Leaders of Newfoundland (pre-Confederation) (1855-1949)

Premier Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador The Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador is the first minister, head of government and de facto chief executive for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Before 1964, the position's official title was Premier of Newfoundland... (party)			Period	Parliaments Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is one of two components of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Newfoundland and Labrador General Assembly meets in the Confederation Building at St...	Elections
Colonial Prime Ministers (Premiers)
	1st	Philip Francis Little Philip Francis Little Philip Francis Little was the first Premier of Newfoundland Colony between 1855 and 1858. He was born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. Little studied law there with Charles Young and was admitted to the bar in 1844. He came to Newfoundland in 1846 and articled in law. He got involved in...   (Liberal Party Liberal parties in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation) For the modern Liberal Party see Liberal Party of Newfoundland and LabradorSeveral earlier groupings functioned in the Dominion of Newfoundland under the name Liberal Party of Newfoundland from the granting of responsible government to the island in the 1850s until its suspension in 1934 when the... )	May 7, 1855 1858	6th	Elected May 7, 1855 Newfoundland general election, 1855 The 7th Newfoundland general election was held in 1855 to elect members of the 6th General Assembly of Newfoundland. This was the first election after responsible government was introduced to the Dominion of Newfoundland... Resigned 1858
	2nd	John Kent  (Liberal Party Liberal parties in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation) For the modern Liberal Party see Liberal Party of Newfoundland and LabradorSeveral earlier groupings functioned in the Dominion of Newfoundland under the name Liberal Party of Newfoundland from the granting of responsible government to the island in the 1850s until its suspension in 1934 when the... )	1858 1861		Designated 1858
				7th	Re-elected November 7, 1859 Newfoundland general election, 1859 The 8th Newfoundland general election was held in 1859 to elect members of the 7th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. 18 Liberals and 12 Conservatives were elected. The Liberal Party led by John Kent formed the government....
	3rd	Sir Hugh Hoyles Hugh Hoyles Sir Hugh Hoyles was a politician and lawyer who served as the third premier of the Newfoundland Colony. Hoyles was the first premier of Newfoundland to have been born in the colony, and served from 1861 to 1865. Born in St...   (Conservative Party)	1861 April 1865	8th	Elected May 2, 1861 Newfoundland general election, 1861 The 9th Newfoundland general election was held in 1861 to elect members of the 8th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. 14 Conservatives and 12 Liberals were elected. The results in Harbour Grace and Harbour Main electoral districts were set aside following violence at...
	4th	Sir Frederick Carter  (1st time of 2)	April 1865 January 1870	9th	Elected May 7, 1865 Newfoundland general election, 1865 The 10th Newfoundland general election was held on 7 November 1865 to elect members of the 9th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Conservative Party led by Frederick Carter formed the government.-Results by party:...  as a coalition Coalition government A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several political parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament...
	5th	Charles Fox Bennett Charles Fox Bennett Charles James Fox Bennett was a merchant and politician who successfully fought attempts to take Newfoundland into Canadian confederation. Bennett was a successful businessman and one of the island's richest residents with interests in the fisheries, distillery and brewery industry and shipbuilding...   (Anti-Confederate Party Anti-Confederation Party Anti-Confederation was the name used in what is now Atlantic Canada by several parties opposed to Canadian confederation.-Nova Scotia:In Nova Scotia, the "Anti-Confederates" were led by Joseph Howe. They attempted to reverse the colony's decision to join Confederation, which was initially highly... )	January 1870 January 31, 1874	10th	Elected November 13, 1869 Newfoundland general election, 1869 The 11th Newfoundland general election was held in 1869 to elect members of the 10th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland...
