List of prime ministers of Queen Victoria
Introduction Queen and Empress VictoriaQueen 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 Name(Birth–Death) Term of officeElectoral mandates Party Ministry 75px The Right HonourableSir '''Edmund Barton'''GCMG MP KC(1849–1920) 1 January1901 24 September1903 Protectionist Barton 1901
Canada ===Pre-Confederation=======New Brunswick====Premiers of the Colony of New Brunswick (1854–1867) center'''1st''' '''Charles Fisher'''''(1st time of 2)'' 1 November 1854May 1856 16th Elected June 1854 103x103px'''2nd''' '''John Hamilton Gray''' 21 June 1856June 1857 17th Elected 24 June 1856 center '''—''' '''Charles Fisher'''''(2nd time of 2)'' 1 June 185719 March 1861 18th Elected 8 May 1857Resigned 19 March 1861 center'''3rd''' '''Samuel Leonard Tilley''' 19 March 1861March 1865 Designated 19 March 1861 19thElected 6 June 1861 center'''4th''' '''Albert James Smith'''''(Anti-Confederation, unofficially)'' 21 September 186514 April 1866 20th Elected 24 June 1865Resigned 14 April 1866center'''5th''' '''Peter Mitchell'''''(Confederation Party, unofficially)'' 14 April 1866August 1867 Designated 14 April 1866 21st...Elected May 1866Resigned August 1867====Newfoundland====Philip Francis Little, 1st premier of NewfoundlandPremiers of the Colony of Newfoundland (1854–1901)Philip Francis Little7 May 185515 July 1858John Kent 16 July 1858 March 1861Hugh Hoyles March 1861 March 1865Frederick Carter 1 April 1865 14 February 1870Charles Fox Bennett February 1870 1874Frederick Carter 31 January 1874 1 April 1878William Whiteway 1 April 1878 12 October 1885Robert Thorburn 12 October 1885 December 1889Whiteway December 1889 April 1894Augustus F. Goodridge April 1894 12 December 1894Daniel Joseph Greene December 1894 1895William Whiteway 1895 1897James 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.+Premiers of the Colony of Nova Scotia (1848–1867) Premier''(party)'' Period Assembly Length of tenure  '''1st''' '''James Boyle Uniacke'''''(Liberal)'' 3 April 185418th19th  '''2nd''' '''William Young'''''(Liberal)''''(1st of 2 non-consecutive terms)'' 20 February 1857 20th  '''3rd''' '''James William Johnston'''''(Conservative)''''(1st of 2 non-consecutive terms)'' 7 February 1860 22nd  '''—''' '''William Young'''''(Liberal)''''(2nd of 2 non-consecutive terms)'' 3 August 1860  '''4th''' '''Joseph Howe'''''(Liberal)'' 5 June 1863  '''—''' '''James William Johnston'''''(Conservative)''''(2nd of 2 non-consecutive terms)'' 11 May 1864 23rd  '''5th''' '''Charles Tupper'''''(Confederation Party)'' 3 July 1867Became part of Canada in 1867====Prince Edward Island==== Colony of Prince Edward Island (1851–1873) 100x100px '''1st''' George Coles''(Liberal)''''(1st time of 3)'' 24 April 18511854 ... Designated 24 April 1851 left '''2nd''' John Holl''(Conservative)'' 18541855 19th20th... Elected 1854Re-elected 1854Resigned 1855 100x100px '''—''' George Coles''(Liberal)''''(2nd time of 3)'' 18551859 ... Designated 1855 left '''3rd''' Edward Palmer''(Conservative)'' 18591863 21st Elected 1859 left '''4th''' John Hamilton Gray''(Conservative)'' 18631865 22nd... Elected 1863Resigned 1865 left '''5th''' James Colledge Pope''(Conservative)''''(1st time of 2)'' 18651867 ... Designated 1865 100x100px '''—''' George Coles''(Liberal)''''(3rd time of 3)'' 18671869 23rd24th... Elected 1867Re-elected 1867Resigned 1869 left '''6th''' Joseph Hensley''(Liberal)'' 18691869 ...... Designated 1869Resigned 1869 left '''7th''' Robert Poore Haythorne''(Liberal)''''(1st time of 2)'' 18691870 ...... Designated 1869Resigned 1870 left '''—''' James Colledge Pope''(Conservative)''''(2nd time of 2)'' 18701872 ...25th... Designated 1870Re-elected 1871 to a coalitionResigned 1872 left '''—''' Robert Poore Haythorne''(Liberal)''''(2nd time of 2)'' 1872April 1873 ... Designated 1872 to a coalitionBecame part of Canada in 1873===Post-Confederation 