# List of prime ministers of Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria was the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Empire from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. At the start of her reign, responsible government outside of the United Kingdom itself was unknown, but starting in the 1840s this would change.
During her reign Victoria was served by well over 33 prime ministers: 15 from New Zealand, 10 from the United Kingdom, 7 from the Dominion of Canada, and 1 from Australia.

## Australia

Commonwealth of Australia :
| Portrait | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of officeElectoral mandates | Term of officeElectoral mandates | Party | Ministry |
| | | The Right Honourable Sir Edmund Barton GCMG MP KC (1849–1920) | 1 January 1901 | 24 September 1903 | Protectionist | Barton |
| Barton ||

## Canada
### Pre-Confederation
#### New Brunswick

Premiers of the Colony of New Brunswick (1854–1867) :
| 1st | Charles Fisher (1st time of 2) | 1 November 1854 May 1856 | 16th | Elected June 1854 |
| 2nd | John Hamilton Gray | 21 June 1856 June 1857 | 17th | Elected 24 June 1856 |
| — | Charles Fisher (2nd time of 2) | 1 June 1857 19 March 1861 | 18th | Elected 8 May 1857 Resigned 19 March 1861 |
| 3rd | Samuel Leonard Tilley | 19 March 1861 March 1865 | 18th | Designated 19 March 1861 |
| 3rd | Samuel Leonard Tilley | 19 March 1861 March 1865 | 19th | Elected 6 June 1861 |
| 4th | Albert James Smith (Anti-Confederation, unofficially) | 21 September 1865 14 April 1866 | 20th | Elected 24 June 1865 Resigned 14 April 1866 |
| 5th | Peter Mitchell (Confederation Party, unofficially) | 14 April 1866 August 1867 | 20th | Designated 14 April 1866 |
| 5th | Peter Mitchell (Confederation Party, unofficially) | 14 April 1866 August 1867 | 21st ... | Elected May 1866 Resigned August 1867 |

#### Newfoundland

Premiers of the Colony of Newfoundland (1854–1901) :
| Philip Francis Little | 7 May 1855 | 15 July 1858 |
| John Kent | 16 July 1858 | March 1861 |
| Hugh Hoyles | March 1861 | March 1865 |
| Frederick Carter | 1 April 1865 | 14 February 1870 |
| Charles Fox Bennett | February 1870 | 1874 |
| Frederick Carter | 31 January 1874 | 1 April 1878 |
| William Whiteway | 1 April 1878 | 12 October 1885 |
| Robert Thorburn | 12 October 1885 | December 1889 |
| Whiteway | December 1889 | April 1894 |
| Augustus F. Goodridge | April 1894 | 12 December 1894 |
| Daniel Joseph Greene | December 1894 | 1895 |
| William Whiteway | 1895 | 1897 |
| James Spearman Winter | 1897 | 15 March 1900 |
| Robert Bond | 15 March 1900 | 22 January 1901 |

#### Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia became the very first colony to have permanent responsible government in the history of the British Empire.
Confederation Party  Nova Scotia Liberal Party  Nova Scotia New Democratic Party  Progressive Conservative Association of Nova Scotia
Premiers of the Colony of Nova Scotia (1848–1867) :
| Premier (party) | Premier (party) | Period | Assembly | Length of tenure |
| 1st | James Boyle Uniacke (Liberal) | 2 February 1848 3 April 1854 | 18th | 6 years, 60 days |
| 1st | James Boyle Uniacke (Liberal) | 2 February 1848 3 April 1854 | 19th | 6 years, 60 days |
| 2nd | William Young (Liberal) (1st of 2 non-consecutive terms) | 4 April 1854 20 February 1857 | 19th | 2 years, 322 days |
| 2nd | William Young (Liberal) (1st of 2 non-consecutive terms) | 4 April 1854 20 February 1857 | 20th | 2 years, 322 days |
| 3rd | James William Johnston (Conservative) (1st of 2 non-consecutive terms) | 24 February 1857 7 February 1860 | 20th | 2 years, 348 days |
| 3rd | James William Johnston (Conservative) (1st of 2 non-consecutive terms) | 24 February 1857 7 February 1860 | 22nd | 2 years, 348 days |
| — | William Young (Liberal) (2nd of 2 non-consecutive terms) | 10 February 1860 3 August 1860 | 22nd | 175 days |
| 4th | Joseph Howe (Liberal) | 3 August 1860 5 June 1863 | 22nd | 2 years, 306 days |
| — | James William Johnston (Conservative) (2nd of 2 non-consecutive terms) | 11 June 1863 11 May 1864 | 23rd | 335 days |
| 5th | Charles Tupper (Confederation Party) | 11 May 1864 3 July 1867 | 23rd | 3 years, 53 days |
Became part of Canada in 1867

#### Prince Edward Island

Colony of Prince Edward Island (1851–1873) :
| 1st | George Coles (Liberal) (1st time of 3) | 24 April 1851 1854 | ... | Designated 24 April 1851 |
| 2nd | John Holl (Conservative) | 1854 1855 | 19th 20th ... | Elected 1854 Re-elected 1854 Resigned 1855 |
| — | 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 Resigned 1865 |
| 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 Resigned 1869 |
| 6th | Joseph Hensley (Liberal) | 1869 1869 | ... ... | Designated 1869 Resigned 1869 |
| 7th | Robert Poore Haythorne (Liberal) (1st time of 2) | 1869 1870 | ... ... | Designated 1869 Resigned 1870 |
| — | James Colledge Pope (Conservative) (2nd time of 2) | 1870 1872 | ... 25th ... | Designated 1870 Re-elected 1871 to a coalition Resigned 1872 |
| — | Robert Poore Haythorne (Liberal) (2nd time of 2) | 1872 April 1873 | ... | Designated 1872 to a coalition |
Became part of Canada in 1873