				11th	Re-elected November 1873 Newfoundland general election, 1873 The 12th Newfoundland general election was held in November 1873 to elect members of the 11th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Anti-Confederates led by Charles Fox Bennett formed the government; a "new" Conservative party led by Frederick Carter formed the... Resigned January 31, 1874
	—	Sir Frederick Carter  (Conservative Party) (2nd time of 2)	January 31, 1874 April 1878		Designated January 31, 1874
				12th	Re-elected November 7, 1874 Newfoundland general election, 1874 The 13th Newfoundland general election was held in 1874 to elect members of the 12th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Conservative Party led by Frederick Carter formed the government.-Results by party:-Elected members:... Resigned April 1878
	6th	Sir William Whiteway William Whiteway Sir William Vallance Whiteway, QC KCMG was a politician and three time Premier of Newfoundland. Born in England, Whiteway emigrated to the island in 1843 and entered the law in 1852. In 1859 he was elected to the House of Assembly as a member of the Conservative Party of Newfoundland and became a...   (Conservative Party) (1st time of 3)	April 1878 1885		Designated 1878
				13th	Re-elected November 4, 1878 Newfoundland general election, 1878 The 14th Newfoundland general election was held in 1878 to elect members of the 13th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Conservative Party led by William Vallance Whiteway formed the government.-Results by party:...
				14th	Re-elected November 6, 1882 Newfoundland general election, 1882 The 15th Newfoundland general election was held in 1882 to elect members of the 14th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Conservative Party led by William Vallance Whiteway formed the government.* Bay de Verde** Levi Garland...
	7th	Sir Robert Thorburn Robert Thorburn Sir Robert Thorburn was a Newfoundland merchant and politician who served as the colony's Premier from 1885 to 1889.Born in Scotland, Thorburn emigrated to Newfoundland in 1852 when he was sixteen...   (Reform Party)	1885 1889	15th	Elected October 31, 1885 Newfoundland general election, 1885 The 16th Newfoundland general election was held on 31 October 1889 to elect members of the 15th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland...
	—	Sir William Whiteway William Whiteway Sir William Vallance Whiteway, QC KCMG was a politician and three time Premier of Newfoundland. Born in England, Whiteway emigrated to the island in 1843 and entered the law in 1852. In 1859 he was elected to the House of Assembly as a member of the Conservative Party of Newfoundland and became a...   (Liberal Party Liberal parties in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation) For the modern Liberal Party see Liberal Party of Newfoundland and LabradorSeveral earlier groupings functioned in the Dominion of Newfoundland under the name Liberal Party of Newfoundland from the granting of responsible government to the island in the 1850s until its suspension in 1934 when the... ) (2nd time of 3)	1889 April 11, 1894	16th	Elected November 6, 1889 Newfoundland general election, 1889 The 17th Newfoundland general election was held on 6 November 1889 to elect members of the 16th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Reform Party administration of Robert Thorburn was defeated in favour of the Liberal Party led by William Whiteway formed the...
				17th	Re-elected November 6, 1893 Newfoundland general election, 1893 The 18th Newfoundland general election was held on 6 November 1893 to elect members of the 17th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. Although the Liberals won the majority of seats, the Tory party filed petitions against 15 elected Liberals and one Independent, James... Resigned April 11, 1894
	8th	Augustus F. Goodridge Augustus F. Goodridge Augustus Frederick Goodridge was a Newfoundland merchant and politician. Born in Devon, Goodridge arrived in Newfoundland when he was 13 and worked in his father's business and later became a fish merchant in St. John's. A Conservative, he was first elected to the House of Assembly in 1880...   (Tory Party)	April 11, 1894 December 13, 1894		Designated April 11, 1894 Resigned December 13, 1894
	9th	Daniel Joseph Greene  (Liberal Party Liberal parties in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation) For the modern Liberal Party see Liberal Party of Newfoundland and LabradorSeveral earlier groupings functioned in the Dominion of Newfoundland under the name Liberal Party of Newfoundland from the granting of responsible government to the island in the 1850s until its suspension in 1934 when the... )	December 13, 1894 February 8, 1895		Designated December 13, 1894 Resigned February 8, 1895
	—	Sir William Whiteway William Whiteway Sir William Vallance Whiteway, QC KCMG was a politician and three time Premier of Newfoundland. Born in England, Whiteway emigrated to the island in 1843 and entered the law in 1852. In 1859 he was elected to the House of Assembly as a member of the Conservative Party of Newfoundland and became a...   (Liberal Party Liberal parties in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation) For the modern Liberal Party see Liberal Party of Newfoundland and LabradorSeveral earlier groupings functioned in the Dominion of Newfoundland under the name Liberal Party of Newfoundland from the granting of responsible government to the island in the 1850s until its suspension in 1934 when the... ) (3rd time of 3)	February 8, 1895 October 1897		Designated 1895
