# List of Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada

**Section:** List

| Canada West Premier | Canada West Premier | Canada West Premier | Canada East Premier | Canada East Premier | Canada East Premier | Term of office | Term of office |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (1 of 2) | - | Deputy premier (until 1842) / Premier William Draper (1801-1877) | 1 | - | Premier Samuel Harrison (1802-1867) | 5 February 1841 | 12 January 1842 |
| 1 (1 of 2) | - | Deputy premier (until 1842) / Premier William Draper (1801-1877) | 2 | Deputy premier Charles Richard Ogden (1791-1866) | 12 January 1842 | 14 September 1842 | - |
| 2 | - | Deputy premier Robert Baldwin2 (1804-1858) | 3 (1 of 2) | - | Premier Sir Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine2 (1807-1864) | 26 September 1842 | 27 November 1843 |
| 3 | - | Acting premier Sir Dominick Daly (1789-1868) | 4 | - | Acting premier Sir Dominick Daly (1789-1868) | 27 November 1843 | 12 December 1843 |
| 1 (2 of 2) | - | Premier William Draper (1801-1877) | 5 | - | Deputy premier Denis-Benjamin Viger (1774-1861) | 12 December 1843 | 17 June 1846 |
| 1 (2 of 2) | - | Premier William Draper (1801-1877) | 6 | Deputy premier Denis-Benjamin Papineau (1789-1854) | 17 June 1846 | 28 May 1847 | - |
| 5 | - | Premier Henry Sherwood (1807-1855) | 6 | Deputy premier Denis-Benjamin Papineau (1789-1854) | - | 28 May 1847 | 11 March 1848 |
| Responsible government | Responsible government | Responsible government | Responsible government | Responsible government | Responsible government | Responsible government | Responsible government |
| 6 | - | Deputy premier Robert Baldwin (1804-1858) | 3 (2 of 2) | - | Premier Sir Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine (1807-1864) | 11 March 1848 | 28 October 1851 |
| 7 | - | Premier Sir Francis Hincks (1807-1885) | 7 | - | Deputy premier Augustin-Norbert Morin (1803-1865) | 28 October 1851 | 11 September 1854 |
| 8 | Premier Sir Allan Napier MacNab (1798-1862) | 11 September 1854 | 7 | - | Deputy premier Augustin-Norbert Morin (1803-1865) | 27 January 1855 | - |
| 8 | Premier Sir Allan Napier MacNab (1798-1862) | - | 8 (1 of 2) | - | Deputy premier (until 1856) / Premier Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché (1795-1865) | 27 January 1855 | 24 May 1856 |
| 9 (1 of 3) | Deputy premier (until 1857) / Premier Sir John A. Macdonald (1815-1891) | - | 8 (1 of 2) | - | Deputy premier (until 1856) / Premier Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché (1795-1865) | 24 May 1856 | 26 November 1857 |
| 9 (1 of 3) | Deputy premier (until 1857) / Premier Sir John A. Macdonald (1815-1891) | - | 9 (1 of 2) | - | Deputy premier Sir George-Étienne Cartier (1814-1873) | 26 November 1857 | 2 August 1858 |
| 10 | Premier George Brown (1818-1880) Clear Grit Party | - | 10 (1 of 2) | Deputy premier Antoine-Aimé Dorion (1818-1891) Rouge Party | 2 August 1858 | 6 August 1858 | - |
| 9 (2 of 3) | - | Deputy premier Sir John A. Macdonald (1815-1891) | 9 (2 of 2) | - | Premier Sir George-Étienne Cartier (1814-1873) | 6 August 1858 | 24 May 1862 |
| 11 | - | Premier John Sandfield MacDonald (1812-1872) Liberal Party | 11 | - | Deputy premier Louis-Victor Sicotte (1812-1889) Liberal Party | 24 May 1862 | 15 May 1863 |
| 11 | - | Premier John Sandfield MacDonald (1812-1872) Liberal Party | 10 (2 of 2) | Deputy premier Antoine-Aimé Dorion (1818-1891) Liberal Party | 15 May 1863 | 30 May 1864 | - |
| 9 (3 of 3) | - | Deputy premier Sir John A. Macdonald (1815-1891) Liberal-Conservative Party | 8 (2 of 2) | - | Premier Sir Étienne-Paschal Taché (1795-1865) Liberal-Conservative Party | 30 May 1864 | 30 July 1865 |
| 9 (3 of 3) | - | Deputy premier Sir John A. Macdonald (1815-1891) Liberal-Conservative Party | 12 | Premier Sir Narcisse-Fortunat Belleau (1808-1894) Liberal-Conservative Party | 30 July 1865 | 30 June 1867 | - |

Question: To which province was Taché elected premier in 1856–1857, 1864–1865?