List of premiers of Prince Edward Island

James D. Stewart served as the Premier of Prince Edward Island twice (1923–1927, 1931–1933).

The Canadian province of Prince Edward Island was a British crown colony before it joined Canadian Confederation in 1873. It has had a system of responsible government since 1851, and the province kept its own legislature to deal with provincial matters after joining Confederation. Prince Edward Island has a unicameral Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which the Premier is the leader of the party that controls the most seats in the Legislative Assembly. The Premier is Prince Edward Island's head of government, and the Queen of Canada is its head of state and is represented by the Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island. The Premier picks a cabinet from the elected members to form the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island, and presides over that body.

Members are first elected to the legislature during general elections. General elections must be conducted every five years from the date of the last election, but the Premier may ask for early dissolution of the Legislative Assembly. An election may also take place if the governing party loses the confidence of the legislature by the defeat of a supply bill or tabling of a confidence motion.

Prince Edward Island has had 44 government leaders since it became a colony in 1851. The province had 11 Premiers while a colony and 33 Premiers after Confederation, of which 18 were from the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party and 26 were from the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party.

Premiers of Prince Edward Island

      Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party       Prince Edward Island Liberal Party

Premier (party)			Period	Assemblies	Elections
Colony of Prince Edward Island (1851–1873)
	1st	George Coles (Liberal) (1st time of 3)	April 24, 1851 1854	...	Designated April 24, 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
Province of Prince Edward Island (1873–present)
	1st	James Colledge Pope (Conservative)	April 1873 September 1873	26th ...	Elected 01873-04-01 April 1, 1873 Resigned September 1873
	2nd	Lemuel Cambridge Owen (Conservative)	September 1873 August 1876	...	Designated September 1873
	3rd	Louis Henry Davies (Liberal)	August 1876 April 25, 1879	27th	Elected 01876-08-10 August 10, 1876 to a coalition
	4th	William Wilfred Sullivan (Conservative)	April 25, 1879 November 1889	28th 29th 30th ...	Elected 01879-04-02 April 2, 1879 Re-elected 01883-05-08 May 8, 1883 Re-elected 01886-06-30 June 30, 1886 Resigned 1889
	5th	Neil McLeod (Conservative)	November 1889 April 27, 1891	... 31st ...	Designated November 1889 Re-elected 01890-01-30 January 30, 1890 to a coalition Resigned April 27, 1891
	6th	Frederick Peters (Liberal)	April 27, 1891 October 1897	... 32nd	Designated April 27, 1891 to a coalition Re-elected 01893-12-13 December 13, 1893
	7th	Alexander B. Warburton (Liberal)	October 1897 August 1898	33rd ...	Elected 01897-07-28 July 28, 1897 Resigned August 1898
	8th	Donald Farquharson (Liberal)	August 1898 December 29, 1901	... 34th ...	Designated August 1898 Re-elected 01900-12-12 December 12, 1900 Resigned December 29, 1901
	9th	Arthur Peters (Liberal)	December 29, 1901 January 29, 1908	... 35th ...	Designated December 29, 1901 Re-elected 01904-12-07 December 7, 1904 Died January 29, 1908
	10th	Francis Longworth Haszard (Liberal)	February 1, 1908 May 16, 1911	... 36th ...	Designated February 1, 1908 Elected 01908-11-18 November 18, 1908 Resigned May 16, 1911
	11th	H. James Palmer (Liberal)	May 16, 1911 December 2, 1911	... ...	Designated May 16, 1911 Resigned December 2, 1911
	12th	John A. Mathieson (Conservative)	December 2, 1911 June 21, 1917	... 37th 38th ...	Designated December 2, 1911 Re-elected 01912-01-03 January 3, 1912 Re-elected 01915-09-16 September 16, 1915 Resigned June 21, 1917