	10th	Sir James Spearman Winter James Spearman Winter Sir James Spearman Winter, KCMG was a Newfoundland politician and Premier. Winter served in the Conservative government of Sir William Whiteway as Solicitor-General from 1882 to 1885 when he resigned along with a number of other Protestants as a result of sectarian riots at Harbour Grace...   (Tory Party)	October 1897 March 6, 1900	18th ...	Elected October 28, 1897 Newfoundland general election, 1897 The 19th Newfoundland general election was held on 28 October 1897 to elect members of the 18th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Tory Party led by James Spearman Winter formed the government... Resigned March 6, 1900
Dominion Prime Ministers
	1st	Sir Robert Bond Robert Bond Sir Robert Bond was the Prime Minister of Newfoundland from 1900 to 1909. He was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, as the son of merchant John Bond. Bond grew up in St. John's until 1872 when his father died and left the family a good deal of money...   (Liberal Party Liberal parties in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation) For the modern Liberal Party see Liberal Party of Newfoundland and LabradorSeveral earlier groupings functioned in the Dominion of Newfoundland under the name Liberal Party of Newfoundland from the granting of responsible government to the island in the 1850s until its suspension in 1934 when the... )	March 6, 1900Sir Robert Bond Robert Bond Sir Robert Bond was the Prime Minister of Newfoundland from 1900 to 1909. He was born in St. John's, Newfoundland, as the son of merchant John Bond. Bond grew up in St. John's until 1872 when his father died and left the family a good deal of money...  was the province's colonial Prime Minister until 1907. March 2, 1909	...	Designated March 6, 1900
				19th	Re-elected November 8, 1900 Newfoundland general election, 1900 The 20th Newfoundland general election was held on 8 November 1900 to elect members of the 19th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Liberal Party led by Robert Bond formed the government. The unpopular railway policy of the Conservatives contributed to their...
				20th	Re-elected October 31, 1904 Newfoundland general election, 1904 The 21st Newfoundland general election was held on 31 October 1904 to elect members of the 20th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Liberal Party led by Robert Bond formed the government.-Results by party :*As Opposition...
				21st	Re-elected November 2, 1908 Newfoundland general election, 1908 The 22nd Newfoundland general election was held on 2 November 1908 to elect members of the 21st General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The seats were split evenly between the Liberal Party and the new Newfoundland People's Party formed by Edward Morris after he resigned... Resigned March 2, 1909
	2nd	Sir Edward Patrick Morris  (Newfoundland People's Party Newfoundland People's Party The Newfoundland People's Party was a political party in the Dominion of Newfoundland before it joined Canada.The party was created by Attorney-General Edward Patrick Morris in 1907, when he split from the ruling Liberal Party to found his own political vehicle... )	March 2, 1909 December 31, 1917		Designated March 2, 1909
				22nd	Re-elected May 8, 1909 Newfoundland general election, 1909 The 23rd Newfoundland general election was held on 8 May 1909 to elect members of the 22nd General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Newfoundland People's Party led by Edward P. Morris, having secured a majority, formed the government.-Seat totals:-Members elected:* Bay...
				23rd	October 30, 1913 Resigned December 31, 1917
	3rd	Sir William F. Lloyd William F. Lloyd Sir William Frederick Lloyd was a newspaper editor and Prime Minister of Newfoundland from 1918 to 1919....   (Liberal Party Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and the provincial wing of the Liberal Party of Canada. It is the Official Opposition and currently holds six seats in the provincial legislature.-Origins:The party originated in... /National Government National unity government A national unity government, government of national unity, or national union government is a broad coalition government consisting of all parties in the legislature, usually formed during a time of war or other national emergency.- Canada :During World War I the Conservative government of Sir... )	January 5, 1918 May 22, 1919		Designated January 5, 1918 Resigned May 22, 1919
	4th	Sir Michael Patrick Cashin Michael Patrick Cashin Sir Michael Patrick Cashin, KBE was a Newfoundland businessman and politician....   (Newfoundland People's Party Newfoundland People's Party The Newfoundland People's Party was a political party in the Dominion of Newfoundland before it joined Canada.The party was created by Attorney-General Edward Patrick Morris in 1907, when he split from the ruling Liberal Party to found his own political vehicle... )	May 22, 1919 November 17, 1919		Designated May 22, 1919
	5th	Sir Richard Squires Richard Squires Sir Richard Anderson Squires KCMG was the Prime Minister of Newfoundland from 1919 to 1923 and from 1928 to 1932.-Early career:...   (Liberal Reform Party Liberal parties in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation) For the modern Liberal Party see Liberal Party of Newfoundland and LabradorSeveral earlier groupings functioned in the Dominion of Newfoundland under the name Liberal Party of Newfoundland from the granting of responsible government to the island in the 1850s until its suspension in 1934 when the... )	November 17, 1919 July 24, 1923		Designated November 17, 1919
				24th	Re-elected November 2, 1919 Newfoundland general election, 1919 The 25th Newfoundland general election was held on 3 November 1919 to elect members of the 24th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Liberal Reform Party, an alliance between the Liberals led by Richard Squires and the Fishermen's Protective Union of William Coaker,...
