856
June 1857		 17th Elected 24 June 1856
 — Charles Fisher[1]
(2nd time of 2)		 1 June 1857
19 March 1861		 18th Elected 8 May 1857
Resigned 19 March 1861
 3rd Samuel Leonard Tilley 19 March 1861
March 1865		 Designated 19 March 1861
19th Elected 6 June 1861
 4th Albert James Smith[3]
(Anti-Confederation, unofficially)		 21 September 1865
14 April 1866		 20th Elected 24 June 1865
Resigned 14 April 1866
 5th Peter Mitchell[4]
(Confederation Party, unofficially)		 14 April 1866
August 1867		 Designated 14 April 1866
21st
...		 Elected May 1866
Resigned August 1867

Newfoundland
Philip Francis Little
1st premier of
Newfoundland
Premiers of the Colony of Newfoundland (1854–1901)
Philip Francis Little 7 May 1855 15 July 1858
John Kent 16 July 1858 March 1861
Hugh Hoyles March 1861 March 1865
Frederick Carter 1 April 1865 14 February 1870
Charles Fox Bennett February 1870 1874
Frederick Carter 31 January 1874 1 April 1878
William Whiteway 1 April 1878 12 October 1885
Robert Thorburn 12 October 1885 December 1889
Whiteway December 1889 April 1894
Augustus F. Goodridge April 1894 12 December 1894
Daniel Joseph Greene December 1894 1895
William Whiteway 1895 1897
James Spearman Winter 1897 15 March 1900
Robert Bond 15 March 1900 22 January 1901

Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia became the very first colony to have permanent responsible government in the history of the British Empire.

  Confederation Party   Nova Scotia Liberal Party   Nova Scotia New Democratic Party   Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia

Premiers of the Colony of Nova Scotia (1848–1867)
Premier
(party)		 Period Assembly Length of tenure
1st James Boyle Uniacke
(Liberal)		 2 February 1848
3 April 1854		 18th[N 1] 6 years, 60 days
19th
2nd William Young
(Liberal)
(1st of 2 non-consecutive terms)		 4 April 1854
20 February 1857		 2 years, 322 days
20th
 3rd James William Johnston
(Conservative)
(1st of 2 non-consecutive terms)		 24 February 1857
7 February 1860		 2 years, 348 days
22nd[N 2]
— William Young
(Liberal)
(2nd of 2 non-consecutive terms)		 10 February 1860
3 August 1860		 175 days
4th Joseph Howe
(Liberal)		 3 August 1860
5 June 1863		 2 years, 306 days
 — James William Johnston
(Conservative)
(2nd of 2 non-consecutive terms)		 11 June 1863
11 May 1864		 23rd 335 days
 5th Charles Tupper
(Confederation Party)		 11 May 1864
3 July 1867		 3 years, 53 days

Became part of Canada in 1867

Prince Edward Island
Colony of Prince Edward Island (1851–1873)
 1st George Coles
(Liberal)
(1st time of 3)		 24 April 1851
1854		 ... Designated 24 April 1851
 2nd John Holl
(Conservative)		 1854
1855		 19th
20th
...		 Elected 1854
Re-elected 1854
Resigned 1855
 — George Coles
(Liberal)
(2nd time of 3)		 1855
1859		 ... Designated 1855
 3rd Edward Palmer
(Conservative)		 1859
1863		 21st Elected 1859
 4th John Hamilton Gray
(Conservative)		 1863
1865		 22nd
...		 Elected 1863
Resigned 1865
 5th James Colledge Pope
(Conservative)
(1st time of 2)		 1865
1867		 ... Designated 1865
 — George Coles
(Liberal)
(3rd time of 3)		 1867
1869		 23rd
24th
...		 Elected 1867
Re-elected 1867
Resigned 1869
 6th Joseph Hensley
(Liberal)		 1869
1869		 ...
...		 Designated 1869
Resigned 1869
 7th Robert Poore Haythorne
(Liberal)
(1st time of 2)		 1869
1870		 ...
...		 Designated 1869
Resigned 1870
 — James Colledge Pope
(Conservative)
(2nd time of 2)		 1870
1872		 ...
25th
...		 Designated 1870
Re-elected 1871 to a coalition
Resigned 1872
 — Robert Poore Haythorne
(Liberal)
(2nd time of 2)		 1872
April 1873		 ... Designated 1872 to a coalition

