Premiers of NSW
The Hon. Chris Minns is the 47th Premier to serve the people of NSW.
Former Premiers
The Hon Stuart (later Sir Stuart)
Donaldson
Appointed Knight Bachelor in 1860
SERVED AS PREMIER
6 Jun 1856 — 25 Aug 1856
The Hon Charles (later Sir Charles)
Cowper
Appointed CMG in 1869, KCMG in 1872
SERVED AS PREMIER
26 Aug 1856 — 2 Oct 1856
7 Sep 1857 — 26 Oct 1859
10 Jan 1861 — 15 Oct 1863
3 Feb 1865 — 21 Jan 1866
13 Jan 1870 — 15 Dec 1870
The Hon Henry (later Sir Henry)
Parker
Appointed Knight Bachelor in 1858,
KCMG in 1877
SERVED AS PREMIER
3 Oct 1856 — 7 Sep 1857
The Hon William Foster
SERVED AS PREMIER
27 Oct 1859 — 8 Mar 1860
The Hon Sir John Robertson KCMG
Appointed KCMG in 1877
SERVED AS PREMIER
9 Mar 1860 — 9 Jan 1861
27 Oct 1868 — 12 Jan 1870
9 Feb 1875 — 21 Mar 1877
17 Aug 1877 — 17 Dec 1877
22 Dec 1885 — 25 Feb 1886
The Hon Sir James Martin KCB
Made a QC in 1857, appointed KCB in 1869
SERVED AS PREMIER
16 Oct 1863 — 2 Feb 1865
22 Jan 1866 — 26 Oct 1868
16 Dec 1870 — 13 May 1872
The Hon Sir Henry Parkes GCMG
Appointed KCMG in 1877, GCMG in 1888
SERVED AS PREMIER
14 May 1872 — 8 Feb 1875
22 Mar 1877 — 16 Aug 1877
21 Dec 1878 — 4 Jan 1883
20 Jan 1887 — 16 Jan 1889
8 Mar 1889 — 22 Oct 1891
The Hon James Farnell
SERVED AS PREMIER
18 Dec 1877 — 20 Dec 1878
The Hon Sir Alexander Stuart KCMG
Appointed KCMG in 1885
SERVED AS PREMIER
5 Jan 1883 — 6 Oct 1885
The Hon Sir George Dibbs KCMG
Appointed KCMG in 1892
SERVED AS PREMIER
7 Oct 1885 — 21 Dec 1885
17 Jan 1889 — 7 Mar 1889
23 Oct 1891 — 2 Aug 1894
The Hon Sir Patrick Jennings KCMG
Appointed CMG in 1879, KCMG in 1880
SERVED AS PREMIER
26 Feb 1886 — 19 Jan 1887
The Hon George George (later Sir George) Reid
Made a KC in 1898, appointed KCMG in 1909, GCMG in 1911, GCB in 1916
SERVED AS PREMIER
3 Aug 1894 — 13 Sep 1899
The Hon Sir William Lyne KCMG
Appointed KCMG in 1900
SERVED AS PREMIER
14 Sep 1899 — 27 Mar 1901
The Hon Sir John See KCMG
Appointed KCMG in 1902
SERVED AS PREMIER
28 Mar 1901 — 14 Jun 1904
The Hon Thomas Waddell
SERVED AS PREMIER
15 Jun 1904 — 29 Aug 1904
The Hon Joseph (later Sir Joseph) Carruthers
Appointed KCMG in 1908
SERVED AS PREMIER
30 Aug 1904 — 1 Oct 1907
The Hon Charles (later Sir Charles) Wade
Made a KC in 1905, appointed Knight Bachelor in 1918, KCMG in 1920
SERVED AS PREMIER
2 Oct 1907 — 20 Oct 1910
The Hon James McGowen
SERVED AS PREMIER
21 Oct 1910 — 29 Jun 1913
The Hon William Holman
Made a KC in 1920
SERVED AS PREMIER
30 Jun 1913 — 15 Nov 1916
15 Nov 1916 — 12 Apr 1920
The Hon John Storey
SERVED AS PREMIER
13 Apr 1920 — 5 Oct 1921
The Hon James Dooley
SERVED AS PREMIER
5 Oct 1921 — 20 Dec 1921
20 Dec 1921 — 13 Apr 1922
The Hon Sir George Fuller KCMG
Appointed KCMG in 1919
SERVED AS PREMIER
20 Dec 1921 — 20 Dec 1921
13 Apr 1922 — 17 Jun 1925
The Hon John (Jack) Lang
SERVED AS PREMIER
17 Jun 1925 — 18 Oct 1927