### Post-Confederation 1867-1901

Canada :
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of officeElectoral mandates | Term of officeElectoral mandates | Party | Ministry |
| | John A. Macdonald (1815–1891) | 1 July 1867 | 5 November 1873 | Liberal-Conservative | 1st |
| 1st ||
| | Alexander Mackenzie (1822–1892) | 7 November 1873 | 8 October 1878 | Liberal | 2nd |
| 2nd ||
| | John A. Macdonald (1815–1891) | 17 October 1878 | 6 June 1891 | Liberal-Conservative | 3rd |
| 3rd ||
| | John Abbott (1821–1893) | 16 June 1891 | 24 November 1892 | Liberal-Conservative | 4th |
| | John Thompson (1845–1894) | 5 December 1892 | 12 December 1894 | Liberal-Conservative | 5th |
| | Mackenzie Bowell (1823–1917) | 21 December 1894 | 27 April 1896 | Conservative (historical) | 6th |
| | Charles Tupper (1821–1915) | 1 May 1896 | 8 July 1896 | Conservative (historical) | 7th |
| | Wilfrid Laurier (1841–1919) | 11 July 1896 | 6 October 1911 | Liberal | 8th |
| 8th ||

## Cape Colony

Colony of the Cape of Good Hope :
| No. | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Party |
| 1 | Sir John Charles Molteno | 1 December 1872 | 5 February 1878 | Independent |
| 2 | Sir John Gordon Sprigg | 6 February 1878 | 8 May 1881 | Independent |
| 3 | Thomas Charles Scanlen | 9 May 1881 | 12 May 1884 | Independent |
| 4 | Thomas Upington | 13 May 1884 | 24 November 1886 | Independent |
| — | Sir John Gordon Sprigg | 25 November 1886 | 16 July 1890 | Independent |
| 5 | Cecil John Rhodes | 17 July 1890 | 12 January 1896 | Independent |
| — | Sir John Gordon Sprigg | 13 January 1896 | 13 October 1898 | Independent |
| 6 | William Schreiner | 13 October 1898 | 17 June 1900 | Independent |
| — | Sir John Gordon Sprigg | 18 June 1900 | 21 February 1904 | Progressive |

## New Zealand

* From 1856 until 1869 the office now referred to as prime minister of New Zealand was called colonial secretary and from 1869 until 1907 was called premier of New Zealand.
| Henry Sewell | 7 May 1856 – 20 May 1856 |
| William Fox | 20 May 1856–2 June 1856 12 July 1861–6 August 1862 28 June 1869–10 September 1872 3 March 1873 – 8 April 1873 |
| Edward Stafford | 2 June 1856–12 July 1861 16 October 1865–28 June 1869 10 September 1872 – 11 October 1872 |
| Alfred Domett | 6 August 1862 – 30 October 1863 |
| Frederick Whitaker | 30 October 1863 – 24 November 1864 |
| Frederick Weld | 24 November 1864–16 October 1865 21 April 1882 – 25 September 1883 |
| George Waterhouse | 11 October 1872 – 3 March 1873 |
| Julius Vogel | 8 April 1873–6 July 1875 15 February 1876 – 1 September 1876 |
| Daniel Pollen | 6 July 1875 – 15 February 1876 |
| Harry Atkinson | 1 September 1876–13 October 1877 25 September 1883–16 August 1884 28 August 1884–3 September 1884 8 October 1887 – 24 January 1891 |
| George Grey | 13 October 1877 – 8 October 1879 |
| John Hall | 8 October 1879 – 21 April 1882 |
| Robert Stout | 16 August 1884–28 August 1884 3 September 1884 – 8 October 1887 |
| John Ballance | 24 January 1891 – 27 April 1893 |
| Richard Seddon | 27 April 1893 – 22 January 1901 |

## United Kingdom

| William Lamb The Viscount Melbourne | 20 June 1837 – 30 August 1841 |
| Sir Robert Peel | 30 August 1841 – 29 June 1846 |
| Lord John Russell | 30 June 1846 – 21 February 1852 29 October 1865 – 26 June 1866 |
| Edward Smith-Stanley The Earl of Derby | 23 February 1852 – 17 December 1852 20 February 1858 – 11 June 1859 28 June 1866 – 25 February 1868 |
| George Hamilton-Gordon The Earl of Aberdeen | 19 December 1852 – 30 January 1855 |
| Henry John Temple The Viscount Palmerston | 6 February 1855 – 19 February 1858 12 June 1859 – 18 October 1865 |
| Benjamin Disraeli | 27 February 1868 – 1 December 1868 20 February 1874 – 21 April 1880 |
| William Ewart Gladstone | 3 December 1868 – 17 February 1874 23 April 1880 – 9 June 1885 1 February 1886 – 20 July 1886 15 August 1892 – 2 March 1894 |
| Robert Gascoyne-Cecil The Marquess of Salisbury | 23 June 1885 – 28 January 1886 25 July 1886 – 11 August 1892 25 June 1895 – 22 January 1901 |
| Archibald Primrose The Earl of Rosebery | 5 March 1894 – 22 June 1895 |