Became Part of Canada in 1873

Post-Confederation 1867-1901
Canada
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)		 Term of office
Electoral mandates		 Party Ministry
John A. Macdonald
(1815–1891)		 1 July
1867		 5 November
1873		 Liberal-Conservative 1st
1867 · 1872
Alexander Mackenzie
(1822–1892)		 7 November
1873		 8 October
1878		 Liberal 2nd
1874
John A. Macdonald
(1815–1891)		 17 October
1878		 6 June
1891		 Liberal-Conservative 3rd
1878 · 1882 · 1887 · 1891
John Abbott
(1821–1893)		 16 June
1891		 24 November
1892		 Liberal-Conservative 4th
John Thompson
(1845–1894)		 5 December
1892		 12 December
1894		 Liberal-Conservative 5th
Mackenzie Bowell
(1823–1917)		 21 December
1894		 27 April
1896		 Conservative
(historical)		 6th
Charles Tupper
(1821–1915)		 1 May
1896		 8 July
1896		 Conservative
(historical)		 7th
Wilfrid Laurier
(1841–1919)		 11 July
1896		 6 October
1911		 Liberal 8th
1896 · 1900 · 1904 · 1908

Cape Colony
Prime Minister Cecil John Rhodes
Colony of the Cape of Good Hope
No. Portrait Name Term of office Party
1 Sir John Charles Molteno 1 December
1872		 5 February
1878		 Independent
2 Sir John Gordon Sprigg 6 February
1878		 8 May
1881		 Independent
3 Thomas Charles Scanlen 9 May
1881		 12 May
1884		 Independent
4 Thomas Upington 13 May
1884		 24 November
1886		 Independent
— Sir John Gordon Sprigg 25 November
1886		 16 July
1890		 Independent
5 Cecil John Rhodes 17 July
1890		 12 January
1896		 Independent
— Sir John Gordon Sprigg 13 January
1896		 13 October
1898		 Independent
6 William Schreiner 13 October
1898		 17 June
1900		 Independent
— Sir John Gordon Sprigg 18 June
1900		 21 February
1904		 Progressive

New Zealand
Henry Sewell 7 May 1856 – 20 May 1856
William Fox 20 May 1856–2 June 1856
12 July 1861–6 August 1862
28 June 1869–10 September 1872
3 March 1873 – 8 April 1873
Edward Stafford 2 June 1856–12 July 1861
16 October 1865–28 June 1869
10 September 1872 – 11 October 1872
Alfred Domett 6 August 1862 – 30 October 1863
Frederick Whitaker 30 October 1863 – 24 November 1864
Frederick Weld 24 November 1864–16 October 1865
21 April 1882 – 25 September 1883
George Waterhouse 11 October 1872 – 3 March 1873
Julius Vogel 8 April 1873–6 July 1875
15 February 1876 – 1 September 1876
Daniel Pollen 6 July 1875 – 15 February 1876
Harry Atkinson 1 September 1876–13 October 1877
25 September 1883–16 August 1884
28 August 1884–3 September 1884
8 October 1887 – 24 January 1891
George Grey 13 October 1877 – 8 October 1879
John Hall 8 October 1879 – 21 April 1882
Robert Stout 16 August 1884–28 August 1884
3 September 1884 – 8 October 1887
John Ballance 24 January 1891 – 27 April 1893
Richard Seddon 27 April 1893 – 22 January 1901

United Kingdom
William Lamb
The Viscount Melbourne		 20 June 1837 – 30 August 1841
Sir Robert Peel 30 August 1841 – 29 June 1846
Lord John Russell 30 June 1846 – 21 February 1852
29 October 1865 – 26 June 1866
Edward Smith-Stanley
The Earl of Derby		 23 February 1852 – 17 December 1852
20 February 1858 – 11 June 1859
28 June 1866 – 25 February 1868
George Hamilton-Gordon
The Earl of Aberdeen		 19 December 1852 – 30 January 1855
Henry John Temple
The Viscount Palmerston		 6 February 1855 – 19 February 1858
12 June 1859 – 18 October 1865
Benjamin Disraeli 27 February 1868 – 1 December 1868
20 February 1874 – 21 April 1880
William Ewart Gladstone 3 December 1868 – 17 February 1874
23 April 1880 – 9 June 1885
1 February 1886 – 20 July 1886
15 August 1892 – 2 March 1894
Robert Gascoyne-Cecil
The Marquess of Salisbury		 23 June 1885 – 28 January 1886
25 July 1886 – 11 August 1892
25 June 1895 – 22 January 1901
Archibald Primrose
The Earl of Rosebery		 5 March 1894 – 22 June 1895

See also

References
  1. "Fisher, Charles (Hon.)" (PDF). Government of New Brunswick. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
  2. "John Hamilton Gray" (PDF). Government of New Brunswick. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
  3. "Albert J. Smith" (PDF). Government of New Brunswick. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
  4. "Peter Mitchell" (PDF). Government of New Brunswick. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2008. Retrieved 9 November 2008.
  1. Before Nova Scotia had its own system of responsible government, 17 assemblies had already existed.
  2. There was no 21st Assembly. Due to an error made in 1860, the 21st Assembly was referred to as the 22nd, and this mistake has been perpetuated in the numbering of future assemblies.
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