				25th	Re-elected May 2, 1923 Newfoundland general election, 1923 The 26th Newfoundland general election was held on 3 May 1923 to elect members of the 25th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Liberal Reform Party, an alliance between the Liberals led by Richard Squires and the Fishermen's Protective Union of William Coaker,... Resigned July 24, 1923
	6th	William Warren William Warren William Robertson Warren was a Newfoundland lawyer, politician and judge who served as the dominion's Prime Minister from July 1923 to April 1924.-Early life:...   (Liberal Reform party Liberal parties in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation) For the modern Liberal Party see Liberal Party of Newfoundland and LabradorSeveral earlier groupings functioned in the Dominion of Newfoundland under the name Liberal Party of Newfoundland from the granting of responsible government to the island in the 1850s until its suspension in 1934 when the... )	July 24, 1923 May 10, 1924		Designated 1923 Resigned May 10, 1924
	7th	Albert Hickman Albert Hickman Albert Edgar Hickman , born in Grand Bank, Newfoundland, was Newfoundland's seventeenth Prime Minister and has the distinction of having served the shortest term of any Prime Minister....   (caretaker)	May 10, 1924 June 9, 1924		Designated May 10, 1924
	8th	Walter Stanley Monroe Walter Stanley Monroe Walter Stanley Monroe was a businessman and conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of Newfoundland from 1924 to 1928 as leader of the Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party....   (Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party)	June 9, 1924 August 1928	26th	Elected June 2, 1924 Newfoundland general election, 1924 The 27th Newfoundland general election was held on 2 June 1924 to elect members of the 26th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Liberal-Progressives and Liberal-Conservative Progressives were new parties formed as a result of the collapse of the ruling Liberal... Resigned August 1928
	9th	Frederick C. Alderdice Frederick C. Alderdice Frederick Charles Alderdice was a businessman, politician and the last Prime Minister of Newfoundland. A prominent St...   (Liberal-Conservative Progressive Party)	August 1928 November 17, 1928		Designated 1928
	10th	Sir Richard Squires Richard Squires Sir Richard Anderson Squires KCMG was the Prime Minister of Newfoundland from 1919 to 1923 and from 1928 to 1932.-Early career:...   (Liberal Party Liberal parties in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation) For the modern Liberal Party see Liberal Party of Newfoundland and LabradorSeveral earlier groupings functioned in the Dominion of Newfoundland under the name Liberal Party of Newfoundland from the granting of responsible government to the island in the 1850s until its suspension in 1934 when the... )	November 17, 1928 June 1932	27th	Elected October 29, 1928 Newfoundland general election, 1928 The 28th Newfoundland general election was held on 2 June 1928 to elect members of the 27th General Assembly of Newfoundland in the Dominion of Newfoundland. The Liberal Party led by Richard Squires defeated the Conservative Party led by Frederick C. Alderdice and formed the government with the...
	11th	Frederick C. Alderdice Frederick C. Alderdice Frederick Charles Alderdice was a businessman, politician and the last Prime Minister of Newfoundland. A prominent St...   (United Newfoundland Party)	June 1932 January 30, 1934	28th	Elected June 11, 1932 Newfoundland general election, 1932 The 29th Newfoundland general election was held on 11 June 1932 to elect members of the 28th General Assembly of Newfoundland. This vote proved to be the final general election held by the Dominion of Newfoundland...
