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List of Prince Edward Island premiers

This is a list of the premiers of the province of Prince Edward Island, Canada, since the office was established (along with responsible government) in 1851.

Name Party Term
George Coles Liberal 1851-1854
John Holl Conservative 1854-1855
George Coles Liberal 1855-1859
Edward Palmer Conservative 1859-1863
John Hamilton Gray Conservative 1863-1865
James Colledge Pope Conservative 1865-1867
George Coles Liberal 1867-1869
Joseph Hensley Liberal 1869
Robert Poore Haythorne Liberal 1869-1870
James Colledge Pope Conservative 1870
Robert Poore Haythorne Liberal 1871-1873
James Colledge Pope Conservative 1873
Lemuel Cambridge Owen Conservative 1873-1876
Louis Henry Davies Liberal 1876-1879
William Wilfred Sullivan Conservative 1879-1889
Neil MacLeod Conservative 1889-1891
Frederick Peters Liberal 1891-1897
Alexander B. Warburton Liberal 1897-1898
Donald Farquharson Liberal 1898-1901
Arthur Peters Liberal 1901-1908
Francis Longworth Haszard Liberal 1908-1911
H. James Palmer Liberal 1911
John A. Mathieson Conservative 1911-1917
Aubin E. Arsenault Conservative 1917-1919
John Howatt Bell Liberal 1919-1923
James D. Stewart Conservative 1923-1927
Albert C. Saunders Liberal 1927-1930
Walter M. Lea Liberal 1930-1931
James D. Stewart Conservative 1931-1933
William J. P. MacMillan Conservative 1933-1935
Walter M. Lea Liberal 1935-1936
Thane A. Campbell Liberal 1936-1943
J. Walter Jones Liberal 1943-1953
Alex W. Matheson Liberal 1953-1959
Walter R. Shaw Conservative 1959-1966
Alexander B. Campbell Liberal 1966-1978
W. Bennett Campbell Liberal 1936-1943
J. Angus MacLean Conservative 1979-1981
James M. Lee Conservative 1981-1986
Joseph A. Ghiz Liberal 1986-1993
Catherine S. Callbeck Liberal 1993-1996
Keith Milligan Liberal 1996
Pat Binns Conservative 1996-
Other lists of first ministers:
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