List of premiers of New Brunswick
Premiers of New Brunswick
Confederation Party Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick New Brunswick Liberal Association Anti-Confederation Party Unofficial affiliation * The New Brunswick practice is to count George E.

List of premiers of New Brunswick

Section Title: Premiers of New Brunswick
Table Section Text: Confederation Party Progressive Conservative Party of New Brunswick New Brunswick Liberal Association Anti-Confederation Party Unofficial affiliation * The New Brunswick practice is to count George E.

Premier (party)	Period	Parli- aments	Elections

Premiers of the Colony of New Brunswick (1854–1867)

-	1st	Charles Fisher (1st time of 2)	November 1, 1854 May 1856	16th	Elected June 1854

-	2nd	John Hamilton Gray	June 21, 1856 June 1857	17th	Elected June 24, 1856

-	—	Charles Fisher (2nd time of 2)	June 1, 1857 March 19, 1861	18th	Elected May 8, 1857 Resigned March 19, 1861

-	3rd	Samuel Leonard Tilley	March 19, 1861 March 1865	Designated March 19, 1861

19th	Elected June 6, 1861

-	4th	Albert J. Smith (Anti-Confederation, unofficially)	September 21, 1865 April 14, 1866	20th	Elected June 24, 1865 Resigned April 14, 1866

-	5th	Peter Mitchell (Confederation Party, unofficially)	April 14, 1866 August 1867	Designated April 14, 1866

21st ...	Elected May 1866 Resigned August 1867

Premiers of the province of New Brunswick since Confederation (1867–present)

1st	Andrew R. Wetmore (Confederation Party, unofficially)	August 16, 1867 May 25, 1870	... 21st	Designated August 16, 1867 Resigned May 25, 1870

-	2nd	George E. King (1st time of 2)	June 9, 1870 February 21, 1871	Designated June 9, 1870

22nd	Elected June 29, 1870 Resigned February 21, 1871

3rd	George L. Hathaway	February 21, 1871 July 5, 1872	Designated February 21, 1871 Resigned July 5, 1872

-	4th	George E. King (2nd time of 2)	July 5, 1872 May 3, 1878	Designated July 5, 1872

23rd	Re-elected June 4, 1874

-	5th	John James Fraser	June 1878 May 25, 1882	24th	Elected June 25, 1878 Resigned May 25, 1882

6th	Daniel L. Hanington	May 25, 1882 February 1883	Designated May 25, 1882

25th	Elected June 15, 1882 Resigned February 1883

-	7th	Andrew G. Blair (Liberal, unofficially)	March 3, 1883 July 17, 1896	Designated March 3, 1883

26th	Re-elected April 26, 1886

27th	Re-elected January 20, 1890

28th	Re-elected November 22, 1892

29th	Re-elected October 9, 1895 Resigned July 17, 1896

8th	James Mitchell (Liberal, unofficially)	July 17, 1896 October 29, 1897	Designated July 17, 1896 Resigned October 29, 1897

-	9th	Henry R. Emmerson (Liberal, unofficially)	October 29, 1897 August 31, 1900	Designated October 29, 1897

30th	Re-elected February 18, 1899 Resigned August 31, 1900

-	10th	Lemuel J. Tweedie (Liberal, unofficially)	September 1, 1900 March 2, 1907	Designated September 1, 1900

31st	Re-elected February 28, 1903 Resigned March 2, 1907

-	11th	William Pugsley (Liberal, unofficially)	March 6, 1907 May 31, 1907	Designated March 6, 1907 Resigned May 31, 1907

-	12th	Clifford W. Robinson (Liberal, unofficially)	May 31, 1907 March 24, 1908	Designated May 31, 1907

-	13th	John Douglas Hazen (Conservative, unofficially)	March 24, 1908 October 10, 1911	32nd	Elected March 3, 1908 Resigned October 10, 1911

14th	James Kidd Flemming (Conservative, unofficially)	October 16, 1911 December 6, 1914	Designated October 16, 1911