Chairmen of Commission of Government
	1st	David Murray Anderson David Murray Anderson Admiral Sir David Murray Anderson KCB, KCMG, MVO was a naval officer and governor. Anderson served in the Royal Navy from the age of 13 and served in many Colonial wars and was given various Empire postings, rising to the rank of Admiral in 1931... (Non-partisan Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... )	January 30, 1934 1935	—	—
	2nd	Humphrey T. Walwyn Humphrey T. Walwyn Vice-Admiral Sir Humphrey Thomas Walwyn, KCSI, KCMG, CB, DSO served most of his life in the Royal Navy, rising to the rank of Vice-Admiral and the command of the Royal Indian Navy from 1928, retiring in 1934.... (Non-partisan Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... )	1936 1946	—	—
	3rd	Gordon MacDonald Gordon Macdonald, 1st Baron Macdonald of Gwaenysgor Gordon Macdonald, PC, 1st Baron Macdonald of Gwaenysgor, was a British Labour Party politician and Newfoundland's final British governor as well as the last chairman of the Commission of Government serving from 1946 until the colony joined Confederation in 1949 and became a province of Canada... (Non-partisan Non-partisan democracy Nonpartisan democracy is a system of representative government or organization such that universal and periodic elections take place without reference to political parties.-Overview:... )	1946 April 1, 1949	—	—

Premiers of the Province of Newfoundland (1949-2001) and premiers of the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador (2001-present)

Premier Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador The Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador is the first minister, head of government and de facto chief executive for the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Before 1964, the position's official title was Premier of Newfoundland... (party)			Period	Parliaments Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly The Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly is one of two components of the General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the other being the Lieutenant-Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Newfoundland and Labrador General Assembly meets in the Confederation Building at St...	Elections
	1st	Joey Smallwood Joey Smallwood Joseph Roberts "Joey" Smallwood, PC, CC was the main force that brought Newfoundland into the Canadian confederation, and became the first Premier of Newfoundland . As premier, he vigorously promoted economic development, championed the welfare state, and emphasized modernization of education and... (Liberal Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and the provincial wing of the Liberal Party of Canada. It is the Official Opposition and currently holds six seats in the provincial legislature.-Origins:The party originated in... )	April 1, 1949 January 18, 1972	29th	Elected May 27, 1949 Newfoundland general election, 1949 The 30th Newfoundland general election was held on 27 May 1949 to elect members of the 29th General Assembly of Newfoundland. It was the first general election held since Newfoundland joined Canadian confederation on 31 March 1949 and the first Newfoundland-wide election of any kind since the...
				30th	Re-elected November 26, 1951 Newfoundland general election, 1951 The 31st Newfoundland general election was held on 26 November 1951 to elect members of the 30th General Assembly of Newfoundland, the second general election for the province of Newfoundland, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.-Results:...
				31st	Re-elected October 2, 1956 Newfoundland general election, 1956 The 32nd Newfoundland general election was held on 2 October 1956 to elect members of the 31st General Assembly of Newfoundland, the third general election for the province of Newfoundland, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.-Results:...
				32nd	Re-elected August 20, 1959 Newfoundland general election, 1959 The 33rd Newfoundland general election was held on 20 August 1959 to elect members of the 32nd General Assembly of Newfoundland, the fourth general election for the province of Newfoundland, Canada...
				33rd	Re-elected November 10, 1962 Newfoundland general election, 1962 The 34th Newfoundland general election was held on 19 November 1962 to elect members of the 33rd General Assembly of Newfoundland, the fifth general election for the province of Newfoundland, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.-Results:...
				34th	Re-elected September 8, 1966 Newfoundland general election, 1966 The 35th Newfoundland general election was held on 8 September 1966 to elect members of the 34th General Assembly of Newfoundland, the sixth general election for the province of Newfoundland, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.-Results:...
				35th	Re-elected October 28, 1971 Newfoundland general election, 1971 The 36th Newfoundland general election was held on 28 October 1971 to elect members of the 35th General Assembly of Newfoundland, the seventh general election for the province of Newfoundland, Canada...  as a hung legislature Hung parliament In a two-party parliamentary system of government, a hung parliament occurs when neither major political party has an absolute majority of seats in the parliament . It is also less commonly known as a balanced parliament or a legislature under no overall control...
