List of Premiers of New South Wales by time in office
Rank by time in office
Columns: Rank: | Premier: | Party: | Assumed Office: | Left Office: | TOTAL Time in Office:
1 | Sir Henry Parkes | Liberalism | 14 May 1872 | 8 February 1875 | 11 years, 278 days | 1 | Sir Henry Parkes | Liberalism | 22 March 1877 | 16 August 1877 | 11 years, 278 days | 1 | Sir Henry Parkes | Liberalism | 21 December 1878 | 4 January 1883 | 11 years, 278 days | 1 | Sir Henry Parkes | Free Trade | 25 January 1887 | 16 January 1889 | 11 years, 278 days | 1 | Sir Henry Parkes | Free Trade | 8 March 1889 | 23 October 1891 | 11 years, 278 days | 2 | Bob Carr | Labor | 4 April 1995 | 3 August 2005 | 10years, 121days | 3 | Neville Wran | Labor | 14 May 1976 | 4 July 1986 | 10years, 51days | 4 | Sir Robert Askin | Liberal | 13 May 1965 | 3 January 1975 | 9years, 235days | 5 | Joseph Cahill | Labor | 2 April 1952 | 22 October 1959 | 7years, 204days | 6 | Sir Bertram Stevens | United Australia | 16 May 1932 | 4 August 1939 | 7years, 80days | 7 | Sir Charles Cowper | Liberalism | 26 August 1856 | 2 October 1856 | 6 years, 352 days | 7 | Sir Charles Cowper | Liberalism | 7 September 1857 | 26 October 1859 | 6 years, 352 days | 7 | Sir Charles Cowper | Liberalism | 10 January 1861 | 15 October 1863 | 6 years, 352 days | 7 | Sir Charles Cowper | Liberalism | 3 February 1865 | 21 January 1866 | 6 years, 352 days | 7 | Sir Charles Cowper | Liberalism | 13 January 1870 | 15 December 1870 | 6 years, 352 days | 8 | William Holman | Labor | 30 June 1913 | 15 November 1916 | 6years, 287days | 8 | William Holman | Nationalist | 15 November 1916 | 12 April 1920 | 6years, 287days | 9 | Sir William McKell | Labor | 16 May 1941 | 6 February 1947 | 5years, 266days | 10 | Sir James Martin | No Party Alignment | 16 October 1863 | 2 February 1865 | 5 years, 171 days | 10 | Sir James Martin | No Party Alignment | 22 January 1866 | 26 October 1868 | 5 years, 171 days | 10 | Sir James Martin | No Party Alignment | 16 December 1870 | 13 May 1872 | 5 years, 171 days | 11 | James McGirr | Labor | 6 February 1947 | 2 April 1952 | 5years, 56days | 12 | Sir George Reid | Free Trade | 3 August 1894 | 13 September 1899 | 5years, 41days | 13 | Sir John Robertson | Liberalism | 9 March 1860 | 9 January 1861 | 4 years, 242 days | 13 | Sir John Robertson | Liberalism | 27 October 1868 | 12 January 1870 | 4 years, 242 days | 13 | Sir John Robertson | Liberalism | 9 February 1875 | 21 March 1877 | 4 years, 242 days | 13 | Sir John Robertson | Liberalism | 17 August 1877 | 17 December 1877 | 4 years, 242 days | 13 | Sir John Robertson | Liberalism | 22 December 1885 | 22 February 1886 | 4 years, 242 days | 14 | Bob Heffron | Labor | 23 October 1959 | 30 April 1964 | 4years, 190days | 15 | Nick Greiner | Liberal | 25 March 1988 | 24 June 1992 | 4years, 91days | 16 | Jack Lang | Labor aka Lang Labor | 17 June 1925 | 18 October 1927 | 3 years, 314 days | 16 | Jack Lang | Labor aka Lang Labor | 4 November 1930 | 13 May 1932 | 3 years, 314 days | 17 | Sir John See | Progressive | 28 March 1901 | 14 June 1904 | 3years, 78days | 18 | Sir George Fuller | Nationalist | 20 December 1921 | 20 December 1921 | 3 years, 65 days | 18 | Sir George Fuller | Nationalist | 13 April 1922 | 17 June 1925 | 3 years, 65 days | 19 | Sir George Dibbs | Protectionist | 7 October 1885 | 21 December 1885 | 3 years, 42 days | 19 | Sir George Dibbs | Protectionist | 17 January 1889 | 7 March 1889 | 3 years, 42 days | 19 | Sir George Dibbs | Protectionist | 23 October 1891 | 2 August 1894 | 3 years, 42 days | 20 | Morris Iemma | Labor | 3 August 2005 | 5 September 2008 | 3years, 33days | 21 | Sir Joseph Carruthers | Liberal Reform | 30 August 1904 | 2 October 1907 | 3years, 33days | 22 | Sir Thomas Bavin | Nationalist | 18 October 1927 | 3 November 1930 | 3years, 16days | 23 | Sir Charles Wade | Commonwealth Liberal | 2 October 1907 | 1 October 1910 | 2years, 364days | 24 | John Fahey | Liberal | 24 June 1992 | 4 April 1995 | 2years, 284days | 25 | Sir Alexander Stuart | No Party Alignment | 5 January 1883 | 6 October 1885 | 2years, 274days | 26 | James McGowen | Labor | 21 October 1910 | 29 June 1913 | 2years, 245days | 27 | Barry O'Farrell | Liberal | 28 March 2011 | Incumbent | 2years, 310days | 28 | Alexander Mair | United Australia | 5 August 1939 | 16 May 1941 | 1year, 284days | 29 | Barrie Unsworth | Labor | 4 July 1986 | 25 March 1988 | 1year, 265days | 30 | Sir William Lyne | Protectionist | 14 September 1899 | 27 March 1901 | 1year, 194days | 31 | John Storey | Labor | 13 April 1920 | 5 October 1921 | 1year, 175days | 32 | Kristina Keneally | Labor | 4 December 2009 | 28 March 2011 | 1year, 114days | 33 | Nathan Rees | Labor | 5 September 2008 | 4 December 2009 | 1year, 90days | 34 | Thomas Lewis | Liberal | 3 January 1975 | 23 January 1976 | 1year, 20days | 35 | Jack Renshaw | Labor | 30 April 1964 | 13 May 1965 | 1year, 13days | 36 | James Farnell | No Party Alignment | 18 December 1877 | 20 December 1878 | 1year, 2days | 37 | Sir Henry Parker | No Party Alignment | 3 October 1856 | 7 September 1857 | 339 days | 38 | Sir Patrick Jennings | Protectionist | 26 February 1886 | 19 January 1887 | 327 days | 39 | James Dooley | Labor | 5 October 1921 | 20 December 1921 | 190 days | 39 | James Dooley | Labor | 20 December 1921 | 13 April 1922 | 190 days | 40 | William Forster | No Party Alignment | 27 October 1859 | 8 March 1860 | 133 days | 41 | Sir Eric Willis | Liberal | 23 January 1976 | 14 May 1976 | 112 days | 42 | Sir Stuart Donaldson | No Party Alignment | 6 June 1856 | 25 August 1856 | 80 days | 43 | Thomas Waddell | Progressive | 15 June 1904 | 29 August 1904 | 75 days