List of Premiers of British Columbia - Premiers of British Columbia

Premiers of British Columbia

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No. Portrait Name

 Term of office Electoral mandates (Assembly) Political party
1 John Foster McCreight
1871
1872
  • Inter-election appt. (none)
  • 1871 election (1st Parliament)
 no party affiliation
2 Amor De Cosmos
1872
1874
  • Inter-election appt. (1st Parliament)
 no party affiliation
3
 George Anthony Walkem
1874
1876
  • Inter-election appt. (1st Parliament)
  • 1875 election (2nd Parliament)
 no party affiliation
4 Andrew Charles Elliott
1876
1878
  • Inter-election appt. (2nd Parliament)
 no party affiliation
5
 George Anthony Walkem
1878
1882
  • 1878 election (3rd Parliament)
 no party affiliation
6 Robert Beaven
1882
1883
  • 1882 election (4th Parliament)
 no party affiliation
7 William Smithe
1883
1887
  • Inter-election appt. (4th Parliament)
  • 1886 election (5th Parliament)
 no party affiliation
8 Alexander Edmund Batson Davie
1887
1889
  • Inter-election appt. (5th Parliament)
 no party affiliation
9 John Robson
1889
1892
  • Inter-election appt. (5th Parliament)
  • 1890 election (6th Parliament)
 no party affiliation
10 Theodore Davie
1892
1895
  • Inter-election appt. (6th Parliament)
  • 1894 election (7th Parliament)
 no party affiliation
11 John Herbert Turner
1895
1898
  • Inter-election appt. (7th Parliament)
 no party affiliation
12 Charles Augustus Semlin
1898
1900
  • 1898 election (8th Parliament)
 no party affiliation
13 Joseph Martin
1900
1900
  • Inter-election appt. (8th Parliament)
 no party affiliation
14 James Dunsmuir
1900
1902
  • 1900 election (9th Parliament)
 no party affiliation
15 Edward Gawler Prior
1902
1903		  (9th Parliament) no party affiliation
16 Richard McBride
1903
1915		  (9th Parliament)
  • 1903 election (10th Parliament)
  • 1907 election (11th Parliament)
  • 1909 election (12th Parliament)
  • 1912 election (13th Parliament)
 Conservative Party
17 William John Bowser
1915
1916		  (13th Parliament) Conservative Party
18 Harlan Carey Brewster
1916
1918
  • 1916 election (14th Parliament)
 Liberal Party
19 John Oliver
1918
1927
  • Inter-election appt. (14th Parliament)
  • 1924 election (16th Parliament)
 Liberal Party
20 John Duncan MacLean
1927
1928
  • Inter-election appt. (16th Parliament)
 Liberal Party
21 Simon Fraser Tolmie
1928
1933
  • 1928 election (17th Parliament)
 Conservative Party
22 Thomas Dufferin Pattullo
1933
1941
  • 1933 election (18th Parliament)
  • 1937 election (19th Parliament)
  • 1941 election (20th Parliament)
 Liberal Party
23 John Hart
1941
1947
  • Inter-election appt. (20th Parliament)
  • 1947 election (21st Parliament)
 Liberal Party
24 Boss Johnson
1947
1952
  • Inter-election appt. (21st Parliament)
  • 1949 election (22nd Parliament)
 Liberal Party
25 W. A. C. Bennett
1952
1972
  • 1952 election (23rd Parliament)
  • 1953 election (24th Parliament)
  • 1956 election (25th Parliament)
  • 1960 election (26th Parliament)
  • 1963 election (27th Parliament)
  • 1966 election (28th Parliament)
  • 1969 election (29th Parliament)
 Social Credit Party
26 Dave Barrett
1972
1975
  • 1972 election (30th Parliament)
 New Democratic Party
27 Bill Bennett
1975
1986
  • 1975 election (31st Parliament)
  • 1979 election (32nd Parliament)
  • 1983 election (33rd Parliament)
 Social Credit Party
28 Bill Vander Zalm
1986
1991
  • Inter-election appt. (33rd Parliament)
  • 1986 election (34th Parliament)
 Social Credit Party
29 Rita Johnston
1991
1991
  • Inter-election appt. (34th Parliament)
 Social Credit Party
30 Mike Harcourt
1991
1996
  • 1991 election (35th Parliament)
 New Democratic Party
31 Glen Clark
1996
1999
  • Inter-election appt. (35th Parliament)
  • 1996 election (36th Parliament)
 New Democratic Party
32 Dan Miller
1999
2000
  • Inter-election appt. (36th Parliament)
 New Democratic Party
33 Ujjal Dosanjh
2000
2001
  • Inter-election appt. (36th Parliament)
 New Democratic Party
34 Gordon Campbell
2001
2011
  • 2001 election (37th Parliament)
  • 2005 election (38th Parliament)
  • 2009 election (39th Parliament)
 Liberal Party
35 Christy Clark
2011
  • Inter-election appt. (39th Parliament)
 Liberal Party
Min. Minority government
Co. Coalition government

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