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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] The Premier picks a cabinet from the elected members to form the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island, and presides over that body.[4]

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.[5]

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.

Contents

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)
George Coles.jpg
 1st George Coles
(Liberal)
(1st time of 3)		 April 24, 1851
1854		 ... Designated April 24, 1851
John Holl.jpg
 2nd John Holl
(Conservative)		 1854
1855		 19th
20th
...		 Elected 1854
Re-elected 1854
Resigned 1855
George Coles.jpg
 — George Coles
(Liberal)
(2nd time of 3)		 1855
1859		 ... Designated 1855
Edward Palmer.jpg
 3rd Edward Palmer
(Conservative)		 1859
1863		 21st Elected 1859
John Hamilton Gray (1811-1887).jpg
 4th John Hamilton Gray
(Conservative)		 1863
1865		 22nd
...		 Elected 1863
Resigned 1865
JamesColledgePope.jpg
 5th James Colledge Pope
(Conservative)
(1st time of 2)		 1865
1867		 ... Designated 1865
George Coles.jpg
 — George Coles
(Liberal)
(3rd time of 3)		 1867
1869		 23rd
24th
...		 Elected 1867
Re-elected 1867
Resigned 1869
Joseph Hensliey.jpg
 6th Joseph Hensley
(Liberal)		 1869
1869		 ...
...		 Designated 1869
Resigned 1869
Robert Poore Haythorne.jpg
 7th Robert Poore Haythorne
(Liberal)
(1st time of 2)		 1869
1870		 ...
...		 Designated 1869
Resigned 1870
JamesColledgePope.jpg
 — James Colledge Pope
(Conservative)
(2nd time of 2)		 1870
1872		 ...
25th
...		 Designated 1870
Re-elected 1871 to a coalition
Resigned 1872
Robert Poore Haythorne.jpg
 — Robert Poore Haythorne
(Liberal)
(2nd time of 2)		 1872
April 1873		 ... Designated 1872 to a coalition
Province of Prince Edward Island (1873–present)
JamesColledgePope.jpg
 1st James Colledge Pope
(Conservative)		 April 1873
September 1873		 26th
...		 Elected 01873-04-01 April 1, 1873
Resigned September 1873
Lemuel Owen.jpg
 2nd Lemuel Cambridge Owen
(Conservative)		 September 1873
August 1876		 ... Designated September 1873
LouisHenryDavies.jpg
 3rd Louis Henry Davies
(Liberal)		 August 1876
April 25, 1879		 27th Elected 01876-08-10 August 10, 1876 to a coalition
William Sullivan.jpg
 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
Neil Macleod.jpg
 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
Frederick Peters.jpg
 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
Alexander Warburton.jpg
 7th Alexander B. Warburton
(Liberal)		 October 1897
August 1898		 33rd
...		 Elected 01897-07-28 July 28, 1897
Resigned August 1898
Donald Farquharson.jpg
 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
Arthur Peters.jpg
 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
Francis Haszard.jpg
 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
Herbert James Palmer.jpg
 11th H. James Palmer[6]
(Liberal)		 May 16, 1911
December 2, 1911		 ...
...		 Designated May 16, 1911
Resigned December 2, 1911
John Mathieson.jpg
 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
Aubin-Edmond Arsenault.jpg
 13th Aubin E. Arsenault
(Conservative)		 June 21, 1917
September 9, 1919		 ... Designated June 21, 1917
John Howard Bell.jpg
 14th John Howatt Bell
(Liberal)		 September 9, 1919
September 5, 1923		 39th Elected 01919-07-24 July 24, 1919
James David Stewart.jpg
 15th James D. Stewart
(Conservative)
(1st time of 2)		 September 5, 1923
August 21, 1927		 40th Elected 01923-07-26 July 26, 1923
Albert Saunders.jpg
 16th Albert C. Saunders
(Liberal)		 August 21, 1927
May 20, 1930		 41st
...		 Elected 01927-06-25 June 25, 1927
Resigned May 20, 1930
Walter Maxfield Lea.jpg
 17th Walter M. Lea
(Liberal)
(1st time of 2)		 May 20, 1930
August 29, 1931		 ... Designated May 20, 1930
James David Stewart.jpg
 — 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 Maxfield Lea.jpg
 — 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
Thane Campbell.jpg
 19th Thane A. Campbell[7]
(Liberal)		 January 14, 1936
May 11, 1943		 ...
44th		 Designated January 14, 1936
Re-elected 01939-05-18 May 18, 1939
John Walter Jones.jpg
 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
AlexMatheson.jpg
 21st Alex W. Matheson[8]
(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[9]
(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[10]
(Liberal)		 September 18, 1978
May 3, 1979		 54th Elected 01978-04-24 April 24, 1978
25th Angus MacLean[11]
(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[12]
(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		 Designated November 27, 1996
Re-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 Elected 02007-05-28 May 28, 2007

Living former premiers

As of January 2010, five former premiers are alive, the oldest being Alex Campbell (1966–1978, born 1933). The most recent 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) (age 77)
James Lee 1981–1986 March 26, 1937 (1937-03-26) (age 73)
Catherine Callbeck 1993–1996 July 25, 1939 (1939-07-25) (age 71)
Keith Milligan 1996 February 8, 1950 (1950-02-08) (age 61)
Pat Binns 1996–2007 October 8, 1948 (1948-10-08) (age 62)

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. ↑ "A History of the Vote in Canada". Elections Canada. http://www.elections.ca/content.asp?section=gen&document=chap1&dir=his&lang=e&textonly=false. Retrieved 2008-11-09. 
  2. ↑ "Government Institutions". The Canadian Encyclopedia. http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1SEC826774. Retrieved 2008-11-09. 
  3. ↑ "The Office of Lieutenant Governor". Government of Prince Edward Island. http://www.gov.pe.ca/lg/about.php3. Retrieved 2008-11-09. 
  4. ↑ "Executive Council". Government of Prince Edward Island. http://www.gov.pe.ca/ec/index.php3. Retrieved 2008-11-09. 
  5. ↑ "Guide to Provincial General Elections". Elections Prince Edward Island. http://www.electionspei.ca/provincial/guide/. Retrieved 2008-11-09. 
  6. ↑ "H. James Palmer". Government of Prince Edward Island. http://www.gov.pe.ca/premiersgallery/palmerj.php3. Retrieved 2008-11-09. 
  7. ↑ "Thane A. Campbell". Government of Prince Edward Island. http://www.gov.pe.ca/premiersgallery/campthan.php3. Retrieved 2008-11-09. 
  8. ↑ "Alex W. Matheson". Government of Prince Edward Island. http://www.gov.pe.ca/premiersgallery/matheson.php3. Retrieved 2008-11-09. 
  9. ↑ "Alexander B. Campbell". Government of Prince Edward Island. http://www.gov.pe.ca/premiersgallery/alexcamp.php3. Retrieved 2008-11-09. 
  10. ↑ "Bennett Campbell". Government of Prince Edward Island. http://www.gov.pe.ca/premiersgallery/campwb.php3. Retrieved 2008-11-09. 
  11. ↑ "Angus MacLean". Government of Prince Edward Island. http://www.gov.pe.ca/premiersgallery/maclean.php3. Retrieved 2008-11-09. 
  12. ↑ "Joe Ghiz". Government of Prince Edward Island. http://www.gov.pe.ca/premiersgallery/ghiz.php3. Retrieved 2008-11-09. 

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