	13th	Aubin E. Arsenault (Conservative)	June 21, 1917 September 9, 1919	...	Designated June 21, 1917
	14th	John Howatt Bell (Liberal)	September 9, 1919 September 5, 1923	39th	Elected 01919-07-24 July 24, 1919
	15th	James D. Stewart (Conservative) (1st time of 2)	September 5, 1923 August 21, 1927	40th	Elected 01923-07-26 July 26, 1923
	16th	Albert C. Saunders (Liberal)	August 21, 1927 May 20, 1930	41st ...	Elected 01927-06-25 June 25, 1927 Resigned May 20, 1930
	17th	Walter M. Lea (Liberal) (1st time of 2)	May 20, 1930 August 29, 1931	...	Designated May 20, 1930
	—	James D. Stewart (Conservative) (2nd time of 2)	August 29, 1931 October 10, 1933	42nd ...	Elected 01931-08-06 August 6, 1931 Resigned October 10, 1933
	18th	William J. P. MacMillan (Conservative)	October 14, 1933 August 15, 1935	...	Designated October 14, 1933
	—	Walter M. Lea (Liberal) (2nd time of 2)	August 15, 1935 January 10, 1936	43rd ...	Elected 01935-07-23 July 23, 1935 Resigned January 10, 1936
	19th	Thane A. Campbell (Liberal)	January 14, 1936 May 11, 1943	... 44th	Designated January 14, 1936 Re-elected 01939-05-18 May 18, 1939
	20th	J. Walter Jones (Liberal)	May 11, 1943 May 25, 1953	45th 46th 47th ...	Elected 01943-09-15 September 15, 1943 Re-elected 01947-12-11 December 11, 1947 Re-elected 01951-04-26 April 26, 1951 Resigned May 25, 1953
	21st	Alex W. Matheson (Liberal)	May 25, 1953 September 16, 1959	... 48th	Designated May 25, 1953 Re-elected 01955-05-25 May 25, 1955
	22nd	Walter R. Shaw (Progressive Conservative)	September 16, 1959 July 28, 1966	49th 50th	Elected 01959-09-01 September 1, 1959 Re-elected 01962-12-10 December 10, 1962
	23rd	Alexander B. Campbell (Liberal)	July 28, 1966 September 18, 1978	51st 52nd 53rd	Elected 01966-05-30 May 30, 1966 Re-elected 01970-05-11 May 11, 1970 Re-elected 01974-04-29 April 29, 1974
	24th	Bennett Campbell (Liberal)	September 18, 1978 May 3, 1979	54th	Elected 01978-04-24 April 24, 1978
	25th	Angus MacLean (Progressive Conservative)	May 3, 1979 November 17, 1981	55th ...	Elected 01979-04-23 April 23, 1979 Resigned November 17, 1981
	26th	James Lee (Progressive Conservative)	November 17, 1981 May 2, 1986	... 56th	Designated November 17, 1981 Re-elected 01982-09-27 September 27, 1982
	27th	Joe Ghiz (Liberal)	May 2, 1986 January 25, 1993	57th 58th	Elected 01986-04-21 April 21, 1986 Re-elected 01989-05-29 May 29, 1989
	28th	Catherine Callbeck (Liberal)	January 25, 1993 October 9, 1996	59th	Elected 01993-03-29 March 29, 1993
	29th	Keith Milligan (Liberal)	October 9, 1996 November 27, 1996	... ...	Designated October 9, 1996 Resigned November 27, 1996
	30th	Pat Binns (Progressive Conservative)	November 27, 1996 June 12, 2007	60th 61st 62nd	Elected 01996-11-18 November 18, 1996 Re-elected 02000-04-17 April 17, 2000 Re-elected 02003-09-29 September 29, 2003
	31st	Robert Ghiz (Liberal)	June 12, 2007 Incumbent	63rd 64th	Elected 02007-05-28 May 28, 2007 Re-elected 02011-10-03 October 3, 2011

Living former premiers

As of March 2011, five former premiers are alive, the oldest being Alex Campbell (1966–1978, born 1933). The most recent former premier to die was Bennett Campbell (1978–1979), on September 11, 2008. The most recently-serving premier to die was Joe Ghiz (1986–1993), on November 9, 1996.

Name	Term	Date of birth
Alex Campbell	1966–1978	December 1, 1933 (1933-12-01)
James Lee	1981–1986	March 26, 1937 (1937-03-26)
Catherine Callbeck	1993–1996	July 25, 1939 (1939-07-25)
Keith Milligan	1996	February 8, 1950 (1950-02-08)
Pat Binns	1996–2007	October 8, 1948 (1948-10-08)

See also

• Leader of the Opposition (Prince Edward Island)

References

General

• "Historical Election Dates". Elections Prince Edward Island. http://www.electionspei.ca/provincial/historical/results/electiondates.php. Retrieved 2008-11-09. 
• "Premiers Gallery". Government of Prince Edward Island. http://www.gov.pe.ca/premiersgallery/index.php3. Retrieved 2008-11-07. 

Specific

External links

• Prince Edward Island: Premier's Office