List of premiers of Prince Edward Island

The Premier of Prince Edward Island is the first minister for the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. They are the province's head of government and de facto chief executive.

Premier of Prince Edward Island
Incumbent
Dennis King
since May 9, 2019
Government of Prince Edward Island
Office of the Premier
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports toLegislative Assembly
SeatCharlottetown
AppointerLieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island
Term lengthAt Her Majesty's pleasure
Formation1873
Salary$68,721 plus $74,634 (indemnity and allowances)[1]

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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] The Premier picks a cabinet from the elected members to form the Executive Council of Prince Edward Island, and presides over that body.[5]

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.[6]

Prince Edward Island has had 45 government leaders since it became a colony in 1851. The province had 7 Premiers while a colony and 33 Premiers after joining Confederation, of which 16 were from the Prince Edward Island Progressive Conservative Party and 23 were from the Prince Edward Island Liberal Party. The current Premier is Dennis King, since May 9, 2019. King is the first Premier of a minority government in PEI since 1890.[7]

List of Premiers of Prince Edward Island

  Prince Edward Island Conservative/Progressive Conservative Party   Prince Edward Island Liberal Party

Premier
(party)		 Period Assemblies Elections
Colony of Prince Edward Island (1851–1873)
 1st George Coles
(Liberal)
(1st time of 3)

(1810-1875)

 April 24, 1851
April 1, 1854		 ... Designated April 24, 1851
 2nd John Holl
(Conservative)

(1802-1869)

 April 1, 1854
June 1, 1855		 19th
20th
...		 Elected April 1, 1854
Re-elected 1854
 — George Coles
(Liberal)
(2nd time of 3)		 June 1, 1855
September 1, 1859		 ... Designated June 1, 1855
 3rd Edward Palmer
(Conservative)

(1809-1889)

 September 1, 1859
April 1, 1863		 21st Elected September 1, 1859
 4th John Hamilton Gray
(Conservative)

(1811-1887)

 April 1, 1863
June 1, 1865		 22nd
...		 Elected April 1, 1863
 5th James Colledge Pope
(Conservative)
(1st time of 2)

(1826-1885)

 June 1, 1865
August 1, 1867		 ... Designated June 1, 1865
 — George Coles
(Liberal)
(3rd time of 3)		 August 1, 1867
February 1, 1869		 23rd
24th
...		 Elected August 1, 1867
Re-elected 1867
 6th Joseph Hensley
(Liberal)

(1824-1894)

 February 1, 1869
July 1, 1869		 ...
...		 Designated February 1, 1869
 7th Robert Poore Haythorne
(Liberal)
(1st time of 2)

(1815-1891)

 July 1, 1869
August 1, 1870		 ...
...		 Designated July 1, 1869
 — James Colledge Pope
(Conservative)
(2nd time of 2)		 August 1, 1870
April 1, 1872		 ...
25th
...		 Designated August 1, 1870
Elected 1871 to a coalition
 — Robert Poore Haythorne
(Liberal)
(2nd time of 2)		 April 1, 1872
April 1, 1873		 ... Designated April 1, 1872 to a coalition
Province of Prince Edward Island (1873–present)
 1st James Colledge Pope
(Conservative)		 April 1, 1873
September 1, 1873		 26th
...		 Elected April 1, 1873
 2nd Lemuel Cambridge Owen
(Conservative)

(1822-1912)

 September 1, 1873
August 1, 1876		 ... Designated September 1873
 3rd Louis Henry Davies
(Liberal)

(1845-1924)

 August 1, 1876
April 25, 1879		 27th Elected August 10, 1876 to a coalition
 4th William Wilfred Sullivan
(Conservative)

(1839-1920)

 April 25, 1879
November 1, 1889		 28th
29th
30th
...		 Elected April 2, 1879
Re-elected May 8, 1882
Re-elected June 30, 1886
 5th Neil McLeod
(Conservative)

(1842-1915)

 November 1, 1889
April 27, 1891		 ...
31st
...		 Designated November 1889
Elected January 30, 1890 to a coalition
 6th Frederick Peters
(Liberal)