4 Nov 1930 — 13 May 1932
The Hon Thomas (later Sir Thomas) Bavin
Made a KC in 1924, appointed KCMG in 1933
SERVED AS PREMIER
18 Oct 1927 — 3 Nov 1930
The Hon Bertram (later Sir Bertram) Stevens
Appointed KCMG in 1941
SERVED AS PREMIER
13 May 1932 — 5 Aug 1939
The Hon Alexander Mair
SERVED AS PREMIER
5 Aug 1939 — 16 May 1941
The Hon William (later Sir William) McKell
Made a KC in 1945, appointed GCMG in 1951
SERVED AS PREMIER
16 May 1941 — 6 Feb 1947
The Hon John (Jack) Renshaw
Appointed AC in 1979
SERVED AS PREMIER
30 Apr 1964 — 13 May 1965
The Hon John Cahill
SERVED AS PREMIER
2 Apr 1952 — 22 Oct 1959
The Hon Robert Heffron
SERVED AS PREMIER
23 Oct 1959 — 30 Apr 1964
The Hon James McGirr
SERVED AS PREMIER
6 Feb 1947 — 2 Apr 1952
The Hon Sir Robin Askin KCMG
Appointed KCMG in 1972, GCMG in June 1975
SERVED AS PREMIER
13 May 1965 — 3 Jan 1975
The Hon Thomas Lewis
Appointed AO in 2000
SERVED AS PREMIER
3 Jan 1975 — 23 Jan 1976
The Hon Sir Eric Willis KBE CMG
Appointed CMG in 1974, KBE in 1975
SERVED AS PREMIER
23 Jan 1976 — 14 May 1976
The Hon Neville Wran
Made QC in 1968, appointed AC in 1988
SERVED AS PREMIER
14 May 1976 — 4 Jul 1986
The Hon Barrie Unsworth
Awarded a Centenary Medal in 2001
SERVED AS PREMIER
4 Jul 1986 — 25 Mar 1988
The Hon Nicholas (Nick) Greiner
Appointed AC in 1994
SERVED AS PREMIER
25 Mar 1988 — 24 Jun 1992
The Hon John Fahey
Awarded a Centenary Medal in 2001, appointed AC in 2002
SERVED AS PREMIER
24 Jun 1992 — 4 Apr 1995
The Hon Robert (Bob) Carr
SERVED AS PREMIER
4 Apr 1995 — 3 Aug 2005
The Hon Morris Iemma
SERVED AS PREMIER
3 Aug 2005 — 5 Sep 2008
The Hon Nathan Rees
SERVED AS PREMIER
5 Sep 2008 — 4 Dec 2009
The Hon Kristina Keneally
SERVED AS PREMIER
4 Dec 2009 — 28 Mar 2011
The Hon Barry O’Farrell
SERVED AS PREMIER
28 Mar 2011 — 17 Apr 2014
The Hon Michael (Mike) Baird
SERVED AS PREMIER
17 Apr 2014 — 23 Jan 2017
The Hon Gladys Berejiklian
SERVED AS PREMIER
23 Jan 2017 — 5 Oct 2021
The Hon Dominic Perrottet
SERVED AS PREMIER
5 Oct 2021— 28 Mar 2023
Key
Australian Honours and Awards
- GCB – Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
- GCMG – Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
- AC – Companion of the Order of Australia
- KCB – Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
- KCMG – Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
- KBE – Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- AO – Officer of the Order of Australia
- CMG – Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
Legal titles
- KC – Kings Counsel
- QC – Queens Counsel
Post nominals
If the post nominal was awarded prior to or during a premiership term, indicative letters are included after the Premier's surname.
If the post nominal was awarded after a premiership term ended, indicative letters are not included after the Premier's surname.