	2nd	Frank Moores Frank Moores Frank Duff Moores served as the 2nd Premier of Newfoundland. He served as leader of the Progressive Conservatives from 1972 until his retirement in 1979.-Early life:... (Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador For pre-1949 Conservative parties see Conservative parties in Newfoundland The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a centre-right provincial political party in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Originally founded in 1949 the party has formed the Government of... )	January 18, 1972 March 26, 1979	36th	Elected March 27, 1972 Newfoundland general election, 1972 The 37th Newfoundland general election was held on 24 March 1972 to elect members of the 36th General Assembly of Newfoundland, the eighth general election for the province of Newfoundland, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.-Results:...
				37th	Re-elected September 16, 1975 Newfoundland general election, 1975 The 38th Newfoundland general election was held on 16 September 1975 to elect members of the 37th General Assembly of Newfoundland, the ninth general election for the province of Newfoundland, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.-Results:...
	3rd	Brian Peckford Brian Peckford Alfred Brian Peckford, PC served as the 3rd Premier of Newfoundland. He served as leader of the Progressive Conservatives from 1979 until his retirement in 1989.... (Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador For pre-1949 Conservative parties see Conservative parties in Newfoundland The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a centre-right provincial political party in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Originally founded in 1949 the party has formed the Government of... )	March 26, 1979 March 22, 1989		Designated 1979
				38th	Elected June 18, 1979 Newfoundland general election, 1979 The 39th Newfoundland general election was held on 8 June 1979 to elect members of the 38th General Assembly of Newfoundland, the tenth general election for the province of Newfoundland, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.-Results:...
				39th	Re-elected April 6, 1982 Newfoundland general election, 1982 The 40th Newfoundland general election was held on 6 April 1982 to elect members of the 39th General Assembly of Newfoundland, the 11th general election for the province of Newfoundland, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.-Results:...
				40th	Re-elected April 2, 1985 Newfoundland general election, 1985 The 41st Newfoundland general election was held on 2 April 1985 to elect members of the 40th General Assembly of Newfoundland, the 12th general election for the province of Newfoundland, Canada. It was won by the Progressive Conservative party.-Results:... Resigned March 22, 1989
	4th	Thomas Rideout Thomas Rideout Thomas Gerald Rideout served as the 4th Premier of Newfoundland.Born in Fleur de Lys, Newfoundland, Rideout was first elected to the provincial House of Assembly in the 1975 general election as a Liberal but left the party in 1980 to join the Progressive Conservative government of Premier Brian... (Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador For pre-1949 Conservative parties see Conservative parties in Newfoundland The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a centre-right provincial political party in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Originally founded in 1949 the party has formed the Government of... )	March 22, 1989 May 5, 1989		Designated 1989
	5th	Clyde Wells Clyde Wells Clyde Kirby Wells, QC was the fifth Premier of Newfoundland and was Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador from 1999 to March 2009... (Liberal Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and the provincial wing of the Liberal Party of Canada. It is the Official Opposition and currently holds six seats in the provincial legislature.-Origins:The party originated in... )	May 5, 1989 January 26, 1996	41st	Elected April 20, 1989 Newfoundland general election, 1989 The 42nd Newfoundland general election was held on April 20, 1989 to elect members of the 41st General Assembly of Newfoundland, the 13th general election for the province of Newfoundland, Canada...
				42nd	Re-elected May 3, 1993 Newfoundland general election, 1993 The 43rd Newfoundland general election was held on 3 May 1993 to elect members of the 42nd General Assembly of Newfoundland, the 14th general election for the province of Newfoundland, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.-Results:...
	6th	Brian Tobin Brian Tobin Brian Vincent Tobin, PC is a Canadian businessman and former politician. Tobin served as the sixth Premier of Newfoundland from 1996 to 2000. Tobin was also a prominent Member of Parliament and served as a Cabinet Minister in Jean Chrétien's Liberal government.- Early life, education, and family... (Liberal Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and the provincial wing of the Liberal Party of Canada. It is the Official Opposition and currently holds six seats in the provincial legislature.-Origins:The party originated in... )	January 26, 1996 October 16, 2000		Designated 1995 or 1996
				43rd	Elected February 22, 1996 Newfoundland general election, 1996 The 44th Newfoundland general election was held on February 22, 1996 to elect members of the 43rd General Assembly of Newfoundland, the 15th general election for the province of Newfoundland, Canada. It was won by the Liberal Party...
