New Zealand Premiers, Prime Ministers and Politicians

From Henry Sewell in 1856 to Jacinda Ardern in 2017, Aotearoa New Zealand has had 40 prime ministers and premiers. In the 19th century these political cabinet-makers were usually known as ‘premiers’ but since 1906, beginning with William Hall-Jones, all the leaders of New Zealand have been sworn in as ‘prime minister’.

Photograph: Michael Joseph Savage the first Labour Prime Minister of New Zealand. He was given the title New Zealander of the Century by The New Zealand Herald in 1999.

Premiers and Prime Ministers who have held office in New Zealand

1. Sewell, Henry
2. Fox, William
3. Stafford, Edward
4. Domett, Alfred
5. Whitaker, Frederick
6. Weld, Frederick
7. Waterhouse, George
8. Vogel, Julius
9. Pollen, Daniel
10. Atkinson, Harry
11. Grey, Sir George
12. Hall, John
13. Stout, Sir Robert
14. Ballance, John
15. Seddon, Richard
16. Hall-Jones, William
17. Ward, Sir Joseph
18. Mackenzie, Thomas
19. Massey, William
20. Bell, Sir Francis Henry Dillon
21. Coates, Gordon
22. Forbes, George
23. Savage, Michael Joseph
24. Fraser, Peter
25. Holland, Sidney
26. Holyoake, Keith
27. Nash, Walter
28. Marshall, John (Jack)
29. Kirk, Norman
30. Rowling, Wallace (Bill)
31. Muldoon, Robert
32. Lange, David
33. Palmer, Geoffrey
34. Moore, Mike
35. Bolger, Jim
36. Shipley, Jenny
37. Clark, Helen
38. Key, John
39. English, Bill
40. Ardern, Jacinda
41. Hipkins, Chris

Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives

The Speaker of the House of Representatives | Te Mana Whakawā o te Whare is the presiding officer and highest authority of the New Zealand House of Representatives. The individual who holds the position is elected by members of the House from among their number in the first session after each general election. They hold one of the highest-ranking offices in New Zealand. Note: Some names appear twice as they held the position more than once.

1. Clifford, Sir Charles
2. Monro, David
3. Bell, Dillon
4. Fitzherbert, William
5. O'Rorke, Maurice
6. Steward, William Jukes
7. O'Rorke, Maurice
8. Guinness, Arthur
9. Land, Frederic
10. Statham, Charles
11. Barnard, Bill
12. Schramm, Bill
13. McKeen, Robert
14. Oram, Matthew
15. Macfarlane, Robert
16. Algie, Ronald
17. Jack, Roy
18. Allen, alfred E.
19. Whitehead, Stan
20. Jack, Roy
21. Harrison, Richard
22. Arthur, Basil
23. Wall, Gerry
24. Burke, Kerry
25. Gray, Roin
26. Tapsell, Peter
27. Kidd, Doug
28. Hunt, Jonathan
29. Wilson, Margaret
30. Smith, Lockwood,
31. Carter, David
32. Mallard, Trevor

Links and sources

• New Zealand History Online - Premiers and Prime Ministers of New Zealand
• Wikipedia - New Zealand politicians