(1851-1919)

 April 27, 1891
October 1, 1897		 ...
32nd		 Designated April 27, 1891 to a coalition
Elected December 13, 1893
 7th Alexander B. Warburton
(Liberal)

(1852-1929)

 October 1, 1897
August 1, 1898		 33rd
...		 Elected July 28, 1897
 8th Donald Farquharson
(Liberal)

(1834-1903)

 August 1, 1898
December 29, 1901		 ...
34th
...		 Designated August 1898
Elected December 12, 1900
 9th Arthur Peters
(Liberal)

(1854-1908)

 December 29, 1901
January 29, 1908		 ...
35th
...		 Designated December 29, 1901
Elected December 7, 1904
Died January 29, 1908
Acting Samuel E. Reid
(Liberal)

(1854-1924)

 January 29, 1908
February 1, 1908		 ... Designated January 29, 1908
 10th Francis Longworth Haszard
(Liberal)

(1849-1938)

 February 1, 1908
May 16, 1911		 ...
36th
...		 Designated February 1, 1908
Elected November 18, 1908
 11th H. James Palmer[8]
(Liberal)

(1851-1939)

 May 16, 1911
December 2, 1911		 ...
...		 Designated May 16, 1911
 12th John A. Mathieson
(Conservative)

(1863-1947)

 December 2, 1911
June 21, 1917		 ...
37th
38th
...		 Designated December 2, 1911
Elected January 3, 1912
Re-elected September 16, 1915
 13th Aubin E. Arsenault
(Conservative)

(1870-1968)

 June 21, 1917
September 9, 1919		 ... Designated June 21, 1917
 14th John Howatt Bell
(Liberal)

(1846-1929)

 September 9, 1919
September 5, 1923		 39th Elected July 24, 1919
 15th James D. Stewart
(Conservative)
(1st time of 2)

(1874-1933)

 September 5, 1923
August 21, 1927		 40th Elected July 26, 1923
 16th Albert C. Saunders
(Liberal)

(1874-1943)

 August 21, 1927
May 20, 1930		 41st
...		 Elected June 25, 1927
 17th Walter Lea
(Liberal)
(1st time of 2)

(1874-1936)

 May 20, 1930
August 29, 1931		 ... Designated May 20, 1930
 — James D. Stewart
(Conservative)
(2nd time of 2)		 August 29, 1931
October 10, 1933		 42nd
...		 Elected August 6, 1931
 18th William J. P. MacMillan
(Conservative)

(1881-1957)

 October 10, 1933
(Acting until October 14)
August 15, 1935		 ... Designated October 10, 1933
 — Walter Lea
(Liberal)
(2nd time of 2)		 August 15, 1935
January 10, 1936		 43rd
...		 Elected July 23, 1935
Died in office January 10, 1936
Acting Bradford William LePage
(Liberal)

(1876-1958)

 January 10, 1936
January 14, 1936		 ... Designated January 10, 1936
 19th Thane A. Campbell[9]
(Liberal)

(1895-1978)

 January 14, 1936
May 11, 1943		 ...
44th		 Designated January 14, 1936
Elected May 18, 1939
 20th J. Walter Jones
(Liberal)

(1878-1954)

 May 11, 1943
May 25, 1953		 45th
46th
47th
...		 Elected September 15, 1943
Re-elected December 11, 1947
Re-elected April 26, 1951
 21st Alex W. Matheson[10]
(Liberal)

(1903-1976)

 May 25, 1953
September 16, 1959		 ...
48th		 Designated May 25, 1953
Elected May 25, 1955
22nd Walter R. Shaw
(Progressive Conservative)

(1887-1981)

 September 16, 1959
July 28, 1966		 49th
50th		 Elected September 1, 1959
Re-elected December 10, 1962
23rd Alexander B. Campbell[11]
(Liberal)

(b. 1933)

 July 28, 1966
September 18, 1978		 51st
52nd
53rd
54th		 Elected May 30, 1966
Re-elected May 11, 1970
Re-elected April 29, 1974
Re-elected April 24, 1978
24th Bennett Campbell[12]
(Liberal)

