List of premiers of British Columbia by time in office

This is a list of premiers of the province of British Columbia in order of time served in office as premiers as of February 23, 2012. The preceding premier always stays in office during an election campaign, and that time is included in the total.

Rank Name Time in Office Mandates
    1. William Andrew Cecil Bennett &1000000000000002000000020 years, &1000000000000004500000045 days 7
    2. Richard McBride &1000000000000001200000012 years, &10000000000000197000000197 days 4
    3. William Richards Bennett &1000000000000001000000010 years, &10000000000000227000000227 days 3
    4. Gordon Muir Campbell &100000000000000090000009 years, &10000000000000282000000282 days 3
    5. John Oliver[1] &100000000000000090000009 years, &10000000000000164000000164 days 2
    6. Thomas Dufferin Pattullo &100000000000000080000008 years, &1000000000000002400000024 days 2
    7. John Hart &100000000000000060000006 years, &1000000000000002000000020 days 2
    8. George Anthony Walkem[2] 5 years, 331 days na
    9. Simon Fraser Tolmie &100000000000000050000005 years, &1000000000000008600000086 days 1
    10. William N.T.M. Vander Zalm &100000000000000040000004 years, &10000000000000239000000239 days 1
    11. Byron Ingemar Johnson &100000000000000040000004 years, &10000000000000216000000216 days 1
    12. Michael Franklin Harcourt &100000000000000040000004 years, &10000000000000109000000109 days 1
    13. William Smithe[1] &100000000000000040000004 years, &1000000000000005800000058 days na
    14. Glen David Clark &100000000000000030000003 years, &10000000000000184000000184 days 1
    15. John Herbert Turner &100000000000000030000003 years, &10000000000000157000000157 days na
    16. David Barrett &100000000000000030000003 years, &1000000000000009800000098 days 1
    17. John Robson[1] &100000000000000020000002 years, &10000000000000332000000332 days na
    18. Theodore Davie &100000000000000020000002 years, &10000000000000243000000243 days na
    19. James Dunsmuir &100000000000000020000002 years, &10000000000000159000000159 days na
    20. Andrew Charles Elliott &100000000000000020000002 years, &10000000000000144000000144 days na
    21. Alexander Edmund Batson Davie[1] &100000000000000020000002 years, &10000000000000122000000122 days na
    22. Charles Augustus Semlin &100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000196000000196 days na
    23. Ujjal Dosanjh &100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000101000000101 days 0
    24. Harlan Carey Brewster[1] &100000000000000010000001 year, &1000000000000009800000098 days 1
    25. Amor De Cosmos &100000000000000010000001 year, &1000000000000004800000048 days na
    26. John Foster McCreight &100000000000000010000001 year, &1000000000000003900000039 days na
    27. John Duncan MacLean &100000000000000010000001 year, &100000000000000000000000 days 0
    28. William John Bowser 344 days 0
    29. Christy Clark (incumbent) 352 days 0
    30. Robert Beaven 230 days 0
    31. Rita Johnston 217 days 0
    32. Edward Gawler Prior 192 days na
    33. Arthur Daniel Miller 183 days 0
    34. Joseph Martin 106 days na

      No party affiliation       British Columbia Conservative Party       British Columbia Liberal Party       British Columbia Social Credit Party       British Columbia New Democratic Party

Before 1903, BC operated without political parties and governments were formed from members of the legislature and therefore no one was elected with a mandate to govern.

  1. ^ a b c d e Died in office
  2. ^ In two blocks: &100000000000000010000001 year, &10000000000000350000000350 days & &100000000000000030000003 years, &10000000000000346000000346 days.
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