1867-1901===+Canada Portrait Name(Birth–Death) Term of officeElectoral mandates Party Ministry 95x95px '''John A. Macdonald'''(1815–1891) 1 July1867 5 November1873 Liberal-Conservative 1st 1867 · 1872 96x96px '''Alexander Mackenzie'''(1822–1892) 7 November1873 8 October1878 Liberal 2nd 1874 95x95px '''John A. Macdonald'''(1815–1891) 17 October1878 6 June1891 Liberal-Conservative 3rd 1878 · 1882 · 1887 · 1891 94x94px '''John Abbott'''(1821–1893) 16 June1891 24 November1892 Liberal-Conservative 4th 94x94px '''John Thompson'''(1845–1894) 5 December1892 12 December1894 Liberal-Conservative 5th 105x105px '''Mackenzie Bowell'''(1823–1917) 21 December1894 27 April1896 Conservative(historical) 6th 90x90px '''Charles Tupper'''(1821–1915) 1 May1896 8 July1896 Conservative(historical) 7th 100x100px '''Wilfrid Laurier'''(1841–1919) 11 July1896 6 October1911 Liberal 8th 1896 · 1900 · 1904 · 1908
Cape Colony +Colony of the Cape of Good Hope No. Portrait Name Term of office Party 1 75px Sir John Charles Molteno 1 December1872 5 February1878 Independent 2 75px Sir John Gordon Sprigg 6 February1878 8 May1881 Independent 3 75px Thomas Charles Scanlen 9 May1881 12 May1884 Independent 4 75px Thomas Upington 13 May1884 24 November1886 Independent — 75px Sir John Gordon Sprigg 25 November1886 16 July1890 Independent 5 75px Cecil John Rhodes 17 July1890 12 January1896 Independent — 75px Sir John Gordon Sprigg 13 January1896 13 October1898 Independent 6 89x89px William Schreiner 13 October1898 17 June1900 Independent — 75px Sir John Gordon Sprigg 18 June1900 21 February1904 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'''. 81x81px Henry Sewell 7 May 1856 – 20 May 1856 60px William Fox 20 May 1856–2 June 185612 July 1861–6 August 186228 June 1869–10 September 18723 March 1873 – 8 April 1873 68x68px Edward Stafford 2 June 1856–12 July 186116 October 1865–28 June 186910 September 1872 – 11 October 1872 60px Alfred Domett 6 August 1862 – 30 October 1863 75x75px Frederick Whitaker 30 October 1863 – 24 November 1864 60px Frederick Weld 24 November 1864–16 October 186521 April 1882 – 25 September 1883 60px George Waterhouse 11 October 1872 – 3 March 1873 60px Julius Vogel 8 April 1873–6 July 187515 February 1876 – 1 September 1876 60px Daniel Pollen 6 July 1875 – 15 February 1876 60px Harry Atkinson 1 September 1876–13 October 187725 September 1883–16 August 188428 August 1884–3 September 18848 October 1887 – 24 January 1891 91x91px George Grey 13 October 1877 – 8 October 1879 60px John Hall 8 October 1879 – 21 April 1882 83x83px Robert Stout 16 August 1884–28 August 18843 September 1884 – 8 October 1887 60px John Ballance 24 January 1891 – 27 April 1893 89x89px Richard Seddon 27 April 1893 – 22 January 1901
United Kingdom 76x76pxWilliam LambThe Viscount Melbourne 20 June 1837 – 30 August 184183x83pxSir Robert Peel 30 August 1841 – 29 June 184688x88pxLord John Russell 30 June 1846 – 21 February 185229 October 1865 – 26 June 186686x86pxEdward Smith-StanleyThe Earl of Derby 23 February 1852 – 17 December 185220 February 1858 – 11 June 185928 June 1866 – 25 February 186895x95pxGeorge Hamilton-GordonThe Earl of Aberdeen 19 December 1852 – 30 January 185577x77pxHenry John TempleThe Viscount Palmerston 6 February 1855 – 19 February 185812 June 1859 – 18 October 186583x83pxBenjamin Disraeli 27 February 1868 – 1 December 186820 February 1874 – 21 April 188080x80pxWilliam Ewart Gladstone 3 December 1868 – 17 February 187423 April 1880 – 9 June 18851 February 1886 – 20 July 188615 August 1892 – 2 March 189485x85pxRobert Gascoyne-CecilThe Marquess of Salisbury 23 June 1885 – 28 January 188625 July 1886 – 11 August 189225 June 1895 – 22 January 190188x88px Archibald PrimroseThe Earl of Rosebery 5 March 1894 – 22 June 1895
See also * British Empire* Constitutional monarchy* Dominion
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