The Prime Minister of New Zealand head of government . This job is given to the leader of the party or coalition with the most support in the Parliament of New Zealand . Since 26 October 2017 , the Prime Minister has been Jacinda Ardern of the Labour Party .
The role of the Prime Minister is not formally defined, being based on constitutional convention rather than specific legislation. According to these conventions, the Prime Minister is leader of Cabinet (itself a body existing by convention), and takes a co-ordinating role.
The Prime Minister holds the most senior post in the New Zealand Parliament . The Prime Minister is not able to give direct orders to other people in their party.
The Prime Minister can call for an election by asking the Governor-General to close Parliament
List of New Zealand Prime Ministers [ change | change source ]
Name
Took Office
Left Office
Party
1
Henry Sewell 7 May 1856 20 May 1856 None
2
William Fox 20 May 1856 2 June 1856 None
3
Edward Stafford 2 June 1856 12 July 1861 None
4
William Fox , 2nd time12 July 1861 6 August 1862 None
5
Alfred Domett 6 August 1862 30 October 1863 None
6
Frederick Whitaker 30 October 1863 24 November 1864 None
7
Frederick Weld 24 November 1864 16 October 1865 None
8
Edward Stafford , 2nd time16 October 1865 28 June 1869 None
9
William Fox , 3rd time28 June 1869 10 September 1872 None
10
Edward Stafford , 3rd time10 September 1872 11 October 1872 None
11
George Waterhouse 11 October 1872 3 March 1873 None
12
William Fox , 4th time3 March 1873 8 April 1873 None
13
Julius Vogel 8 April 1873 6 July 1875 None
14
Daniel Pollen 6 July 1875 15 February 1876 None
15
Julius Vogel , 2nd time15 February 1876 1 September 1876 None
16
Harry Atkinson 1 September 1876 13 October 1877 None
17
George Grey 13 October 1877 8 October 1879 None
18
John Hall 8 October 1879 21 April 1882 None
19
Frederick Whitaker , 2nd time21 April 1882 25 September 1883 None
20
Harry Atkinson , 2nd time25 September 1883 16 August 1884 None
21
Robert Stout 16 August 1884 28 August 1884 None
22
Harry Atkinson , 3rd time28 August 1884 3 September 1884 None
23
Robert Stout , 2nd time3 September 1884 8 October 1887 None
24
Harry Atkinson , 4th time8 October 1887 24 January 1891 None
25
John Ballance 24 January 1891 27 April 1893 Liberal
26
Richard Seddon 27 April 1893 10 June 1906 Liberal
27
William Hall-Jones 10 June 1906 6 August 1906 Liberal
28
Joseph Ward 6 August 1906 28 March 1912 Liberal
29
Thomas Mackenzie 28 March 1912 10 July 1912 Liberal
30
William Massey 10 July 1912 10 May 1925 Reform
31
Francis Bell 10 May 1925 30 May 1925 Reform
32
Gordon Coates 30 May 1925 10 December 1928 Reform
33
Joseph Ward , 2nd time10 December 1928 28 May 1930 United (Liberal)
34
George Forbes 28 May 1930 6 December 1935 United (Liberal)
35
Michael Joseph Savage 6 December 1935 27 March 1940 Labour
36
Peter Fraser 27 March 1940 13 December 1949 Labour
37
Sidney Holland 13 December 1949 20 September 1957 National
38
Keith Holyoake 20 September 1957 12 December 1957 National
39
Walter Nash 12 December 1957 12 December 1960 Labour
40
Keith Holyoake , 2nd time12 December 1960 7 February 1972 National
41
Jack Marshall 7 February 1972 8 December 1972 National
42
Norman Kirk 8 December 1972 31 August 1974 Labour
43
Hugh Watt (Acting)31 August 1974 6 September 1974 Labour
44
Bill Rowling 6 September 1974 12 December 1975 Labour
45
Robert Muldoon 12 December 1975 26 July 1984 National
46
David Lange 26 July 1984 8 August 1989 Labour
47
Geoffrey Palmer 8 August 1989 4 September 1990 Labour
48
Mike Moore 4 September 1990 2 November 1990 Labour
49
Jim Bolger 2 November 1990 8 December 1997 National
50
Jenny Shipley 8 December 1997 5 December 1999 National
51
Helen Clark 5 December 1999 18 November 2008 Labour
52
John Key 19 November 2008 12 December 2016 National
53
Bill English 12 December 2016 26 October 2017 National
54
Jacinda Ardern 26 October 2017 Current Labour
As of July 2019, there are seven living former New Zealand Prime Ministers, as seen below.
Living former Prime Ministers of New Zealand
Sir John Key
The most recent Prime Minister to die was David Lange (served 1984–1989), on 13 August 2005, aged 63.[1]
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