Premiers of Nova Scotia
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| Premier (party) |
Period | Parliament | Elections | |||
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| Premiers of the colony of Nova Scotia (1848–1867) | ||||||
| 1st | James B. Uniacke (Liberal) |
February 2, 1848 April 3, 1854 |
18th | Designated February 2, 1848 |
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| 19th | Re-elected August 5, 1847 Resigned April 3, 1854 |
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| 2nd | William Young (Liberal) (1st of 2 non-consecutive terms) |
April 4, 1854 February 20, 1857 |
Designated April 4, 1854 | |||
| 20th | Re-elected 1851 Resigned February 20, 1857 |
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| 3rd | James W. Johnston (Conservative) (1st of 2 non-consecutive terms) |
February 24, 1857 February 7, 1860 |
Designated February 24, 1857 | |||
| 22nd | Re-elected May 12, 1859 Resigned February 7, 1860 |
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| — | William Young (Liberal) (2nd of 2 non-consecutive terms) |
February 10, 1860 August 3, 1860 |
Elected February 10, 1860 Resigned August 3, 1860 |
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| 4th | Joseph Howe (Liberal) |
August 3, 1860 June 5, 1863 |
Elected August 3, 1860 | |||
| — | James W. Johnston (Conservative) (2nd of 2 non-consecutive terms) |
June 11, 1863 May 11, 1864 |
23rd | Elected June 11, 1863 Resigned May 11, 1864 |
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| 5th | Charles Tupper (Confederation Party) |
May 11, 1864 July 3, 1867 |
Designated May 11, 1864 Resigned July 3, 1867 |
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| Premiers of the province of Nova Scotia (1867–present) | ||||||
| 1st | Hiram Blanchard (Conservative) |
July 4, 1867 September 30, 1867 |
23rd | Designated July 4, 1867 | ||
| 2nd | William Annand (Anti-Confederation-Liberal) |
November 7, 1867 May 8, 1875 |
24th | Elected September 18, 1867 | ||
| 25th | Re-elected May 16, 1871 | |||||
| 26th | Re-elected December 17, 1874 Resigned May 8, 1875 |
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| 3rd | Philip Carteret Hill (Liberal) |
May 11, 1875 October 15, 1878 |
Designated May 11, 1875 | |||
| 4th | Simon H. Holmes (Conservative) |
October 22, 1878 May 23, 1882 |
27th | Elected September 17, 1878 | ||
| 5th | John Sparrow David Thompson (Conservative) |
May 25, 1882 July 18, 1882 |
Designated May 25, 1882 Resigned July 18, 1882 |
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| 6th | William T. Pipes (Liberal) |
August 3, 1882 July 15, 1884 |
28th | Elected June 20, 1882 Resigned July 15, 1884 |
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| 7th | William S. Fielding (Liberal) |
July 28, 1884 July 18, 1896 |
Designated July 28, 1884 | |||
| 29th | Re-elected June 15, 1886 | |||||
| 30th | Re-elected May 21, 1890 | |||||
| 31st | Re-elected March 15, 1894 Resigned July 18, 1896 |
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| 8th | George H. Murray (Liberal) |
July 20, 1896 January 24, 1923 |
Designated July 20, 1896 | |||
| 32nd | Re-elected April 20, 1897 | |||||
| 33rd | Re-elected October 2, 1901 | |||||
| 34th | Re-elected June 20, 1906 | |||||
| 35th | Re-elected June 14, 1911 | |||||
| 36th | Re-elected June 20, 1916 | |||||
| 37th | Re-elected July 27, 1920 Resigned January 24, 1923 |
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| 9th | Ernest H. Armstrong (Liberal) |
January 24, 1923 July 16, 1925 |
Designated January 24, 1923 | |||
| 10th | Edgar N. Rhodes (Conservative) |
July 16, 1925 August 11, 1930 |
38th | Elected June 25, 1925 | ||
| 39th | Re-elected October 1, 1928 Resigned August 11, 1930 |
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| 11th | Gordon S. Harrington (Conservative) |
August 11, 1930 September 5, 1933 |
Designated August 11, 1930 | |||
| 12th | Angus L. Macdonald (Liberal) (1st of 2 non-consecutive terms) |
September 5, 1933 July 10, 1940 |
40th | Elected August 22, 1933 | ||
| 41st | Re-elected June 29, 1937 Resigned July 10, 1940 |
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| 13th | Alexander S. MacMillan (Liberal) |
July 10, 1940 September 8, 1945 |
Designated July 10, 1940 | |||
| 42nd | Re-elected October 28, 1941 Resigned September 8, 1945 |
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| 14th | Angus L. Macdonald (Liberal) (2nd of 2 non-consecutive terms) |
September 8, 1945 April 13, 1954 |
Designated September 8, 1945 | |||
| 43rd | Elected October 23, 1945 | |||||
| 44th | Re-elected June 9, 1949 | |||||
| 45th | Re-elected May 26, 1953 Resigned April 13, 1954 |
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| 15th | Harold Connolly (Liberal) |
April 13, 1954 September 30, 1954 |
Designated April 13, 1954 Resigned September 30, 1954 |
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| 16th | Henry D. Hicks (Liberal) |
September 30, 1954 November 20, 1956 |
Designated September 30, 1954 | |||
| 17th | Robert L. Stanfield (Progressive Conservative) |
November 20, 1956 September 13, 1967 |
46th | Elected October 30, 1956 | ||
| 47th | Re-elected June 7, 1960 | |||||
| 48th | Re-elected October 8, 1963 | |||||
| 49th | Elected May 30, 1967 | |||||
| 18th | George I. Smith (Progressive Conservative) |
September 13, 1967 October 28, 1970 |
Designated September 13, 1967 | |||
| 19th | Gerald A. Regan (Liberal) |
October 28, 1970 October 5, 1978 |
50th | Elected October 13, 1970 | ||
| 51st | Re-elected April 2, 1974 | |||||
| 20th | John Buchanan (Progressive Conservative) |
October 5, 1978 September 12, 1990 |
52nd | Elected September 19, 1978 | ||
| 53rd | Re-elected October 6, 1981 | |||||
| 54th | Re-elected November 6, 1984 | |||||
| 55th | Re-elected September 6, 1988 Resigned September 12, 1990 |
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| 21st | Roger Bacon (Progressive Conservative) |
September 12, 1990 February 26, 1991 |
Designated September 12, 1990 Resigned February 26, 1991 |
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| 22nd | Donald W. Cameron (Progressive Conservative) |
February 26, 1991 June 11, 1993 |
Designated February 26, 1991 | |||
| 23rd | John Savage (Liberal) |
June 11, 1993 July 18, 1997 |
56th | Elected May 25, 1993 Resigned July 18, 1997 |
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| 24rd | Russell MacLellan (Liberal) |
July 18, 1997 August 16, 1999 |
Designated July 18, 1997 | |||
| 57th | Elected March 24, 1998 to a minority government | |||||
| 25th | John F. Hamm (Progressive Conservative) |
August 16, 1999 February 24, 2006 |
58th | Elected July 27, 1999 | ||
| 59th | Re-elected August 5, 2003 to a minority government Resigned February 24, 2006 |
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| 26th | Rodney MacDonald (Progressive Conservative) |
February 24, 2006 June 19, 2009 |
Designated February 24, 2006 to a minority government | |||
| 60th | Re-elected June 13, 2006 to a minority government | |||||
| 27th | Darrell Dexter (New Democrat) |
June 19, 2009 Incumbent |
61st | Elected June 9, 2009 | ||
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