List of premiers of Prince Edward Island
List of Premiers of Prince Edward Island
Prince Edward Island Conservative/Progressive Conservative Party Prince Edward Island Liberal Party

List of premiers of Prince Edward Island

Section Title: List of Premiers of Prince Edward Island
Table Section Text: 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)	April 24, 1851 1854	...	Designated April 24, 1851

-	2nd	John Holl (Conservative)	1854 1855	19th 20th ...	Elected 1854 Re-elected 1854

-	—	George Coles (Liberal) (2nd time of 3)	1855 1859	...	Designated 1855

-	3rd	Edward Palmer (Conservative)	1859 1863	21st	Elected 1859

-	4th	John Hamilton Gray (Conservative)	1863 1865	22nd ...	Elected 1863

-	5th	James Colledge Pope (Conservative) (1st time of 2)	1865 1867	...	Designated 1865

-	—	George Coles (Liberal) (3rd time of 3)	1867 1869	23rd 24th ...	Elected 1867 Re-elected 1867

-	6th	Joseph Hensley (Liberal)	1869 1869	... ...	Designated 1869

-	7th	Robert Poore Haythorne (Liberal) (1st time of 2)	1869 1870	... ...	Designated 1869

-	—	James Colledge Pope (Conservative) (2nd time of 2)	1870 1872	... 25th ...	Designated 1870 Re-elected 1871 to a coalition

-	—	Robert Poore Haythorne (Liberal) (2nd time of 2)	1872 April 1873	...	Designated 1872 to a coalition

Province of Prince Edward Island (1873–present)

-	1st	James Colledge Pope (Conservative)	April 1873 September 1873	26th ...	Elected April 1, 1873

-	2nd	Lemuel Cambridge Owen (Conservative)	September 1873 August 1876	...	Designated September 1873

-	3rd	Louis Henry Davies (Liberal)	August 1876 April 25, 1879	27th	Elected August 10, 1876 to a coalition

-	4th	William Wilfred Sullivan (Conservative)	April 25, 1879 November 1889	28th 29th 30th ...	Elected April 2, 1879 Re-elected May 8, 1882 Re-elected June 30, 1886

-	5th	Neil McLeod (Conservative)	November 1889 April 27, 1891	... 31st ...	Designated November 1889 Re-elected January 30, 1890 to a coalition

-	6th	Frederick Peters (Liberal)	April 27, 1891 October 1897	... 32nd	Designated April 27, 1891 to a coalition Re-elected December 13, 1893

-	7th	Alexander B. Warburton (Liberal)	October 1897 August 1898	33rd ...	Elected July 28, 1897

-	8th	Donald Farquharson (Liberal)	August 1898 December 29, 1901	... 34th ...	Designated August 1898 Re-elected December 12, 1900

-	9th	Arthur Peters (Liberal)	December 29, 1901 January 29, 1908	... 35th ...	Designated December 29, 1901 Re-elected December 7, 1904 Died January 29, 1908

-	10th	Francis Longworth Haszard (Liberal)	February 1, 1908 May 16, 1911	... 36th ...	Designated February 1, 1908 Elected November 18, 1908

-	11th	H. James Palmer (Liberal)	May 16, 1911 December 2, 1911	... ...	Designated May 16, 1911

-	12th	John A. Mathieson (Conservative)	December 2, 1911 June 21, 1917	... 37th 38th ...	Designated December 2, 1911 Re-elected January 3, 1912 Re-elected September 16, 1915

-	13th	Aubin E. Arsenault (Conservative)	June 21, 1917 September 9, 1919	...	Designated June 21, 1917

-	14th	John Howatt Bell (Liberal)	September 9, 1919 September 5, 1923	39th	Elected July 24, 1919

-	15th	James D. Stewart (Conservative) (1st time of 2)	September 5, 1923 August 21, 1927	40th	Elected July 26, 1923

-	16th	Albert C. Saunders (Liberal)	August 21, 1927 May 20, 1930	41st ...	Elected June 25, 1927

-	17th	Walter Lea (Liberal) (1st time of 2)	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)	October 14, 1933 August 15, 1935	...	Designated October 14, 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

-	19th	Thane A. Campbell (Liberal)	January 14, 1936 May 11, 1943	... 44th	Designated January 14, 1936 Re-elected May 18, 1939

-	20th	J. Walter Jones (Liberal)	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 (Liberal)	May 25, 1953 September 16, 1959	... 48th	Designated May 25, 1953 Re-elected May 25, 1955

22nd	Walter R. Shaw (Progressive Conservative)	September 16, 1959 July 28, 1966	49th 50th	Elected September 1, 1959 Re-elected December 10, 1962

23rd	Alexander B. Campbell (Liberal)	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 (Liberal)	September 18, 1978 May 3, 1979	...	Designated September 18, 1978

25th	Angus MacLean (Progressive Conservative)	May 3, 1979 November 17, 1981	55th ...	Elected April 23, 1979

26th	James Lee (Progressive Conservative)	November 17, 1981 May 2, 1986	... 56th	Designated November 17, 1981 Re-elected September 27, 1982

27th	Joe Ghiz (Liberal)	May 2, 1986 January 25, 1993	57th 58th	Elected April 21, 1986 Re-elected May 29, 1989

28th	Catherine Callbeck (Liberal)	January 25, 1993 October 9, 1996	59th	Designated January 25, 1993 Elected March 29, 1993

29th	Keith Milligan (Liberal)	October 9, 1996 November 27, 1996	... ...	Designated October 9, 1996

30th	Pat Binns (Progressive Conservative)	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)	June 12, 2007 February 23, 2015	63rd 64th	Elected May 28, 2007 Re-elected October 3, 2011

-	32nd	Wade MacLauchlan (Liberal)	February 23, 2015 Incumbent	65th	Designated February 23, 2015 Elected May 4, 2015

33rd	Dennis King (Progressive Conservative)	TBD	66th	Elected April 23, 2019

Sentence(s)

William Wilfred Sullivan was the fourth premier of Prince Edward Island.

final_sentence: William Wilfred Sullivan was the fourth premier of Prince Edward Island.