(1943-2008)

 September 18, 1978
(Interim until December 9)
May 3, 1979		 ... Designated September 18, 1978
25th Angus MacLean[13]
(Progressive Conservative)

(1914-2000)

 May 3, 1979
November 17, 1981		 55th
...		 Elected April 23, 1979
26th James Lee
(Progressive Conservative)

(b. 1937)

 November 17, 1981
May 2, 1986		 ...
56th		 Designated November 17, 1981
Elected September 27, 1982
27th Joe Ghiz[14]
(Liberal)

(1945-1996)

 May 2, 1986
January 25, 1993		 57th
58th		 Elected April 21, 1986
Re-elected May 29, 1989
28th Catherine Callbeck
(Liberal)

(b. 1939)

 January 25, 1993
October 9, 1996		 59th Designated January 25, 1993
Elected March 29, 1993
29th Keith Milligan
(Liberal)

(b. 1950)

 October 9, 1996
November 27, 1996		 ...
...		 Designated October 9, 1996
30th Pat Binns
(Progressive Conservative)

(b. 1948)

 November 27, 1996
June 12, 2007		 60th
61st
62nd		 Elected November 18, 1996
Re-elected April 17, 2000
Re-elected September 29, 2003
 31st Robert Ghiz
(Liberal)

(b. 1974)

June 12, 2007
February 23, 2015[15]		 63rd
64th		 Elected May 28, 2007
Re-elected October 3, 2011
 32nd Wade MacLauchlan
(Liberal)

(b. 1954)

 February 23, 2015[15]
May 9, 2019[7]		 65th Designated February 23, 2015
Elected May 4, 2015
 33rd Dennis King
(Progressive Conservative)

(b. 1971)

 May 9, 2019[7] 66th Elected April 23, 2019
Wade MacLauchlanRobert GhizPat BinnsKeith MilliganCatherine CallbeckJoe GhizAngus MacLeanBennett CampbellWilliam J. P. MacMillanJohn Howatt BellArthur PetersDonald FarquharsonFrederick PetersNeil McLeodWilliam Wilfred SullivanLouis Henry DaviesJames Colledge Pope

Living former premiers

As of May 2019, seven former premiers are alive, the oldest being Alex Campbell (1966–1978, born 1933). The most recent former 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.

NameTermDate of birth
Alex Campbell 1966–1978 (1933-12-01) December 1, 1933
James Lee 1981–1986 (1937-03-26) March 26, 1937
Catherine Callbeck 1993–1996 (1939-07-25) July 25, 1939
Keith Milligan
1996
 (1950-02-08) February 8, 1950
Pat Binns 1996–2007 (1948-10-08) October 8, 1948
Robert Ghiz 2007–2015 (1974-01-21) January 21, 1974
Wade MacLauchlan 2015–2019 (1954-12-10) December 10, 1954

See also

References
General
  • "Historical Election Dates". Elections Prince Edward Island. Archived from the original on February 5, 2012. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  • "Premiers Gallery". Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved November 7, 2008.
Specific
  1. http://www.assembly.pe.ca/photos/original/leg_f15indem15.pdf
  2. "A History of the Vote in Canada". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  3. "Government Institutions". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  4. "The Office of Lieutenant Governor". Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  5. "Executive Council". Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  6. "Guide to Provincial General Elections". Elections Prince Edward Island. Archived from the original on October 17, 2008. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  7. Yarr, Kevin (May 9, 2019). "Compton takes Finance, Aylward Health in new P.E.I. cabinet". CBC News. Retrieved May 9, 2019.
  8. "H. James Palmer". Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  9. "Thane A. Campbell". Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  10. "Alex W. Matheson". Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  11. "Alexander B. Campbell". Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  12. "Bennett Campbell". Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  13. "Angus MacLean". Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  14. "Joe Ghiz". Government of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved November 9, 2008.
  15. "Experienced faces make up Wade MacLauchlan cabinet". CBC News. February 23, 2015. Retrieved February 25, 2015.

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