				44th	Re-elected February 9, 1999 Newfoundland general election, 1999 The 45th Newfoundland general election was held on February 9, 1999 to elect members of the 44th General Assembly of Newfoundland, the 16th general election for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It was won by the Liberal party.-Results:... Resigned October 16, 2000
	7th	Beaton Tulk Beaton Tulk Beaton Tulk was an educator, civil servant, politician and the seventh Premier of Newfoundland.Born in Ladle Cove, Newfoundland, Tulk resides in St. John's. He graduated from Memorial University with BA, B.Ed, and Master of Educational Administration degrees. He also later obtained a Canadian... (Liberal Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and the provincial wing of the Liberal Party of Canada. It is the Official Opposition and currently holds six seats in the provincial legislature.-Origins:The party originated in... )	October 16, 2000 February 13, 2001		Designated 2000 Resigned February 13, 2001
	8th	Roger Grimes Roger Grimes Roger D. Grimes is a Canadian politician from Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Grimes was born and raised in the central Newfoundland town of Grand Falls-Windsor.... (Liberal Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a political party in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and the provincial wing of the Liberal Party of Canada. It is the Official Opposition and currently holds six seats in the provincial legislature.-Origins:The party originated in... )	February 13, 2001 November 6, 2003		Designated 2001
	9th	Danny Williams Danny Williams (politician) Daniel E. "Danny" Williams, QC, MHA is a Canadian politician, businessman and lawyer who served as the ninth Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador between November 6, 2003, and December 3, 2010. Williams was born and raised in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador... (Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador For pre-1949 Conservative parties see Conservative parties in Newfoundland The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a centre-right provincial political party in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Originally founded in 1949 the party has formed the Government of... )	November 6, 2003 December 3, 2010	45th 45th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador The 45th Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly began on November 6, 2003. The Progressive Conservative government led by Danny Williams was elected with a victory over the Liberal Party...	Elected October 21, 2003 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2003 The 46th Newfoundland and Labrador general election was held on October 21, 2003, to elect the 48 members of the 45th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the 17th general election for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada...
				46th 46th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador The 46th Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly was summoned to meet on March 10, 2008, its members having been sworn in and elected its speaker on November 1, 2007, and was dissolved on September 19, 2011. The Progressive Conservative government led by Danny Williams was re-elected with a...	Re-elected October 9, 2007 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2007 The 47th Newfoundland and Labrador general election was held on October 9, 2007 to elect members of the 46th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the 18th general election for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.-Campaign:... Resigned December 3, 2010
	10th	Kathy Dunderdale Kathy Dunderdale Kathleen Mary Margaret "Kathy" Dunderdale MHA is a Canadian politician and the tenth and current Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, having served in this capacity since December 3, 2010... (Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador For pre-1949 Conservative parties see Conservative parties in Newfoundland The Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a centre-right provincial political party in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Originally founded in 1949 the party has formed the Government of... )	December 3, 2010		Designated November 26, 2010 (as interim party leader) Designated April 2, 2011 Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election, 2011 The 2011 Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador leadership election was prompted by Danny Williams' announcement that he was resigning as premier and party leader on December 3, 2010. Premier Kathy Dunderdale, who was sworn in after Williams' resignation, was the only eligible... (by party)
				47th 47th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador The 47th Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly was elected on October 11, 2011. A date for administering the oath of office and electing a speaker and the date of the Assembly's first meeting have yet to be announced.-Current members:...	Re-elected October 11, 2011 Newfoundland and Labrador general election, 2011 The 48th Newfoundland and Labrador general election occurred on October 11, 2011, to elect members of the 47th General Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador, the 19th election for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada...

Living former premiers

See also

• Leader of the Opposition (Newfoundland and Labrador)
  Leader of the Opposition (Newfoundland and Labrador)
  The Leader of the Opposition in Newfoundland and Labrador is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest party not in government in the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly.This list is incomplete...
  
  
• List of Newfoundland and Labrador lieutenant-governors