Premiers of The Province of Newfoundland (1949-2001) and Premiers of The Province of Newfoundland an
Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservative Party of Newfoundland and Labrador
| Premier (party) |
Period | Parliaments | Elections | ||
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| 1st | Joey Smallwood (Liberal) |
April 1, 1949 January 18, 1972 |
29th | Elected May 27, 1949 | |
| 30th | Re-elected November 26, 1951 | ||||
| 31st | Re-elected October 2, 1956 | ||||
| 32nd | Re-elected August 20, 1959 | ||||
| 33rd | Re-elected November 10, 1962 | ||||
| 34th | Re-elected September 8, 1966 | ||||
| 35th | Re-elected October 28, 1971 as a hung legislature | ||||
| 2nd | Frank Moores (Progressive Conservative) |
January 18, 1972 March 26, 1979 |
36th | Elected March 27, 1972 | |
| 37th | Re-elected September 16, 1975 | ||||
| 3rd | Brian Peckford (Progressive Conservative) |
March 26, 1979 March 22, 1989 |
Designated 1979 | ||
| 38th | Elected June 18, 1979 | ||||
| 39th | Re-elected April 6, 1982 | ||||
| 40th | Re-elected April 2, 1985 Resigned March 22, 1989 |
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| 4th | Thomas Rideout (Progressive Conservative) |
March 22, 1989 May 5, 1989 |
Designated 1989 | ||
| 5th | Clyde Wells (Liberal) |
May 5, 1989 January 26, 1996 |
41st | Elected April 20, 1989 | |
| 42nd | Re-elected May 3, 1993 | ||||
| 6th | Brian Tobin (Liberal) |
January 26, 1996 October 16, 2000 |
Designated 1995 or 1996 | ||
| 43rd | Elected February 22, 1996 | ||||
| 44th | Re-elected February 9, 1999 Resigned October 16, 2000 |
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| 7th | Beaton Tulk (Liberal) |
October 16, 2000 February 13, 2001 |
Designated 2000 Resigned February 13, 2001 |
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| 8th | Roger Grimes (Liberal) |
February 13, 2001 November 6, 2003 |
Designated 2001 | ||
| 9th | Danny Williams (Progressive Conservative) |
November 6, 2003 December 3, 2010 |
45th | Elected October 21, 2003 | |
| 46th | Re-elected October 9, 2007 Resigned December 3, 2010 |
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| 10th | Kathy Dunderdale (Progressive Conservative) |
December 3, 2010 | Designated November 26, 2010 Designated April 2, 2011 |
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| 47th | Re-elected October 11, 2011 | ||||
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