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| 2 | List of premiers of Newfoundland and Labrador - Premiers of the Province of Newfoundland (1949-2001) |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) District | Term of office | Electoral mandates (Assembly) | Political party |
| 4 | 1 | - | Joey Smallwood (1900–1991) MHA for Bonavista North (until 1959) (1962-1966) MHA for St. John's West (1959-1962) MHA for Humber West (1966-1971) | 1 April 1949 – 18 January 1972 | Title created (no assembly) 1949 election (29th Assembly) 1951 election (30th Assembly) 1956 election (31st Assembly) 1959 election (32nd Assembly) 1962 election (33rd Assembly) 1966 election (34th Assembly) 1971 election (35th Assembly) | Liberal Party Named leader in 1949 |
| 5 | 1 | - | Joey Smallwood (1900–1991) MHA for Bonavista North (until 1959) (1962-1966) MHA for St. John's West (1959-1962) MHA for Humber West (1966-1971) | Led successful campaign for Newfoundland to join Canada; longest serving first minister in Newfoundland history; creation of welfare state; development of hydroelectricity, mining and paper industries; Churchill Falls Generating Station and hydro contract with Quebec. | Led successful campaign for Newfoundland to join Canada; longest serving first minister in Newfoundland history; creation of welfare state; development of hydroelectricity, mining and paper industries; Churchill Falls Generating Station and hydro contract with Quebec. | Led successful campaign for Newfoundland to join Canada; longest serving first minister in Newfoundland history; creation of welfare state; development of hydroelectricity, mining and paper industries; Churchill Falls Generating Station and hydro contract with Quebec. |
| 6 | 2 | - | Frank Moores (1933–2005) MHA for Humber West | 18 January 1972 – 26 March 1979 | 1972 election (36th Assembly) 1975 election (37th Assembly) | Progressive Conservative Party Named leader in 1970 |
| 7 | 2 | - | Frank Moores (1933–2005) MHA for Humber West | First Progressive Conservative premier; emphasized rural development and resource control | First Progressive Conservative premier; emphasized rural development and resource control | First Progressive Conservative premier; emphasized rural development and resource control |
| 8 | 3 | - | Brian Peckford (b. 1942) MHA for Green Bay | 26 March 1979 – 22 March 1989 | Appointment (37th Assembly) 1979 election (38th Assembly) 1982 election (39th Assembly) 1985 election (40th Assembly) | Progressive Conservative Party Named leader in 1979 |
| 9 | 3 | - | Brian Peckford (b. 1942) MHA for Green Bay | Youngest first minister in Newfoundland history; Negotiated first Atlantic Accord with Ottawa to give province greater say in and financial benefit from offshore energy exploitation; Hibernia oil field development; new provincial flag, expansion of high school to grade 12; construction of Trans-Labrador Highway; creation of the Department of the Environment. | Youngest first minister in Newfoundland history; Negotiated first Atlantic Accord with Ottawa to give province greater say in and financial benefit from offshore energy exploitation; Hibernia oil field development; new provincial flag, expansion of high school to grade 12; construction of Trans-Labrador Highway; creation of the Department of the Environment. | Youngest first minister in Newfoundland history; Negotiated first Atlantic Accord with Ottawa to give province greater say in and financial benefit from offshore energy exploitation; Hibernia oil field development; new provincial flag, expansion of high school to grade 12; construction of Trans-Labrador Highway; creation of the Department of the Environment. |
| 10 | 4 | - | Tom Rideout (b. 1948) MHA for Baie Verte-Springdale | 22 March 1989 – 5 May 1989 | Appointment (40th Assembly) | Progressive Conservative Party Named leader in 1989 |
| 11 | 4 | - | Tom Rideout (b. 1948) MHA for Baie Verte-Springdale | - | - | - |
| 12 | 5 | - | Clyde Wells (b. 1937) MHA for Bay of Islands | 5 May 1989 – 26 January 1996 | 1989 election (41st Assembly) 1993 election (42nd Assembly) | Liberal Party Named leader in 1987 |
| 13 | 5 | - | Clyde Wells (b. 1937) MHA for Bay of Islands | Obstructed the Meech Lake Accord, negotiated Charlottetown Accord, creation of a public school system replacing two parochial streams, budgetary reform, economic diversification in response to collapse of the Atlantic northwest cod fishery. | Obstructed the Meech Lake Accord, negotiated Charlottetown Accord, creation of a public school system replacing two parochial streams, budgetary reform, economic diversification in response to collapse of the Atlantic northwest cod fishery. | Obstructed the Meech Lake Accord, negotiated Charlottetown Accord, creation of a public school system replacing two parochial streams, budgetary reform, economic diversification in response to collapse of the Atlantic northwest cod fishery. |
| 14 | 6 | - | Brian Tobin (b. 1954) MHA for Bay of Islands (until 1999) MHA for The Straits – White Bay North (from 1999) | 26 January 1996 – 16 October 2000 | Appointment (42nd Assembly) 1996 election (43rd Assembly) 1999 election (44th Assembly) | Liberal Party Named leader in 1996 |
| 15 | 6 | - | Brian Tobin (b. 1954) MHA for Bay of Islands (until 1999) MHA for The Straits – White Bay North (from 1999) | Completed replacement of separate school system with public schools, | Completed replacement of separate school system with public schools, | Completed replacement of separate school system with public schools, |
| 16 | 7 | - | Beaton Tulk (b. 1944) MHA for Bonavista North | 16 October 2000 – 13 February 2001 | Appointment (44th Assembly) | Liberal Party Named leader in interim |
| 17 | 7 | - | Beaton Tulk (b. 1944) MHA for Bonavista North | - | - | - |
| 18 | 8 | - | Roger Grimes (b. 1950) MHA for Exploits | 13 February 2001 – 6 December 2001 | Appointment (44th Assembly) | Liberal Party Named leader in 2001 |
| 19 | 8 | - | Roger Grimes (b. 1950) MHA for Exploits | - | - | - |

Question: When did Smallwood resign as premier and who took over?
Answer: Smallwood resigned as premier on January 18, 1972, and Moores was sworn in as the second Premier of Newfoundland.