33rd	Re-elected June 20, 1912 Resigned December 6, 1914

15th	George Clarke (Conservative, unofficially)	December 6, 1914 February 1, 1917	Designated December 6, 1914

16th	James A. Murray (Conservative, unofficially)	February 1, 1917 April 4, 1917	Designated February 1, 1917

-	17th	Walter E. Foster (Liberal, unofficially)	April 4, 1917 February 1, 1923	34th	Elected February 24, 1917

35th	Re-elected October 9, 1920 to a minority government Resigned February 1, 1923

-	18th	Peter J. Veniot (Liberal, unofficially)	February 28, 1923 September 10, 1925	Designated February 28, 1923 to a minority government

19th	John B. M. Baxter (Conservative, unofficially)	September 14, 1925 May 19, 1931	36th	Elected August 10, 1925

37th	Re-elected June 19, 1930 Resigned May 19, 1931

20th	Charles D. Richards (Conservative)	May 18, 1931 June 2, 1933	Designated May 18, 1931 Resigned June 2, 1933

-	21st	Leonard P. D. Tilley (Conservative)	June 1, 1933 July 12, 1935	Designated June 1, 1933

-	22nd	Allison A. Dysart (Liberal)	July 16, 1935 March 13, 1940	38th	Elected June 27, 1935

39th	Re-elected November 20, 1939 Resigned March 13, 1940

-	23rd	John B. McNair (Liberal)	March 13, 1940 October 7, 1952	Designated March 13, 1940

40th	Re-elected August 28, 1944

41st	Re-elected June 28, 1948

24th	Hugh John Flemming (Progressive Conservative)	October 8, 1952 July 11, 1960	42nd	Elected September 22, 1952

43rd	Re-elected June 18, 1956

-	25th	Louis Joseph Robichaud (Liberal)	July 12, 1960 November 11, 1970	44th	Elected June 27, 1960

45th	Re-elected April 22, 1963

46th	Re-elected October 13, 1967

26th	Richard Bennett Hatfield (Progressive Conservative)	November 11, 1970 October 26, 1987	47th	Elected October 26, 1970

48th	Re-elected November 18, 1974

49th	Re-elected October 23, 1978

50th	Re-elected October 12, 1982

-	27th	Francis Joseph McKenna (Liberal)	October 27, 1987 October 13, 1997	51st	Elected October 13, 1987

52nd	Re-elected September 23, 1991

53rd	Re-elected September 11, 1995 Resigned October 13, 1997

28th	Joseph Raymond Frenette (Liberal)	October 14, 1997 May 14, 1998	Designated October 14, 1997 Resigned May 14, 1998

29th	Camille Thériault (Liberal)	May 14, 1998 June 21, 1999	Designated May 14, 1998

-	30th	Bernard Lord (Progressive Conservative)	June 21, 1999 October 3, 2006	54th	Elected June 7, 1999

55th	Re-elected June 9, 2003

Shawn Graham 2007.JPG	31st	Shawn Michael Graham (Liberal)	October 3, 2006 October 12, 2010	56th	Elected September 18, 2006

-	32nd	David Nathan Alward (Progressive Conservative)	October 12, 2010 October 7, 2014	57th	Elected September 27, 2010

-	33rd	Brian Alexander Gallant (Liberal)	October 7, 2014 November 9, 2018	58th	Elected September 22, 2014

59th	Re-elected September 24, 2018 to a minority government

-	34th*	Blaine Higgs (Progressive Conservative)	November 9, 2018	Designated November 9, 2018 to a minority government

Sentence(s)

James Alexander Murray was a Conservative politician and the 16th Premier of New Brunswick.
James A. Murray of the Conservatives was the 16th Premier of New Brunswick.
James Alexander Murray was a Conservative and the 16th Premier of New Brunswick.

final_sentence: James Alexander Murray was a Conservative politician and the 16th Premier of New Brunswick.
final_sentence: James A. Murray of the Conservatives was the 16th Premier of New Brunswick.
final_sentence: James Alexander Murray was a Conservative and the 16th Premier of New Brunswick.